Country house under offer

DUNDEE Euromillions winner Gillian Bayford is set to lose a substantial sum on a Fife country house after it was announced the property is under offer.

Mrs Bayford, who became one of Scotland’s wealthiest women in 2012 after sharing a £148 million jackpot with her exhusband, bought Chesterhill House near Newport for £619,990.

She had planned t o demolish parts of the 19th Century C-listed building and add modern features.

However, after she changed her mind and opted to sell, the eightbedroom property is now under offer having been advertised for £200,000.

In August, it was revealed the home, i n need of “complete renovation”, was on the market for offers over £350,000.

But the price was cut to £200,000, less than a third of what Mrs Bayford paid in 2017, to drum up interest.

A spokesman for estate agent Bell Ingram said: “The price was reduced to generate some interest. When we first marketed it (in 2017) it was also on for £200,000 and we had huge interest in the property.”

In total 15 people made offers to snap up the country home, and Ms Bayford’s £619,990 offer was “significantly” higher than the estate agent expected.

The spokesman said the only material difference to the 2017 advertisement was the removal of a former coach house.

He added: “Since it was first advertised there was asbestos removal on some of the roofing but otherwise it is pretty much the same as it was.”

THE Dyers Trade of Dundee held its annual dinner at the Royal Tay Yacht Club in Broughty Ferry.

Guest speakers on the night included Steve Murdoch, professor of early modern history at the University of St Andrews, and Evening Telegraph editor Dave Lord.

The gathering also heard from Ryan Galloway, secretary of Tayside Dynamos powerchair football club – the group’s nominated charity.

The Dyers Trade of Dundee dates back to the early 16th Century, when most of the

PUBLIC swimming at two pools has been stopped due to staffing constraints.

The Tele has learned there will be no public swimming at either Grove or St Paul’s Swim and Sports Centres until further notice.

Leisure and Culture Dundee confirmed access to the pools will not be available at either centre due to a shortage of lifeguards.

A spokesman for Leisure and Culture said: “We have limited public sessions due to a shortterm shortage of lifeguards. Swimming lessons and facilities such as fitness studios and hall bookings will run as normal.”

Union chiefs revealed they have formal notice from Leisure and Culture Dundee stating swimming has been affected for the past few weeks. The notice to Leisure and Culture staff said: “You will have noticed that for the past few weeks public swimming availability has been very poor across St Paul’s and Grove Swim and Sports centres.

“This is due to a shortage of lifeguards to supervise these sessions. Due to ongoing issues and expected duration of times to recruit lifeguards, all public