Laser pen incidents appeal

POLICE are appealing for information after two separate incidents of laser pens being shone i n Dundee.

The force said today the pens, which can be bought for as little as £3, could have “dangerous consequences”.

The warning comes after a l aser pen was shone into the eye of a bus driver in Balgowan Avenue on Monday night.

Another incident took place i n Dens Road at around 6.40pm the same evening, when a l aser pen was shone at oncoming traffic and through the windows of houses.

Police Scotland condemned the “reckless” use of a laser pen in this manner.

A spokesman said: “Police Scotland would urge people in possession of these types of devices not to misuse theme.

“Anyone with any information about these incidents that could help with police inquiries is asked to contact Tayside Division on 101 quoting reference number 1736 or 3109 of October 16.”

Great-grandad Eddie Gormley, 74, was found by Helen, his wife of 49 years, at the couple’s home in Linlathen.

Helen, 66, said her husband’s death had come as a huge shock and his passing would leave an enormous hole in her life.

She said: “The night before, he had been studying the form of the horses in the Tele for putting his bet on the next day.”

The couple married on the day England won the World Cup — July 30 1966 — having got together after romance blossomed when she was 16 and he was 24.

They worked together for more than two decades of their married life in two city centre bars, The Club Bar and the Star and Garter.

Eddie — who was affectionately known by his customers as Fast Eddie — worked at the Strath Bar before moving to the Star and Garter where he became manager in the 1980s.

He also worked at The Club Bar for more than 20 years. Helen still works there, having been manager for more than 30 years.

Helen said she met Eddie when she was 10 and the pair were growing up in Linlathen.

She said: “Our wedding day was the same day as the World Cup final in 1966 and all the men, Eddie included, disappeared to watch the match on a television.

“I forgave him — although I never let him forget it.”

Helen said that Eddie retired when he was 65, but still went along to The

THE family of a well-known Dundee publican who has died suddenly have said they will remember him as a “lovely, charming man who was generous to a fault”.