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Perthshire news for 24 April 2009

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New faces hoping to make a difference on streets of Letham Apr 24 2009

IN the first of a six-week series Jenny Wood looks at the difference more beat bobbies are making to the streets of Perth and introduces two of the police constables whose faces will become familiar to Letham residents.Read

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Reward to catch Winifred's brutal attackers Apr 24 2009

A PERTH community shocked that an elderly resident was mugged on her doorstep for her shopping have put up a cash reward to help find those behind the sickening daytime attack.Read

Council need help with Local Development Plan Apr 24 2009

PERTH and Kinross Council is now looking for local communities, interested groups and organisations and the general public to help inform the detail of the new Local Development Plan.Read

Mixed-bag Budget, says Chamber Apr 24 2009

THE all-important 2009 Budget has met with a mixed reaction from the Perthshire Chamber of Commerce.Read

Sacked teacher claims she was bullied out of the job Apr 24 2009

SCOTLAND’S worst teacher blames everyone but herself for the sack.Read

Doctors step in to fight damp homes Apr 24 2009

GPs across Perth and Kinross are being asked to help promote information for people who are struggling to keep warm in their homes.Read

Chamber of Commerce opposes incinerator plan Apr 24 2009

THE Perthshire Chamber of Commerce has sided with growing opposition to the Shore Road incinerator.Read

Attack with metal bar Apr 24 2009

ALISTER Maxwell (24), Newhouse Road, Perth, was ordered to complete 200 hours of community service when he stood in the dock of Perth Sheriff Court on three charges.Read

Dad is cleared of nightclub glassing Apr 24 2009

PERTH businessman John Easdon was cleared of glassing a man in a nightclub by a jury yesterday.Read

Jailed for PRI rumpus Apr 24 2009

A MAN who remonstrated with staff at PRI’s A&E department and urinated on a floor in the hospital was sent to prison after being told by a Perth sheriff that custody was the only appropriate sentence for such behaviour.Read

Death of prominent doctor Tom Little Apr 24 2009

A WELL-KNOWN former Perth GP has died, aged 73.Read

Gus ready to battle a Monster Apr 24 2009

FORMER St Johnstone director Gus Stewart has been limbering-up for the gruelling 24-hour Maggies Monster Bike and Hike through the Great Glen, from Fort William to Inverness.Read

Youngsters sail off to the future Apr 24 2009

TWO Perth youngsters will be setting sail for Iceland later this year, having won places with the Ocean Youth Trust Scotland Young Leaders programme, reports Leo Robb.Read

Art was a release for Perth prisoners Apr 24 2009

A UNIVERSITY lecturer will be unveiling an unusual art exhibition in Perth later this year drawing on his experiences as an art teacher in the Fair City’s Prison.Read

‘Horrifying’ driver on A9 Apr 24 2009

A LORRY driver who put lives at risk by repeatedly crossing the central reservation on the A9 was fined £550 at Perth Sheriff Court this week ... writes Andrew Welsh.Read

Big benefits from ‘sheer indulgence’ Apr 24 2009

A DOZEN big hearted Perth city centre businesses have raised over £1000 at a special charity event for the Perth and Kinross Young Carers Project.Read

Sex offender fled to France Apr 24 2009

A SEX offender who fled to Europe will now be sentenced at the High Court.Read

Police vow to find cowardly muggers Apr 24 2009

THE son of Winifred Pearson, robbed and assaulted on her doorstep in broad daylight, has hit out at her attackers’ wicked and cowardly tactics.Read

£750 fine for having illegal pepper spray Apr 24 2009

A POLISH couple purchased a pepper spray from their home country for their protection after finding the area around their Perth city centre flat was frequented by youths drinking and taking drugs.Read

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