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Perthshire news for 28 August 2009

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Scone superstore petition launched Aug 28 2009

A SCONE environmental watchdog group has launched a petition, opposing controversial plans for a major new supermarket in the village.Read

Laughing gunman terrorises Fair City Aug 28 2009

POLICE in Perth went to red alert yesterday following reports of a gun-toting hoodlum in the city centre.Read

Scone's new ScOPE group aims to help environment Aug 28 2009

THE ScOPE Group was set up by a number of Scone residents who felt the local environment was coming under increasing threat from “inappropriate development.”Read

Snap happy invitation to join contest Aug 28 2009

A MENTAL health charity is inviting creative types to aim for national glory by focusing on life in Perth.Read

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Perth cat savaged by a pack of dogs Aug 28 2009

A HEARTBROKEN Perth pensioner blasted irresponsible dog owners yesterday after her much-loved cat was savagely killed.Read

Firm’s investment in staff recognised Aug 28 2009

STAFF at Sidey are celebrating after scooping a top award.Read

Home-made weapons in killer’s cell Aug 28 2009

A CONVICTED murderer who stabbed a father-of-two over comments made at a toddler’s birthday party confronted prison officers with two weapons at Perth’s maximum security jail.Read

Woman put crack cocaine into her underwear Aug 28 2009

ALMOST 30 grammes of crack cocaine, with an estimated street value of £25,000, was found hidden in a woman’s underwear when she was searched after police stopped a car on the outskirts of Perth.Read

Perth mother’s abusive texts to daughter Aug 28 2009

A PERTH mother bombarded her daughter with more than 50 abusive text messages in a bid to “shock” her into resuming contact.Read

Perth man's drink driving called "stupid" Aug 28 2009

SHORTLY after borrowing his mother’s car, a Perth man struck the kerb in the North Muirton area of the city.Read

Perth teen breached night-time curfew Aug 28 2009

BACKGROUND reports have been ordered on a Perth teenager who breached a court curfew.Read

Rory comes home from US for the big event Aug 28 2009

RORY McAllister returned to Scotland for the first time in years and headed straight to Perth to take on the best local wrestlers as part of Hell For Lycra VI.Read

Million Dollar Man is here for the love Aug 28 2009

FORMER wrestler Ted diBiase met up with Perthshire’s self-styled “Bravehart” and then went in search of Mel Gibson’s more famous take on the William Wallace legend.Read

Vote to destroy ‘beloved’ tree Aug 28 2009

WAR VETERANS were left with a heavy heart this week after councillors voted to fell a much-loved sycamore tree and replace it with sheltered housing, writes Johnathon Menzies.Read

Perth City Hall’s future back in the mix Aug 28 2009

HARD-UP tax payers will have to continue coughing up to maintain Perth’s empty former City Hall its ditched developers claimed yesterday.Read

Labour man’s fury over incinerator Aug 28 2009

PLANS for a massive incinerator in Perth’s Shore Road were yesterday branded a “potentially dangerous monstrosity.”Read

Artspace boss blasts the council over city hall Aug 28 2009

DEFENDING her entrepreneurial credentials, Artspace founder Irene Watson yesterday hit out at the council’s stance.Read

Shona Robison praises new Perth dentist at Broxden Aug 28 2009

SHONA Robison, Scottish Government Minister for Public Health and Sport, cut the first turf at a new £7.6 million dental facility on the outskirts of Perth on Wednesday.Read

Hackers raid police website Aug 28 2009

TAYSIDE Police were left red-faced after hackers took over their website.Read

Woman says she wasn’t drunk while with child Aug 28 2009

A PERTH woman has denied being drunk in charge of a young child and causing the toddler to fall from its pushchair, onto a busy city centre road.Read

Win a car at Rotary fayre Aug 28 2009

BIG-HEARTED Peter Vardy has donated a Vauxhall Corsa as the star prize for tomorrow’s Charity Fayre in Perth’s King Edward Street.Read

Mum’s appeal for lost birthday cash Aug 28 2009

A PERTH mum has pleaded for the return of her son’s missing birthday money.Read

Scone ball court plans get the OK Aug 28 2009

SPORTING facilities in Scone received a shot in the arm this week after councillors unanimously approved much-publicised plans for a ball court to be constructed within the village.Read

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