The Lochee Community Café on Whorterbank has taken the difficult decision to temporarily close its community cafe space following a disturbing rise in serious antisocial behavior in and around the premises. Organisers reported that over several months, volunteers, staff, and neighboring residents faced unacceptable incidents, including drug use and suspected dealing, intimidation, violence, and targeted racist abuse.

Lochee Community Cafe

While the warm and welcoming social space has had to shut its doors to safeguard the well-being of its unpaid volunteers and visitors, the vital Community Larder remains open to assist local households with food access and essentials. Charity representatives are working closely with Police Scotland, local authorities, and community safety wardens to review security and put stronger measures in place before considering a future reopening of the cafe facilities. Local councillors and support networks have rallied around the larder operations, emphasizing how crucial the food-support service remains for the wider Lochee community, even as efforts are made to transition parts of the premises into secure meeting spaces for community groups.

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