Douglas, Dundee
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Douglas and Angus is an area of Eastern Dundee
Dundee
Dundee is the fourth-largest city in Scotland and the 39th most populous settlement in the United Kingdom. It lies within the eastern central Lowlands on the north bank of the Firth of Tay, which feeds into the North Sea...

, Scotland
Scotland
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. It is located between Whitfield
Whitfield, Dundee
Whitfield is a residential area in the north of Dundee, Scotland to the east of Fintry and north of Douglas. The area was built in the 1960s to accommodate Dundee's expanding population...

 to the North and Broughty Ferry
Broughty Ferry
Broughty Ferry is a suburb on the eastern side of the City of Dundee, on the shore of the Firth of Tay in eastern Scotland...

 to the East, bordering the neighbouring council area of Angus
Angus
Angus is one of the 32 local government council areas of Scotland, a registration county and a lieutenancy area. The council area borders Aberdeenshire, Perth and Kinross and Dundee City...

. The councillor for the area is the Labour party's
Labour Party (UK)
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 George Regan.

The eastern part of Douglas is home to the distinctive Michelin
Michelin
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 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.

Transport links

Douglas is the Eastern terminus of the 28 and 29 Douglas to Charleston Discovery Line
Travel Dundee
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 bus service.

28- Douglas/Charleston, Balgarthno Road via City Centre

29- Douglas/Charleston, Dunholm Road via City Centre

Leisure

Douglas has many leisure facilities it is currently home to the biggest indoor Skate Park in Dundee
Dundee
Dundee is the fourth-largest city in Scotland and the 39th most populous settlement in the United Kingdom. It lies within the eastern central Lowlands on the north bank of the Firth of Tay, which feeds into the North Sea...

 called Factory Skate Park.

Places of Worship

Places of worship in Douglas include St. Pius X Roman Catholic Church
Roman Catholic Church
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in Balerno Street and Douglas Parish Church (Church of Scotland) in Balunie Avenue.
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