Dundee Botanic Garden event #dundeewestend

Friends of the University of Dundee Botanic Garden

Talk – Sunday 4th March – the history of the area around the Botanic Garden

Keith Walker, an expert on Dundee’s local history, will talk about Will’s Braes and the lands around the Botanic Garden.

Keith has spent his life researching Dundee’s history, has contributed frequently to the Craigie Column and conducts research for the City Archives and local history specialists.

The talk is in the Education Centre in the Botanic Garden at 2pm.

Harris Academy FPs’ Lunch

The next Harris Academy Former Pupils’ Association Lunch is on Monday 5th March at 12 noon for 12.30pm.

It will be held in Invercarse Hotel on Perth Road and the cost per person, payable on arrival, will be £16.00.

More information is available from the FPs’ social secretary Sandra Mulford at social@harrisfps.co.uk.

Please contact Sandra by 5pm tomorrow, 2nd March.

Dundee Fair Trade Forum event tomorrow

UPDATE : 28th February – this event has had to be postponed due to adverse weather conditions

Weekly Road Report – West End Ward #dundeewestend

DUNDEE CITY COUNCIL – WEEKLY ROAD REPORT

REPORT FOR WEST END WARD – WEEK COMMENCING MONDAY 26 FEBRUARY 2018

Riverside Drive at Dundee Railway Station – eastbound nearside lane closure for one week for footway works.

Glamis Road (Blackness Road to Dickson Avenue) – give and take traffic control for up to 5 days for footway and tree works.

West Marketgait (Overgate Lane to Nethergate) – southbound nearside lane closure for 3 weeks for SSE cable overlay.

Riverside Drive (at Botanic Garden) – off peak (9.30am – 3.30pm) temporary traffic lights for up to one week for street lighting duct installation works.

Forthcoming Roadworks

West Hendersons Wynd (from Douglas Street for a distance of 50m) – closed on Tuesday 13 March for Scottish Water repair works.

Benvie Road/Mitchell Street junction – closed from Saturday 17 March for 5 days for demolition works. Mitchell Street closed Saturday 17 and Sunday 18 March only.

Getting things done – Richmond Terrace #dundeewestend

Residents have complained to me about the state of the roadway in Richmond Terrace, including potholes.

I contacted the council’s Roads Maintenance Partnership about this and have now been advised as follows :

“The Road Maintenance Partnership inspector has carried out an inspection of this area and has raised orders for pothole repairs to be done with a timescale for repair of approximately one month or sooner.”