I found a very nice flat in hilltown area near Stirling Street, however after reading on here about hilltown I'm not so sure about it. I have previously lived in "rougher" areas that turned out just fine in the end (like niddrie or gorgie in Edinburgh) so I do realise that it really depends on what street you live on, plus things change over the years, so was hoping for someone to share their experience on how hilltown is currently?

Also how safe is leaving your car there? Walking around in the evenings? Etc

Did something like this about NHS dentists in a couple of other subs recently so thought I'd look at hospital waiting lists this time.

Public Health Scotland publish how many people are on each list and how long they've been on it. I couldn't find anywhere that totals them up by board, so I worked it out.

Urology's the one that stands out here. The median wait in Tayside is 40 weeks. Next worst in the country is Lanarkshire at 22, and Borders manage 5.

There are 1,414 people on that list. 598 have been waiting over a year, 207 over two, and 118 over three. Tayside has 132 people altogether who've waited more than three years for treatment, and 118 of them are waiting for urology.

Rest of it:

Ophthalmology, 3,694 waiting, 687 over a year
Orthopaedics, 3,780 waiting, 679 over a year
Gynaecology, 1,252 waiting, 288 over a year
Oral surgery, median wait 38 weeks, longest in Scotland

13,826 people are waiting for planned treatment across Tayside, 2,656 of them for more than a year.

Worth saying it's June data so a few months behind, and it only counts people who actually got onto a list, so anyone whose referral was knocked back isn't in it anywhere. It's also the wait after you've already seen a consultant, not the wait to see one.

Every board and specialty's here: scotwaits.uk/waiting-times

I swear I can't walk through the city centre without seeing 2-3 crazy people either arguing with a wall or trying to fight an invisible man! A few weeks ago I had a verbal altercation with a woman at the bus stops in the Seagate who was trying to pull her trousers down in broad daylight in front of everyone! I told her to pull her trousers up especially as there's kids everywhere and she picked up her bottle of Lambrini like she was gonna lamp me with it!

Everyone's just awkwardly walking by pretending it's not happening where as I feel like in days gone by these people would've been bundled into a van and given the help they need? It is entertaining at times, I'll give them that, but it feels like there's more and more of these crazy people walking around these days.

Hello everyone,

I’ve lived in Dundee for around a year now and I’m finding it hard to make friends. I’ve downloaded the app ‘meet up’ but it doesn’t seem to be very popular in Dundee.

What are other ways to meet people here? I’ve sort of lost interest in a lot of things as I’ve found it l to just be quite lonely. I’m 22 female. Thank you

Does anybody have any tips for finding a job in Dundee? I am desperate to work and free all day every day.
Thank you for any advice :)

Trying to find a venue for approx 50-70 people for an engagement party, a good pub or that if anyone has any good recommendations

We're considering a few bits of work for a listed building in Dundee having recently moved to the area and wondered if anyone had personal recommendations? On our list we have removing an internal wall, moving a staircase, reinstating a window and reinstating an exterior doorway.

We would be hoping to have an initial discussion to explore feasibility and ball-park cost before submitting the relevant requests (planning and building warrant), but there seem to be no local forms listed on the FMB website and I don't want to take the pot-luck approach of Google. So anyone with a recent recommendation would be hugely appreciated.

I'm in withdrawal... I need to taste some butteries, but I'm in Hampshire :(

I usually eat the supermarket ones, without the lard.. but recently found out they were all full of Palm Oil, which I don't particularly want.

Question is - is there any brand of butteries available to order online that are made with actual butter, or at least to a non-lard, non-palm oil recipe?

Preferably more isolated, not too many people

Hi, are there any good sea food restaurants in Dundee? All the ones I found only serve fish and chips as seafood. I was thinking more oysters, crabs, lobsters?

My combi boiler has packed up, it makes horrible noises and I’ve turned it off and isolated it.

How do you go about replacing them? Is it best to save up the £3-4k you need and buy outright or can you get it on credit?

I also have a broken radiator thermostat in the livingroom can I get that fixed at the same time?

Does anyone have any plumbers they would recommend for this? Should I use one of the big energy companies?

Tia

This is probably a niche question but I thought I would ask!

Where are people 35+ meeting people to date in and around Dundee? Like are there any events geared towards this here? Or even apps that are better for Dundee folk than others due to geography and population?

I need to get back out there and don't know where to start 😭 Help a gal out.

Hi guys, if anyone is still looking for University of Dundee accommodation for September, I have a room in Belmont Flats / City Campus that I no longer need

It's an official University of Dundee accommodation contract, so I'm looking for a Dundee student who isn't already in university accommodation to take over my place officially through the University

📍 Belmont Flats, directly on campus
🛏️ En-suite room
💡 Bills + Wi-Fi included
📅 From 12 September 2026

If anyone is still looking for accommodation or knows somebody who is, send me a message

Hi all

Moving to Blackness Road in a few weeks and looking for a new gym. I would prefer if it wasn't a puregym / jd gym. Where would be the best? A nice atmosphere and nice people - thank you!

ps if anyone is looking for a gym partner let me know lol 27M

Hey! I made a post on here a few days ago about looking to meet some people in Dundee and actually ended up chatting to a few really cool people.

I'm thinking of heading to Wetherspoons tonight for a couple drinks and thought I'd see if anyone else fancied joining. Doesn't matter if we've spoken before or not, could be a good way for a few of us to meet each other.

I'm 21, into technology, programming, gaming, music, movies, card games/magic and generally just having a laugh. But you don't need to be into any of that 😂

Thinking maybe around 7–8pm, but I'm flexible. If you're interested, comment or DM me and we can sort out where/when.

No pressure, just a few drinks and hopefully a good laugh 🍻

I’ve been working from home for a long time, and my social circle has gradually shrunk more than I’d like. I’m hoping to connect with some new people who enjoy good conversation, shared interests, and a bit of humour.

This is purely platonic — just looking to meet decent people and build some normal friendships. Nothing romantic or anything like that.

If you’re in a similar place, feel free to say hi.

Does anybody know of any marching bands in or around Dundee that are taking on musicians or holding auditions? For clarinet players.
Thank you :)

Sorry if this comes across a bit nippy

Just wondering if anyone had their test coming up soon and weren't feeling ready to take it.

I have my test at the start of January and was hoping to see about getting a closer one.

Getting to and from work has been a nightmare the last few months

All the best

hi! i’m looking to buy another digicam but have no idea if it’s common to find them in the city. i have a nikon coolpix s6000 and looking to buy one from canon. any recommendations? 😊 i would prefer to buy it in physical stores than on vinted/online!

American here, sorry in advance, we’re not all loud assholes I promise! Know it’s a bit of a long shot but what’s my best bet for a pub showing the North Carolina vs TCU college football game? Starts at 17:00 out of Dublin, any recommendations are highly appreciated!