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Perthshire news for 29 May 2009

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Hearing goes on for knife attack accused May 29 2009

THE preliminary hearing of a Perth woman accused of attacking a man with a knife and scarring him for life was yesterday continued for a week at her solicitor’s request.Read

Not Tesco for Scone supermarket site, says property firm May 29 2009

SPECULATION that supermarket giant Tesco could be interested in taking over a major new store planned for Scone was rejected yesterday.Read

Book sale for charity May 29 2009

THE Staff Social Committee for Housing and Community Care has organised a charity book sale in aid of Book Aid International, to be held on Wednesday, June 10.Read

Venues show climate-change film May 29 2009

MUCH vaunted ‘green’ movie ‘The Age of Stupid’ is being screened at two Perth venues next week.Read

Pal is jailed for brick attack May 29 2009

A PERTH man who went to the aid of a friend and struck his assailant with a brick paid the price for his intervention.Read

Steven’s banking on bike volunteers May 29 2009

PERTH’S Clydesdale Bank has joined forces with personal trainer Steven Bonthrone to raise funds for Rachel House and the Children’s Hospice Association Scotland (CHAS).Read

Collace stone on display at museum May 29 2009

TO mark Perthshire Archaeology Month (June 2009), Perth Museum and Art Gallery is delighted to display the Collace Pictish symbol stone.Read

Gardeners make book May 29 2009

TWO notable Perthshire gardeners, Charles McIntosh (1794-1864) and Dorothy Renton (1898-1966), are among the new entrants in the latest update to the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, which features a selection of biographies of people connected with gardening.Read

Fake hair straighteners could cause serious burns to scalp May 29 2009

TRADING Standards officers yesterday warned that fake GHD hair straighteners are being offered for sale through websites, internet auction sites and at local markets and car boot sales.Read

Ex-soldier took air rifle to stop noisy DIY May 29 2009

POLICE and firearms officers raced to a block of flats in the Letham district of Perth after a former TA soldier confronted a neighbour with a powerful air rifle after months of noisy DIY work had disrupted his sleep.Read

Elderly shopper mugged May 29 2009

POLICE yesterday appealed for witnesses after a pensioner was robbed in broad daylight outside a Perth supermarket.Read

Visibility ‘key’ says new Chief May 29 2009

THE newly-appointed Chief Superintendent of Tayside Police’s Western Division, Craig Suttie, believes that visibility is the key for a successful police force.Read

Kids with support needs learn safety May 29 2009

AN INNOVATIVE new scheme that teaches fire safety to youngsters with learning difficulties has been hailed as a massive success.Read

Concern for missing Sonja (31) May 29 2009

CONCERN was growing yesterday for the safety of a woman who has vanished without trace from a secluded Perthshire retreat.Read

Perth and Kinross Council

Power plant anger May 29 2009

PERTH and Kinross Council has been bombarded by objections to the controversial Shore Road incinerator plan. It was confirmed yesterday that the local authority had already received 750 submissions.Read

Musical support for Safe-Tay campaign May 29 2009

ROCK bands are set to join forces in Perth to raise funds for a campaign to prevent tragedies on the River Tay.Read

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