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Perthshire news for 16 September 2008

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Handbag stolen Sep 16 2008

A HANDBAG was stolen from the Old Smiddy at the cross in Errol at the weekend.Read

Justice is served byprojects Sep 16 2008

YOUTH justice projects have had a successful year, according to figures contained in the annual Community Safety Partnership report.Read

Here’s the latest word on improving literacy levels Sep 16 2008

INTERNATIONAL Literacy Day was established in 1965 by UNESCO to raise literacy awareness around the world each year.Read

Thumbs up for council Sep 16 2008

ALMOST three-quarters of the people surveyed were satisfied with the services provided by Perth and Kinross Council, according to a report to be considered by councillors tomorrow.Read

Charity stands deliver the goods Sep 16 2008

PERTH Rotary Club’s Charity Fayre in the city centre on Saturday raised £3,300 for charity, including £1,100 from the raffle. This does not include the sums raised by other charity stands on the day!Read

All the hope you could want - free! Sep 16 2008

PERTH’S longest-ever gospel mission offers “an upturn of hope” amid the economic downturn, it was claimed yesterday.Read

Caught with cannabis Sep 16 2008

A PERTH woman, caught with £50 worth of cannabis at the city’s Edinburgh Road jail, was fined £100 at the Sheriff Court yesterday.Read

Twin town mayor could visit Fair City next year Sep 16 2008

COUNCILLORS will be asked tomorrow to invite the new Mayor of Cognac, Perth’s twin town in France, to the Fair City in May of next year.Read

Backing for Deepcut petition Sep 16 2008

PETE Wishart, MP for Perth and North Perthshire, and Roseanna Cunningham, MSP for Perth, have given their backing to an electronic petition calling for a full independent public inquiry into the deaths at Deepcut Army Barracks between 1995 and 2002.Read

Dogs sniff out centre addicts Sep 16 2008

SNIFFER dogs were put through their paces in Perth’s St John’s Centre yesterday, at the start of an on-going training exercise designed to crack down on drug crime.Read

Link service Sep 16 2008

THE “historic linking” of two Fair City churches will be marked tomorrow evening by a special service.Read

Shining example of comradeship Sep 16 2008

BUCKET loads of cash were raised at the weekend when local firefighters cleaned up for their injured colleagues.Read

Open Doors to a quality weekend Sep 16 2008

THIS weekend – Saturday and Sunday, September 20 and 21 – is the third of the Perth and Kinross Cittaslow Weekends being held throughout September.Read

Perth gets new high pay jobs Sep 16 2008

UP to 400 new insurance jobs will be created at Norwich Union in Perth as the operation becomes one of seven Centres of Excellence throughout Scotland.Read