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Thanks for finding my lost husband in Crieff

Dear Editor – I would like to thank the staff of Crieff Hydro and Tayside Police for the excellent help and support given to my family when my elderly husband went missing on Friday, March 21. We were staying in one of the Lodges in the grounds of Crieff Hydro when Ian took our dogs for a short walk, he became lost and disoriented and the weather was bitterly cold.Read

Perthshire is truly God’s own country

Dear Editor – As a 1950s’ buff, I often buy Friday’s edition of your paper simply to read about the old-fashioned country lifestyles of that period which are portrayed in reports by local correspondents in Highland Perthshire.Read

Links with China require caution

Dear Editor, - Having read about Perth High School’s ‘broadening horizons’, working in tandem with The Office of Chinese Language Council International, in wanting its youngsters to forge careers in the Chinese economy, I was wondering if some of the following would get discussed?Read

Pollution monitoring causes a big stink

Dear Editor, – Continual complaints by communities may generate a reaction of “cry wolf” or “here they go again”. I am sure that some of your readers have come to that conclusion when pollution from the Binn Farm tip is reported by the residents of Abernethy.Read

Uplift rules are a load of rubbish!

Dear Editor, - I am horrified at Perth and Kinross Council’s latest moves in complying with our modern-day Nanny State.Read

Healthwork closure will hit squash

Dear Editor, - It is with disappointment that Scottish Squash hears of the potential closure of the Norwich Union Healthworks squash courts.Read

Why the Almond Valley matters

Dear Editor, - There have been several articles in the PA about Pilkington Trust's proposed development of 1800 new homes in the Almond Valley. It is easy for developers to hold out the prospect of 'affordable housing' but this site is so unsuitable for large-scale development that it could have implications for the larger Perth population.Read

State of the lade repairs in Inveralmond

Dear Editor – I am writing to state my real disappointment at the condition of the Lade burn, backed by Sandeman Court in Inveralmond. Over the last two years I have seen the condition of the river and the river bank deteriorate further and further as an increasing quantity of litter, building and household waste builds up.Read

Hospitals enjoy direct bus link from Perth to Dundee

Dear Editor – I was delighted to attend the official launch this week introducing a new direct bus link between Perth Royal Infirmary and Ninewells Hospital in Dundee which started on Monday, April 7.Read

Thanks for finding my lost husband in Crieff

Dear Editor – I would like to thank the staff of Crieff Hydro and Tayside Police for the excellent help and support given to my family when my elderly husband went missing on Friday, March 21. We were staying in one of the Lodges in the grounds of Crieff Hydro when Ian took our dogs for a short walk, he became lost and disoriented and the weather was bitterly cold.Read

Perthshire is truly God’s own country

Dear Editor – As a 1950s’ buff, I often buy Friday’s edition of your paper simply to read about the old-fashioned country lifestyles of that period which are portrayed in reports by local correspondents in Highland Perthshire.Read

Links with China require caution

Dear Editor, - Having read about Perth High School’s ‘broadening horizons’, working in tandem with The Office of Chinese Language Council International, in wanting its youngsters to forge careers in the Chinese economy, I was wondering if some of the following would get discussed?Read

Pollution monitoring causes a big stink

Dear Editor, – Continual complaints by communities may generate a reaction of “cry wolf” or “here they go again”. I am sure that some of your readers have come to that conclusion when pollution from the Binn Farm tip is reported by the residents of Abernethy.Read

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