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The Episcopalians of Lochlee and Lethnot were driven out of their parish churches in 1716, after which they built new meeting houses on the Rowan and in Glen Lethnot. The Lethnot congregation died out by 1800 and the present church (St Drostan's) was built in 1879 in memory of the former Bishop of Brechin, Alexander Penrose Forbes, by his brother. It is the fourth Episcopalian church to have been constructed in Glenesk. There has been no resident clergyman at St Drostan's since 1921 and Lochlee was served from Fasque (1921-1942), Montrose (1942-1946), Drumtochty (1946-1953 and Brechin (1953 to date). In 1983 the charge was renamed Tarfside. Since 2005 the Reverend Jane Nelson has been Priest in Charge. The church's constitution was updated in 2009. The church is also the site of a self-catering lodge which can be used by groups or individuals.

The Tay Estuary Forum brings together organisations and individuals with a common interest in the welfare and sustainable use of the Tay Estuary and adjacent coastline, from the River North Esk on the Angus coastline, to Fife Ness, including the Tay Estuary to its tidal limit at Scone. A Steering Group, comprising representatives from key organisations that operate within the region, meet regularly to manage the direction and progression of the work of the Forum, and a Secretariat based at the University of Dundee, takes care of the day-to-day business.
Forum discussions, which relate to various themes on coastal and marine management, range from Water Quality, Fishing, Sustainable Economic Development, Recreation, Nature Conservation and Education. The Forum hopes that through improved co-ordination and communication between these diverse interests and users, future conflicts within the coastal zone can be minimised and that management will progress towards a common vision for the coast of east central Scotland.
The TEF is currently funded by contributions from its Steering Group and Marine Scotland
Source: tayestuary.org.uk 09/08/2018

Incorporated in 1964, the company was created out of the combined interests of A & S Henry & Co (Dundee) Ltd, Robertson Industrial Textiles (then a subsidiary of Unijute Ltd) James Scott & Sons Ltd (producing company of Mid Wynd Holding Co Ltd), and Marshall & Brush Ltd. Their aim was the establishment of a synthetic face yarn spinning mill, which was ultimately built at Glenrothes. Production at the factory began in 1966, and continued until 1974, at which point the company was wholly owned by Scott & Robertson Ltd. The plant was sold off in 1977.

Tay Textiles Ltd was an amalgam of various Dundee textile firms, some of which had been founded in the nineteenth century. By the early 1980s it was mainly a producer of specialist polypropylene tape, which was used to make flexible intermediate bulk containers. In 1983 Don & Low purchased it from Scott and Robertson PLC for £350,000. It had two plants one in Dundee, and one in Perth. Commercially the take-over was not a success, despite considerable investment in the company, and in 1989, Dons opted to sell the firm to Van Leer (UK) Holdings Ltd. In 1990 it became Van Leer Tay Ltd and in 2001 Huhtamaki Tay Ltd, although by this time the company seems to have had no operations in Dundee.

George Taylor and Andrew Skinner were originally surveyors in Aberdeen before their work took them to Ireland and then America. Their 'Survey' was considered the most reliable road map well into the 18th century. Despite this the map never brought the authors any profits, Taylor and Skinner reported half of the 3 000 printed copies unsold in 1778 and therefore they still had debts to pay

Tayport Spinning Co Ltd, flax, tow and jute spinners were listed in the Dundee Directory as trading in 1889-1890 at Tayport Works, Tayport. Share Certificate records (1915-1965), show Jute Industries Ltd as the final purchaser of shares in 1965.

With the 1947 National Health Service (Scotland) Act, the Eastern Region Hospital Board was created to manage hospital provision in Dundee, Angus, Perth and Kinross. With reorganisation in the 1970s, this role was undertaken by Tayside Health Board, whose districts corresponded with the local authority boundaries.

Health Councils began in 1975 following the publication of the Millan Report. Initially three councils were established, in Angus, Dundee and Perth and Kinross. In 1991 these came together to be known as Tayside Health Council. The council was an independent body, that surveyed the service provided by the NHS from the patients perspective. By conducting visits to NHS premises, and making use of volunteers and members of the public to compile surveys and reports, they provided evidence of the level of care received by patients. The council was dissolved 31st March 2005, and replaced by The Scottish Health Council, a national organisation with local offices in each health board area.

The Dundee Limb Fitting Centre was opened on 20th September 1965 and occupied "The Lodge", a house built by John Don of William, John Don & Company and which had housed a Red Cross hospital during the First World War and then the Infant Hospital. The Centre was the first special purpose in-patient facility in the United Kingdom to offer a comprehensive, integrated service to amputees. In 1979 the title Tayside Orthopaedic Rehabilitation Engineering Services was adopted to embrace the full range of activities at the Centre and its sister unit in Dundee Royal Infirmary. In 1994 the Centre became part of the Dundee Teaching Hospital NHS trust.

Tayside Regional Council was formed in 1974 under the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 (c.65). Under the Act a two tier system of local government was instituted with regional councils responsible for functions including social work, education, electoral registration, roads, valuation and rating, water and sewerage, police, and fire. Regional councils were elected in 1974 and acted as shadow authorities until May 1975, when they assumed full powers. Tayside Regional Council covered an area of 2897 square miles and had a population of almost 400,000. The new region took in, with some boundary changes, the former county councils of Perthshire, Kinross-shire, and Forfarshire, and the City of Dundee. It also inherited the bus undertakings of Dundee, which it went on to own and operate as a limited company under the terms of the Transport Act 1985 (c.67). District councils were responsible for the more local services. The district councils of City of Dundee, Angus and Perth and Kinross administered the remaining council services. Regional councils and district councils were abolished under the Local Government etc (Scotland) Act 1994 (c.39). They were replaced in 1996 by a single-tier local government structure. Some functions, including water and sewerage, taken over in this instance by North of Scotland Water Board and East of Scotland Water Authority, were removed from local government altogether, and arrangements were made for others to be carried out by the successor authorities jointly. Tayside Regional Council was replaced by the unitary councils of Dundee, Angus, and Perth and Kinross.

The Conservative Group was constituted in the Queens Hotel, Dundee on 14th May 1974, shortly after the first election to the new Tayside Regional Council The Conservatives were the largest party on the new council, but did not have a majority and formed a minority administration, although the Conservative nominee for convener, William K. Fitzgerald, the former Lord Provost of Dundee (1970-1973), was defeated for the position on a cut of the cards by the independent councillor Ian A. Duncan Millar after a tied vote.
After the 1978 regional council elections the Conservatives gained a majority on the council and Fitzgerald was elected convener, a post he was re-elected to in 1982. At the 1986 election the Conservatives lost several seats and control of the council passed to a minority Labour Party Administration.
The group was originally chaired and led by Ian Mackie CBE, a former member of Dundee Town Council (1965-1971 and 1972-1975), who served as regional councillor for Clepington-Maryfield from 1974 until 1986. After Ian Mackie lost his seat in the 1986 election he was succeeded as chair by his brother Bruce. Ian Mackie had held various council convenerships and also served as a bailie. He died in 1991.
Bruce Mackie OBE served as a councillor for Broughty Ferry on Dundee Town Council from 1966 until 1975. He represented the Barnhill area of Broughty Ferry on the Regional Council throughout its existence. In 1995 he was elected to Dundee City Council, and remained on that body until his retirement in 2007. During his time as a councillor he held various convenerships and also served as a bailie. He was Chairman of Dundee East Conservative Association and the Conservative candidate for Dundee East at the 1997 General Election.

Born in St. Andrews (Craigton) 1949 and most associated with Auchtermuchty, Fife. He was one of Scotland's finest traditional singers and won several competitions. He was a janitor at the University.