The Courier & Advertiser (Angus and Dundee)
Monifieth & Sidlaw
Long-serving councillors Rob Murray, SNP, and Margaret Thomson, Labour, are not seeking re-election
Current councillors Craig Fotheringham, Conservative, and Sheila Hands, SNP, are standing again.
The other candidates are Ben Lawrie, Liberal Democrats, Ray Strachan, Labour, and Beth Whiteside, SNP.
The decision taken by Angus Council to close Monifieth recycling centre in a costcutting move has been a big local issue.
With Forfar and Kirriemuir dumps being replaced by a new facility and the axe-threatened centres at Brechin and Carnoustie being saved albeit with reduced opening hours, Monifieth residents were angry that no options were brought forward to save their centre.
The area will be affected by the council’s decision to allow Seagreen, who operates offshore wind farms, to run a cable from Carnoustie beach to an upgraded Tealing substation, a move which went against the wishes of Tealing Community Council.
Meanwhile the fire-damaged former Strathmartine Hospital remains on Angus Council’s enforcement list as a developer prepares to build more than 220 new homes on the sprawling site.
Monifieth Befriending Service recently received £150,000 to reach out to isolated older people who have recently experienced a bereavement and match them with a local volunteer befriender.
And Dundee & Angus Radio Controlled Car Klub recently won planning approval to create the first outdoor track in Tayside for radio controlled cars on land adjacent to the Tay View Car Park.