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Douglas
Douglas shown within the City of Dundee |
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| OS grid reference | NO443322 |
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| Council area | City of Dundee |
| Lieutenancy area | Dundee |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | DUNDEE |
| Postcode district | DD4 |
| Dialling code | 01382 |
| Police | Tayside |
| Fire | Tayside |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
| EU Parliament | Scotland |
| UK Parliament | Dundee East |
| Scottish Parliament | Dundee East North East Scotland |
| List of places: UK • Scotland • | |
Douglas and Angus (commonly referred to as Douglas) is an area of Eastern Dundee, Scotland. It is located between Whitfield to the North and Broughty Ferry to the East, bordering the neighbouring council area of Angus. The councillor for the area is the Labour party's George Regan.
The eastern part of Douglas is home to the distinctive Michelin Tyre factory which was the first factory in the U.K. to produce tires by using energy from wind power. The two tall wind turbines on the factory site can be seen from many places around Dundee and the surrounding area.[1]
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Douglas is the Eastern terminus of the 28 and 29 Douglas to Charleston Discovery Line bus service.
28- Douglas/Charleston, Balgarthno Road via City Centre
29- Douglas/Charleston, Dunholm Road via City Centre
Douglas has many leisure facilities it is currently home to the biggest indoor Skate Park in Dundee called Factory Skate Park.
Places of worship in Douglas include St. Pius X Roman Catholic Church in Balerno Street and Douglas Parish Church (Church of Scotland) in Balunie Avenue.
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