Perthshire news highlights, Editor's pick

Home News Editor's Pick

Teenagers coping with illness are being invited on to TV for a makeover

A TELEVISION company has put a call out for Big County teenagers suffering embarrassing illnesses to come forward. Read

Free pedicab rides around North Inch

THE “Beautiful Perth” team is encouraging locals and Perth visitors to enjoy a leisurely pedicab trip round the city’s famous North Inch on Monday. Read

Famous Grouse is name of the games

PERTH Highland Games organisers yesterday toasted news that The Famous Grouse is to be the main sponsor of the South Inch crowd-puller on Sunday, August 10. Read

Radio plea to the heart

HEARTLAND FM, the Pitlochry-based community radio station, is appealing for help from Perthshire residents. Read

Inspector Cathy takes command in Crieff station

CRIEFF has welcomed its first female police inspector. Read

BRIAN’S FROG TRIO STOLEN

STAGECOACH tycoon Brian Souter has fallen foul of green-fingered thieves at his palatial Strathearn pile. Read

T goers urged not to miss the bus

T IN the Park is only a few weeks away and Scottish Citylink is reminding festival-goers to make sure they confirm their travel plans in advance. Read

Heroes one and all

THEY came to remember fallen comrades and reflect on the passing years. Read

THE Atholl Highlanders, Europe’s only private army, were on parade twice recently at a sun-drenched Blair Castle.

Atholl Gathering scorcher

They took part in the Atholl Highlanders’ Parade and then were a colourful attraction at the annual Atholl Gathering and Highland Games the following day. Read

USA-bound Debbie will be flying the flag for Perth

A PERTH woman is preparing to fly to the United States at the weekend to represent her employer’s parent company, the giant multi-national Wal-Mart, at their annual shareholders’ meeting. Read

Big event has made its Mark

WORLD record cyclist Mark Beaumont, praised Highland Perthshire for making Sunday's second Etape Caledonia a massive success. Read

Perth's Potfest Scotland – china in a bull shop

POTFEST Scotland, now in its 12th year, will once again see more than 100 potters transform Perth’s Agricultural Mart at Huntingtower into the country’s largest ceramics market. Read

Good weather conditions bring decent rises of fish

THE long-awaited improvement in the weather was welcomed by anglers at Kingennie with the upward trend in both air and water temperature bringing decent rises of fish on all ponds. Read