News from the Dundee City Council website http://www.dundeecity.gov.uk/news 2010-02-09T10:56:05+01:00 text/html 2010-02-09T00:00:00+01:00 Dundee City Council http://www.dundeecity.gov.uk/news/index/article/article_ref/1032/   Over £12,000 raised by Dundee schools in response to the Haiti earthquake has been donated to the city's relief fund.   Efforts have been ongoing in schools to collect money following the devastating disaster last month.   Funds from across the city have been drawn together to make a total of around £12, 250. ... text/html 2010-02-05T00:00:00+01:00 Dundee City Council http://www.dundeecity.gov.uk/news/index/article/article_ref/1030/ THE TEAM behind the conservation of one of only a handful of recognisably ancient urban buildings left in Scotland has picked up another award.   Tayside Buildings Preservation Trust and Dundee City Council were recognised in the Royal Town Planning Institute's (RTPI) Planning Awards, scooping the UK heritage category for their work at Gardyne's Land. ... text/html 2010-02-04T00:00:00+01:00 Dundee City Council http://www.dundeecity.gov.uk/news/index/article/article_ref/1029/ WITH SCOTLAND poised to catch the crest of a worldwide renewable energy wave, Dundee has been quietly getting itself into pole position to capitalise on the opportunities such a boom will offer.   Work has been going on since early in 2005 laying the foundations of a push for renewable energy jobs and investment in the city, but it was in May last year that the first official steps towards formalising the work were taken with the establishment of Dundee Renewables. ... text/html 2010-02-04T00:00:00+01:00 Dundee City Council http://www.dundeecity.gov.uk/news/index/article/article_ref/1028/ CYCLISTS in Dundee will be better equipped to avoid the hazards they face thanks to the installation of new solar lighting on the city's cycle paths.   A £130,000 project to install ground based solar powered uplighters has recently started on a section of the route at Ninewells Hospital. ... text/html 2010-02-04T00:00:00+01:00 Dundee City Council http://www.dundeecity.gov.uk/news/index/article/article_ref/1027/ A MAJOR clean-up of one of Dundee's best-loved green spaces is underway thanks to Dundee City Council and the Future Jobs Fund.   A group of eight employees taken on by the council as part of the environmental improvement Future Jobs Fund programme has begun work tidying up Dundee Law. ... text/html 2010-02-04T00:00:00+01:00 Dundee City Council http://www.dundeecity.gov.uk/news/index/article/article_ref/1026/   Dundee City Council's education committee is being asked to approve an additional staff training day this June so schools can prepare for the implementation of a Curriculum for Excellence (CfE).   At its meeting on Monday (Feb 8), the committee will be told that Tuesday June 1 has been identified as the most suitable date, as it follows on from the holiday on Monday May 31. ... text/html 2010-02-01T00:00:00+01:00 Dundee City Council http://www.dundeecity.gov.uk/news/index/article/article_ref/1025/ HOUSEHOLDERS faced with a wave of junk mail piling up behind the front door are being encouraged to pass it on to trading standards chiefs to help them track down scammers.   Backed by Dundee City Council the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has launched a nationwide "Scamnesty" campaign which aims to help end the misery of mass marketed scam mailings. ... text/html 2010-02-01T00:00:00+01:00 Dundee City Council http://www.dundeecity.gov.uk/news/index/article/article_ref/1024/ Essential work to repair the expansion joints on both carriageways of the Tay Road Bridge will be carried out between Tuesday, February 2, and March 12. To minimise disruption to members of the public the work will be carried out under night-time lane closures between the hours of 6pm and 6am. A 30mph speed restriction will be in place when the lane closures are implemented. ... text/html 2010-01-29T00:00:00+01:00 Dundee City Council http://www.dundeecity.gov.uk/news/index/article/article_ref/1023/ SAVING money, saving the planet and getting healthier at the same time were all on the menu for Dundonians as they were encouraged to travel more sustainably.   Dundee Travel Active teamed up with a number of private and public partners in the City Square to hand out life changing information and free advice.   Among those investigating the sustainable travel message was the convener of Dundee City Council's city development committee Will Dawson. ... text/html 2010-01-28T00:00:00+01:00 Dundee City Council http://www.dundeecity.gov.uk/news/index/article/article_ref/1021/   Minister for Skills and Lifelong Learning Keith Brown MSP has officially opened Fintry Primary.   The school has been constructed under Dundee City Council's £90 million PPP project, which has delivered a total of six primaries and two secondaries.   Children staged a global extravaganza for the Minister to celebrate the opening of their school. ... text/html 2010-01-28T00:00:00+01:00 Dundee City Council http://www.dundeecity.gov.uk/news/index/article/article_ref/1022/ A new number has been launched for members of the public to report any child protection concerns in Dundee.   The number - 307999 Dundee's child protection line - is the only one that people need to call to alert any of the agencies involved in child protection in the city.   Trained staff will be able to provide advice and information to anyone who contacts the number to ensure inquiries are dealt with quickly and effectively. ... text/html 2010-01-25T00:00:00+01:00 Dundee City Council http://www.dundeecity.gov.uk/news/index/article/article_ref/1020/ PENSIONERS, pram pushers and people from all walks of life in between have laced up their stout shoes to pound the pavements of Dundee.   More than a dozen walking groups in the city have put their best foot forward and already participants' panting has been replaced by feeling healthier. ... text/html 2010-01-22T00:00:00+01:00 Dundee City Council http://www.dundeecity.gov.uk/news/index/article/article_ref/1019/ DUNDEE has been selected for the third year in four as the one of the seven most intelligent communities on earth by an influential US think tank.   The non-profit Intelligent Community Forum has pitted the Tayside city against two conurbations in the USA and one each from Canada, South Korea, Estonia and the Netherlands for the overall winner to be picked in May. ... text/html 2010-01-21T00:00:00+01:00 Dundee City Council http://www.dundeecity.gov.uk/news/index/article/article_ref/1018/ Dundee City Council's Camperdown Wildlife Centre is now closed until Monday, March 1 for improvement work to make it and other areas of Camperdown Park self-sufficient in water.   The change-over process, which will allow piped mains water to be kept for domestic use in other areas of Dundee, will take some time as existing pipes leading to the animal enclosures have to be replaced for the new system which will also help reduce the centre's carbon footprint well ... text/html 2010-01-20T00:00:00+01:00 Dundee City Council http://www.dundeecity.gov.uk/news/index/article/article_ref/1017/ Dundee City Council is set to meet new legislation that will help homeless applicants in the city.   A report to the council's housing, Dundee Contract Services and environment services committee on Monday (January 25) focuses on changes to homeless legislation. ... text/html 2010-01-20T00:00:00+01:00 Dundee City Council http://www.dundeecity.gov.uk/news/index/article/article_ref/1015/ Plans to change Dundee City Council's house-letting policy should make it easier for people to get a home in the city.   A report to the council's housing, Dundee Contract Services and environment services committee recommends approval of amendments to the current system. ... text/html 2010-01-20T00:00:00+01:00 Dundee City Council http://www.dundeecity.gov.uk/news/index/article/article_ref/1013/ Dundee City Council is taking action to meet new national guidelines to help people who need residential and home care in the city.   A report to the city council's social work and health committee on Monday (January 25) outlines proposed arrangements for implementation of the Scottish Government guidance which resulted from Lord Sutherland's review of free personal and nursing care. ... text/html 2010-01-20T00:00:00+01:00 Dundee City Council http://www.dundeecity.gov.uk/news/index/article/article_ref/1012/ A report into how Dundee's winter maintenance services dealt with the snow and freezing conditions is due to go before councillors next week.   The extreme weather was the worst in at least 30 years, with 22 consecutive days of temperatures well below freezing combined with ongoing snow showers, the report to the council's city development committee on Monday (January 25) states. ... text/html 2010-01-19T00:00:00+01:00 Dundee City Council http://www.dundeecity.gov.uk/news/index/article/article_ref/1011/ DESIGN WORK for a replacement railway bridge east of Dundee Station will now also incorporate plans for a new station entrance complex in front of the existing station building.   This innovative approach has been agreed to minimise disruption and get the best value for public money.   Officials from Transport Scotland, Network Rail, ScotRail and TACTRAN agreed to assist the Dundee Waterfront Board initiative at a recent meeting. ... text/html 2010-01-15T00:00:00+01:00 Dundee City Council http://www.dundeecity.gov.uk/news/index/article/article_ref/1010/ Dundee Lord Provost John Letford today (Friday January 15) urged people in the city to help the relief effort for the Haiti earthquake disaster.   "People in the city have been in touch with me to express their shock at the terrible event and the huge loss of life and suffering in Haiti and I would urge them to support the aid that is now necessary. ...