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Perthshire news for 30 September 2008

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MP calls for Meals on Wheels rethink Sep 30 2008

MP Gordon Banks yesterday called on Perth and Kinross Council to rethink their changes to the local Meals on Wheels service.Read

Kinross bidding to be new home of curling Sep 30 2008

KINROSS is bidding to be at the centre of sweeping changes to Scotland’s sporting scene.Read

Plans shaping up for Perth festive shoebox appeal Sep 30 2008

ONE of the UK’s most inspirational children’s charities is launching its 2008 campaign in Perth and Kinross this week.Read

Kinross High pupils to show plays at Perth Studio Theatre Sep 30 2008

FIRST year pupils taking Advanced Higher Drama will be presenting the short plays they have written and directed at Perth Studio Theatre this week.Read

Emotional tribute to rally hero McRae Sep 30 2008

PERTHSHIRE was the focal point of the rally world over the weekend.Read

Community given credit for RHS Beautiful Britain Bloom Floral Awards awards Sep 30 2008

PERTH’S latest win in the RHS Beautiful Britain Bloom Floral Awards has been credited to a determined community effort.Read

Perth College Inventor keeps it in the family Sep 30 2008

TANYA Ewing, British Female Inventor of the Year 2008, has won the Perth College Alumnus of the year 2008 award, three decades after her mother won the outstanding student award for her secretarial studies.Read

Perth tuberculosis sufferer denies spitting at police Sep 30 2008

A PERTH man has been charged with committing a breach of the peace at the local police HQ – by spitting at two police officers, knowing he was infected with tuberculosis.Read

Marital bliss for Perth College student couple Sep 30 2008

FIONA Clements has been named ‘Perth College UHI Student of the Year’ after producing exceptional academic work and securing a funded place on a Masters course.Read

Perthshire business women having a ball...for a great cause Sep 30 2008

BIG-HEARTED Perthshire businesswomen hope to have raised thousands of pounds for PRI’s new Palliative Care Unit at a grand ball on Saturday.Read

Full marks for Perth's first Fire College Sep 30 2008

AN unusual new course is teaching firefighting and road safety skills to young people with learning difficulties.Read

Perth Cellist Helen in Kirk recital Sep 30 2008

CLASSICAL enthusiasts will be out in force for an important recital in Perth on Friday.Read

Straw Dogs howl again Sep 30 2008

FANS of original punk will be beating a path to a Perth venue shortly for an evening of incendiary entertainment.Read

Two vehicle A93 smash Sep 30 2008

ONE person was taken to hospital following a two-vehicle road accident north of Perth yesterday morning.Read

Driver fined after South Inch horror accident Sep 30 2008

A PEDESTRIAN had a metal plate inserted in her arm and received treatment for multiple fractures after a horror smash on Perth’s Edinburgh Road, at the South Inch, in the summer.Read

PERTH: Dunkeld Road and St Catherine’s Road Sep 30 2008

DUNKELD Road and St Catherine’s Road in Perth will be closed to evening traffic during a period in October so that resurfacing can be carried out.Read

Air Charter Scotland – ACS Aviation is the operator of Perth Airport. In addition to providing the fuel, radio and fire services they also provide: Sep 30 2008

* Commercial training services – FTO providing CPL, Multi, IR. Also supported ATPL ground school;Read

MP calls for Meals on Wheels rethink Sep 30 2008

MP Gordon Banks yesterday called on Perth and Kinross Council to rethink their changes to the local Meals on Wheels service.Read

Tributes to Perthshire Rev. David Ogston Sep 30 2008

LOCAL politicians have paid tribute to the Rev. David Ogston (right), retired minister of St John’s Kirk in Perth, who died last week, aged 63.Read

Scottish final date for Big Coungy businessman Simon Sep 30 2008

BIG County businessman Simon Howie is through to the Scottish final of a major entrepreneurial challenge – and could land a £5 million interest free loan for a three year period.Read

Perthshire starts to feel crunch Sep 30 2008

THE credit crunch has started to bite with one of Tayside’s largest solicitors and estate agents closing two of its offices in rural Perthshire.Read

Perth man denies attack on girlfriend Sep 30 2008

A PERTH man will stand trial at the Sheriff Court on December 23, charged with attacking his pregnant girlfriend.Read

Debate over Perth ‘wet house’ for drinkers Sep 30 2008

A COUNCILLOR yesterday called for “cool heads, even tempers and some careful consideration” as Perth’s politicians continued to consider the controversial issue of a “wet house” for street-drinkers.Read

Diazepam driver ban Sep 30 2008

A PERTHSHIRE man, caught driving while under the influence of drink or drugs, was fined £500 and banned for 12 months at Perth Sheriff Court yesterday.Read

New train Perth to Edinburgh service is a capital idea Sep 30 2008

THE announcement from First ScotRail that Perth will soon see an hourly direct train service to Edinburgh was welcomed yesterday by Mid-Scotland and Fife Tory MSP Murdo Fraser.Read