Cash boost for Blair and Rattray

BLAIRGOWRIE and neighbouring burgh Rattray are celebrating a near-£1 million Big County cash windfall this week.Read

PKAVS tea parties to boost good causes in Perthshire

A POPULAR Perth charity is warming the teapot ahead of its latest campaign.Read

Fair City exile’s hospice plea

PERTH exile John McKellar is looking for desperately needed support for an Eastern European charity providing compassionate hospice care for sick children.Read

Perthshire scouts seek new helpers to follow in Princess’s steps

PERTHSHIRE’S Scout leaders are looking for volunteers to join their adventure.Read

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Public to have their say on A9 widening in Perthshire

MAJOR plans to dual a section of the A9 in Perthshire are to go before residents next week.Read

Blesma care jobs to go

STAFF at a specialist care home in Crieff are facing job cuts because of a falling number of clients.Read

Apprentice Fraser gets nod from business awards

A TALENTED Perth teenager has helped Scotland’s rail operator scoop a prestigious title for young workers.Read

Council promises action over city air quality

POLLUTION hotspots in Perth are to be tackled by the latest technology, Perth and Kinross Council has pledged.Read

Almond Valley Village public meeting

OPPONENTS of proposals for a massive new village on the outskirts of Perth yesterday issued a rallying call ahead of a public meeting next week.Read

Partnership helping rough sleepers

COUNCIL bosses yesterday pledged to ensure no one is left out in the cold – with a potentially bitter January looming.Read

“Disastrous” job losses at Coupar Angus plant

A MAJOR Big County employer is to slash over 80 jobs in a restructuring operation – leaving workers facing a bleak start to the new year.Read

Text us if you want to increase your rent, says council

COUNCIL tenants are being urged to have their say on increasing their rents from April 2012.Read

Thousands descend on sales as stores forced to cut prices

PERTH traders are facing a “very tough” struggle to make ends meet, a leading retailer claimed yesterday.Read

Taxi driver used flat as “safe house”

A PERTH taxi driver who allowed his flat to be used as a “safe house” for the storage of almost £8000-worth of cocaine faces a jail term next month.Read

Gleneagles bid a long time in the planning

THE impact of the 2014 Ryder Cup will be felt far beyond Perth and Kinross.Read

Local young musicians strike gold at 2011 Scottish Youth Brass Band Championships

JUBILATION filled Perth Concert Hall when the Perth and Kinross Junior School Band were named overall Preparatory Section winners at the Scottish Youth Brass Band Championships, reports Alison AndersonRead

Fresh plans for former Cally school

AFTER failing to attract a buyer on the open market, Perth’s former Caledonian Road Primary School is now tipped to be reborn as affordable housing, writes Denis Brown.Read

Civic square plan gains all-round support from councillors

A FINAL endorsement was made to Perth and Kinross Council’s resolve to demolish Perth City Hall and create a new public square which will become “a real focal point for the city.”Read

Council committee condemns incorrect report on Pitlochry Festival Theatre

THE board of Pitlochry Festival Theatre has “excellent forward planning” with “very long-term commitment” agreed an influential council committee this week, writes Alison Anderson.Read

The Ochils under threat of industrialisation by more wind turbine plans

THE Ochils, currently a draw for walkers of all abilities, will be “fatally compromised” if the latest wave of wind turbines plans gain planning consent.Read

Perthshire Advertiser news

New pharmacy a bitter pill for GP surgery

FEARS that a new pharmacy will force Methven’s only GP surgery to close were allayed by its manager yesterday – but she conceded services may suffer.Read

Woman crashed car after finding boyfriend with another woman

A WOMAN who drove off from her holiday home in a drunken rage crashed her car on the A9 near Pitlochry.Read

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Clairvoyant night for Sioux Indians

A BENEFIT night for North America’s indigenous peoples is to be staged in Perth. Read

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