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Sainsbury’s “delighted” at Perth superstore plans nod

REVISED plans for a new 65,000 sq ft Perth superstore were given a tentative green light yesterday.Read

Perth schoolgirl to sing for Queen

PERTH schoolgirl Emily Rourke was pretty excited when learning she’d been chosen to sing at the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee service.Read

Provost and deputy appointed

RESPECTED councillors Liz Grant and Bob Band have been given the two top posts at Perth and Kinross Council.Read

Black Watch latest

PERTH MP Pete Wishart yesterday hailed a victory in the latest battle to preserve the identity of the Black Watch.Read

Community art project forges stronger ties

FAIR City community art project New Leaves New Links is spreading its branches.Read

Cops fear heatwave may spark crime wave

SUMMER has finally arrived and with it a potential window of opportunity for sneak thieves.Read

16 New Homes planned for old Croftinloan School site

DEVELOPERS yesterday unveiled plans for a major housing project at Croftinloan near Pitlochry.Read

Private army keeps marching on

NOW the only private army in Europe, the Atholl Highlanders started out in 1777 as a regular regiment groomed for action in America.Read

Future of Samaritans is a matter of life and death

WHEN the phone rings in the local Samaritans’ office, the volunteers waiting to answer have no idea who might be calling.Read

Perthshire hotel discovers taste of royalty in lead-up to Jubilee

THE owners of a Perthshire hotel uncovered a right royal surprise as they renovated the property – the actual menu served there in 1953 for the Queen’s Coronation.Read

Unpaid work for police abuse man

A MAN who shouted anti-English abuse at police officers in Perth had “some explaining to do” when his English partner returned from a break down south.Read

Perthshire Archaelogy Month Delves into Bronze Age Past

RELICS from the Bronze Age will come alive in Big County libraries, schools and museums as part of Perthshire Archaeology Month.Read

Perth Band Support Cream Legend

A PERTH blues outfit are delighted to be sharing the bill tomorrow with Jack Bruce.Read

Artist puts his mark on Ben Lawers Nature Reserve Entrance

SCOTLAND’S fourth highest mountain has a new stone information area explaining its flora, fauna and geology.Read

Threatened to stab police

LESS than two weeks after being liberated from prison a man has been returned to a life behind bars after threatening to stab police officers.Read

When the Weather Gets Hot, Eat Fish!

LADY the osprey has a new mouth to feed after her first chick hatched.Read

Sentence deferred on convicted attacker

SENTENCE has been further deferred on a man convicted of a brutal knife attack on another man in his own home.Read

PSNS publishes another journal

A STRING of respected academics have contributed to Perthshire Society of Natural Science’s latest journal.Read

Perth Academy Olympic Torch Relay boost

PERTH Academy pupils were celebrating yesterday after being given a chance to carry the Olympic flame through their home city.Read

Tartan army poised for US invasion

BLAIR Castle’s Atholl Highlanders will be seen by thousands at this weekend’s traditional gathering but in just over a week they will be exposed to millions.Read

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