Councillors Fraser Macpherson & Michael Crichton - working for the West End
Fraser has been LibDem Councillor for the West End on Dundee City Council since 2001 and has topped the poll in all of the six council elections he has contested. Michael was elected to also represent the West End from May 2022 and is a hard-working addition to the West End LibDem team.
Wednesday, 17 September 2025
Corso Street complex craft group #dundeewestend
Tuesday, 16 September 2025
West End ward surgeries today #dundeewestend
Monday, 15 September 2025
Weekly Road Report – West End Ward #dundeewestend
DUNDEE CITY COUNCIL – WEEKLY ROAD REPORT
REPORT FOR THE WEST END WARD - WEEK COMMENCING MONDAY 15 SEPTEMBER 2025
Riverside Avenue (near Wright Avenue) – temporary traffic lights from Monday 15 September for 2 weeks for Network Rail work.
Forthcoming Roadworks
Tait’s Lane (Hawkhill to No 6) – closed from Wednesday 15 October for 10 days for Scottish Water work.
Sunday, 14 September 2025
Marchfield Road #dundeewestend
With thanks to Derek Macintosh and Dundonian History for All, a fabulous West End photograph from World War II.
Saturday, 13 September 2025
Dundee Discoveries past and present
"Dundee Discoveries past and present" is a series of self-guided walking tours through pioneering scientific research in medicine, biology, forensics, nursing and dentistry from the past to the present.
Friday, 12 September 2025
Tay Square mosaic - an update #dundeewestend
Residents will recall that we have previously raised with the City Council the fact that the mosaic in Tay Square in front of The Rep is sadly badly damaged - see photo.
Thursday, 11 September 2025
West End street surgery tonight #dundeewestend
We are holding a Thursday street surgery tonight to speak with residents on any local issues or concerns they may have.
Wednesday, 10 September 2025
Corso Street Quiz Night #dundeewestend
Tuesday, 9 September 2025
Our weekly ward surgeries tonight #dundeewestend
Monday, 8 September 2025
Weekly Road Report – West End Ward #dundeewestend
DUNDEE CITY COUNCIL – WEEKLY ROAD REPORT
REPORT FOR THE WEST END WARD - WEEK COMMENCING MONDAY 8 SEPTEMBER 2025
Lochee Road (at Smellies Lane) – stop/go traffic control for one week for bollard upgrade works.
Shaftesbury Park – road closure for 5 days from Monday 8 September for carriageway resurfacing.
West Marketgait – closed northbound between Greenmarket and Nethergate on Sunday 14 September for one day for road defect repairs.
Forthcoming Roadworks
Riverside Avenue (near Wright Avenue) – temporary traffic lights from Monday 15 September for 2 weeks for Network Rail work.
Sunday, 7 September 2025
Nethergate #dundeewestend
Saturday, 6 September 2025
Can you help volunteer at Dundee Community Cars?
Friday, 5 September 2025
Community Council election #dundeewestend
The City Council is keen to encourage nominations of Community Councillors to sit on the established Community Councils including our own in the West End.
Thursday, 4 September 2025
West End street surgery tonight #dundeewestend
We are holding a Thursday street surgery tonight to speak with residents on any local issues or concerns they may have.
Wednesday, 3 September 2025
Getting things done - Shaftesbury Park #dundeewestend
Over a lengthy period, residents have contacted us about the deteriorating state of the road surface in Shaftesbury Park - see photos.
Tuesday, 2 September 2025
Our weekly ward surgeries tonight #dundeewestend
Monday, 1 September 2025
Weekly Road Report – West End Ward #dundeewestend
Sunday, 31 August 2025
South Tay Street #dundeewestend
Saturday, 30 August 2025
Ninewells Community Garden AGM #dundeewestend
The Ninewells Community Garden AGM will take place on Tuesday 2nd September at 4.30pm at the garden.
Friday, 29 August 2025
Coffee with a Cop later today #dundeewestend
Our local community policing team will be holding "Coffee with a Cop" at Blackness Library between 3pm and 5pm today.
Thursday, 28 August 2025
West End street surgery tonight #dundeewestend
We are holding a Thursday street surgery tonight to speak with residents on any local issues or concerns they may have.
Wednesday, 27 August 2025
Getting things done - Ninewells Avenue - an update #dundeewestend
Residents will recall that, some time ago, we reported that the white lining in the middle of Ninewells Avenue, north of the hospital entrance, is badly faded.
Tuesday, 26 August 2025
West End weekly ward surgery tonight #dundeewestend
Monday, 25 August 2025
Weekly Road Report – West End Ward #dundeewestend
DUNDEE CITY COUNCIL – WEEKLY ROAD REPORT
REPORT FOR THE WEST END WARD - WEEK COMMENCING MONDAY 25 AUGUST 2025
Blinshall Street (at Douglas Street) – road closure from Monday 25 August for 5 days for carriageway patching works.
Fyffe Street (at Polepark Road) - road closure from Monday 25 August for 5 days for carriageway patching works.
Forthcoming Roadworks
Lochee Road (at Park Street) – temporary traffic lights from 9.00am on Monday 1 September to 6.00am on Tuesday 2 September for Scottish Water work.
Riverside Avenue (near Wright Avenue) – temporary traffic lights from Monday 15 September for 2 weeks for Network Rail work.
Sunday, 24 August 2025
Dundee Airport - 1986 #dundeewestend
Saturday, 23 August 2025
Getting things done - Riverside Approach #dundeewestend
Yesterday, Fraser had a very useful site visit with a member of West End Community Council regarding Riverside Approach road safety issues - we have since raised these with the council's roads team.
Friday, 22 August 2025
Getting things done - Pentland Avenue #dundeewestend
Residents have highlighted to us that the wall in Pentland Avenue - near City Road junction - in front of housing and adjacent to the public pavement is requiring repair.
Thursday, 21 August 2025
Street surgeries tonight #dundeewestend
We are holding a Thursday street surgery tonight to speak with residents on any local issues or concerns they may have.
Wednesday, 20 August 2025
New footpath connection on Riverside Drive #dundeewestend
Tuesday, 19 August 2025
West End weekly ward surgeries return tonight #dundeewestend
With the return of the schools this week after the summer holidays, our West End surgeries start again later today.
Monday, 18 August 2025
Weekly Road Report – West End Ward #dundeewestend
DUNDEE CITY COUNCIL - WEEKLY ROAD REPORT
REPORT FOR THE WEST END WARD - WEEK COMMENCING MONDAY 18 AUGUST 2025
Strawberrybank – closed from Thursday 14 August for one week for Scottish Water work.
[We have had exchanges with a council roads engineer about this and the closure may not be required or only for part of the period].
Scottish and Southern Energy Networks Elmwood Cable Renewal Scheme - temporary traffic lights and road closure from Tuesday 4 March for 19 weeks :
- Ancrum Road (at Peel Street) – temporary traffic lights until Wednesday 20 August
[We have been advised by SSEN : “Wood (the contractors) were on track to reinstate and remove the traffic management for Sunday (17/8/25), opening the road up to traffic as promised. However recent heavy rainfall scuppered their plans.. They will now have to dig out a large portion of the back fill and repeat the reinstatement - we can’t take the risk of the sodden backfill sinking. They now expect to be tarring on Wednesday 20/8/25, road should be open by 21/8/25.]
Perth Road at No 20 Braes Bar - temporary traffic lights from Monday 18 August for 5 days for SSEN works.
Lochee Road (at Smellies Lane) – temporary traffic lights from 9.00am on Thursday 21 August to 6.00am on Friday 22 August for Scottish Water work.
Forthcoming Roadworks
Blinshall Street (at Douglas Street) – road closure from Monday 25 August for 5 days for carriageway patching works.
Fyffe Street (at Polepark Road) - road closure from Monday 25 August for 5 days for carriageway patching works.
Park Street – closed from 9.00am on Monday 1 September to 6.00am on Tuesday 2 September for Scottish Water work.
Lochee Road (at Park Street) – temporary traffic lights from 9.00am on Monday 1 September to 6.00am on Tuesday 2 September for Scottish Water work.
Riverside Avenue (near Wright Avenue) – temporary traffic lights from Monday 15 September for 2 weeks for Network Rail work.
Sunday, 17 August 2025
Tram at Ninewells #dundeewestend
Saturday, 16 August 2025
Public art in Dundee - resources
There's an excellent website on public art in Dundee at https://publicartdundee.org/ produced by the University of Dundee's Museum Services.
Friday, 15 August 2025
Getting things done - Dundee Technology Park #dundeewestend
Residents recently drew to our attention the decorative walling at the entrance to the Dundee Technology Park at its west end (near Swallow roundabout) was badly graffitied (see photos). This sits in front of Swan House in the Technology Park and is very prominent as you enter the city from the Swallow Roundabout.
Thursday, 14 August 2025
West End street surgery tonight #dundeewestend
Although our usual Tuesday surgeries at local schools and Blackness Library do not take place during the school holidays, we are holding a Thursday street surgery tonight to speak with residents on any local issues or concerns they may have.
Wednesday, 13 August 2025
Getting things done - Scott Street/Pentland Avenue #dundeewestend
Tuesday, 12 August 2025
West End ward surgeries update #dundeewestend
Just a reminder that our Tuesday ward surgeries today do not take place as it is during the school summer holidays.
Monday, 11 August 2025
Weekly Road Report – West End Ward #dundeewestend
DUNDEE CITY COUNCIL – WEEKLY ROAD REPORT
REPORT FOR WEEK COMMENCING MONDAY 11 AUGUST 2025
Scottish and Southern Energy Networks Elmwood Cable Renewal Scheme - temporary traffic lights and road closure from Tuesday 4 March for 19 weeks:
- Ancrum Road (at Peel Street) – temporary traffic lights for one week
A90 Kingsway West (at Myrekirk roundabout) – overnight (7.30pm to 5.30am) northbound lane closure on Monday 11 August for Street Lighting work.
Perth Road (at Rockfield Street) – temporary traffic lights on Tuesday 12 and Wednesday 13 August for Scottish Water work.
Forthcoming Roadworks
Lochee Road (at Smellies Lane) – temporary traffic lights from 9.00am on Thursday 21 August to 6.00am on Friday 22 August for Scottish Water work.
Blinshall Street (at Douglas Street) – road closure from Monday 25 August for 5 days for carriageway patching works.
Fyffe Street (at Polepark Road) - road closure from Monday 25 August for 5 days for carriageway patching works.
Park Street – closed from 9.00am on Monday 1 September to 6.00am on Tuesday 2 September for Scottish Water work.
Lochee Road (at Park Street) – temporary traffic lights from 9.00am on Monday 1 September to 6.00am on Tuesday 2 September for Scottish Water work.
Sunday, 10 August 2025
Forest Park Road - 1970 #dundeewestend
Saturday, 9 August 2025
Pest Control service in Dundee
The City Council has a team of pest control officers who have a wide experience in delivering a full range of pest proofing and pest control treatments.
Friday, 8 August 2025
Childminding recruitment campaign in Dundee
The City Council is supporting the Scottish Childminding Association’s recruitment campaign to encourage Dundee people to consider taking up a career in childminding.
Thursday, 7 August 2025
Street surgery tonight #dundeewestend
Although our usual Tuesday surgeries at local schools and Blackness Library do not take place during the school holidays, we are holding a Thursday street surgery tonight to speak with residents on any local issues or concerns they may have.
Wednesday, 6 August 2025
Magdalen Green band concert this Sunday! #dundeewestend
Forfar Instrumental Band performs on the Magdalen Green bandstand this Sunday - 10th August - at 2pm.
This is the first of the band's two concerts on the Green this month - the other will be on Sunday 24th August.
Many thanks to the Friends of Magdalen Green for all it did to organise this and the other August band concerts.
Tuesday, 5 August 2025
West End ward surgeries #dundeewestend
Just a reminder that our Tuesday surgeries today do not take place as it is during the school summer holidays.
Monday, 4 August 2025
Weekly Road Report – West End Ward #dundeewestend
DUNDEE CITY COUNCIL – WEEKLY ROAD REPORT
REPORT FOR WEEK COMMENCING MONDAY 4 AUGUST 2025
Scottish and Southern Energy Networks Elmwood Cable Renewal Scheme - temporary traffic lights and road closure from Tuesday 4 March for 19 weeks:
- Ancrum Road (at Peel Street) – temporary traffic lights for 2 weeks;
- Tullideph Road (City Road to Greenbank Place) – closed westbound for one week
- [Please see our previous Facebook posts regarding the delays to this].
Blackness Road (at Glenagnes Road) – temporary traffic lights Tuesday 5 August for 2 weeks for Scottish Water work.
Forthcoming Roadworks
Perth Road (at Rockfield Street) – temporary traffic lights on Tuesday 12 and Wednesday 13 August for Scottish Water work.
Lochee Road (at Smellies Lane) – temporary traffic lights from 9.00am on Thursday 21 August to 6.00am on Friday 22 August for Scottish Water work.
Blinshall Street (at Douglas Street) – road closure from Monday 25 August for 5 days for carriageway patching works.
Fyffe Street (at Polepark Road) - road closure from Monday 25 August for 5 days for carriageway patching works.