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Perthshire news for 22 May 2009

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The lighter touch May 22 2009

PERTHSHIRE pair Lisa Evans and Lauren McMurchie have been offered a dream ticket to take part in a scheme that could revolutionise women’s football in Scotland.Read

Inquiry report on Calliacher May 22 2009

THE Scottish Government will receive the report on the Calliacher windfarm public inquiry in the autumn and a decision will be made on the proposed development early the following year.Read

Bike track rumour mill May 22 2009

FORESTRY Commission bosses have put the brakes on rumours that a popular site for extreme sports in Perth is set for the axe.Read

Staff learn to be aware May 22 2009

BAR staff from 12 Perth city centre pubs and clubs are to be trained in disability awareness.Read

Political support for river safety May 22 2009

SAFETY on Perth and Kinross’ waterways is all set for a radical shake-up, it was announced this week.Read

Footballers face torrents of abuse May 22 2009

PROMISING Perthshire footballers are considering quitting the sport they love because of vicious verbal abuse from over-zealous supporters.Read

Rafting to aid charity May 22 2009

LIFE-SAVING leukaemia charity the Anthony Nolan Trust has issued a final call for fundraisers to sign up for a white-water rafting challenge on Scotland's only ‘release river’.Read

Council cleans-up in litter campaign May 22 2009

THE efforts of thousands of enthusiastic litter pickers have helped Perth and Kinross Council (PKC) sweep up a major environmental award.Read

Incinerator pledge May 22 2009

PERTHSHIRE woman Elaine Morrison has launched her campaign to be Scotland’s first Green Euro-MP.Read

Civic Trust has designs on the best architecture May 22 2009

PERTH Concert Hall has gained glowing praise from musicians and audiences across the musical spectrum, and now it has hit the right note with architectural experts.Read

Snow fight knife terror May 22 2009

A SNOWBALL-THROWING incident on a Perth housing estate turned nasty when one of the culprits, aged just 14, had a kitchen knife held to his throat.Read

Funeral limo thief (17) is locked up May 22 2009

A 17-YEAR-OLD teenager who made off with a Perth funeral car, crashing it at high speed before it burst into flames, was given six months’ detention at the Sheriff Court on Wednesday.Read

Only crash stopped ton-up teen driver May 22 2009

A YOUNG Perth driver topped the ton in a high-speed police chase up the ‘killer’ Perth-Dundee road.Read

Questions over Perth Station’s future May 22 2009

MORE than £350,000 has been invested in Perth train station in the last two years.Read

Perth MP’s expenses are available on the web May 22 2009

PERTH and North Perthshire MP Pete Wishart has published his London living expenses online for members of the public to see.Read

Woman embezzled £90,000 May 22 2009

A PERTH woman pocketed almost £90,000 from the building society where she worked over a near five-year period, the Sheriff Court was told yesterday.Read

Boy to give evidence by TV link May 22 2009

A 15-YEAR-OLD Perth boy, alleged to have witnessed a violent attack by a man on his brother, is to be allowed to give evidence via a live television link.Read

Crowds keen to spend a penny May 22 2009

EAGER bargain hunters flocked to the Perth branch of Marks and Spencer this week intent on snapping up cut-price goodies as part of a nationwide charity effort.Read

Police take on the forecourt thieves May 22 2009

PERTH police yesterday launched a new scheme designed to put the brakes on drivers intent on filling-up at Fair City garages without paying.Read

Driver was twice limit May 22 2009

A PERTH man caught driving with more than twice the legal alcohol limit paid the penalty at the Sheriff Court on Wednesday when he was fined £500 and disqualified for 18 months.Read

Prayers for son of tycoon Ann May 22 2009

FRIENDS and family are praying for African car crash victim Peter Gloag.Read

Disabled facility first for Scotland May 22 2009

A GROUNDBREAKING disabled facility at Bell’s Sports Centre is proving a real “pick me up” for people with changing and showering difficulties.Read

Perthshire Scouts back on home soil May 22 2009

SCOUTS and volunteers have marked the official opening of their new base on Perth’s showpiece educational campus.Read

Addict jailed for storing drugs May 22 2009

A MAN who stored thousands of pounds’ worth of drugs at his Perth flat in exchange for cut-price heroin was given a 22-month jail term at the sheriff court yesterday.Read

Friends tee off charity memorial May 22 2009

FRIENDS of three young men, who lost their lives in a tragic road accident earlier this year, are organising a charity golf tournament in their memory.Read

Church elder is accused of attack May 22 2009

A 62-YEAR-OLD man made a brief appearance in private at Perth Sheriff Court on Wednesday afternoon, charged with sabotaging a major Highland Perthshire cycling event at the weekend.Read

Entries for 2010 Etape selling fast May 22 2009

REGISTRATIONS for next year’s Etape Caledonia are selling more than SIX times faster than at the same time last year.Read

Aytoun Hall ready for new makeover May 22 2009

AUCHTERARDER’S Aytoun Hall this week moved one step nearer its much-anticipated make-over when the Auchterarder Leisure and Recreation Association and Perth and Kinross Council officially lodged their plans for the refurbishment of the town centre with the council’s planning department.Read

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Publican anger at ‘police state’ plan May 22 2009

FURIOUS publicans are seeking legal advice over police plans to frisk drinkers on their way into Perth nightspots, it emerged yesterday.Read

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