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Auchterarder pair banned from shop for assault Nov 20 2009

A STRATHEARN man and woman have been banned from a local shop until after their trial on a total of seven charges, which include assault, breach of the peace and resisting arrest.Read

Incinerator protesters blast Perth and Kinross Council for petition handover Nov 20 2009

PERTH & Kinross Council was slated by the petition organisers for the treatment meted out to petition-bearers at the handover yesterday morning.Read

Tayside Police: Dalcrue couple could have been wrong target for torture Nov 20 2009

PERTH police tracking three dangerous masked raiders who subjected a couple to a terrifying ordeal in their own home are following a number of leads.Read

A homecoming for Perth actor Colin McCredie Nov 20 2009

IT’S provided his livelihood for more than a decade and Perth actor Colin McCredie is hopeful network politics won't kill off the country's long-running cop show.Read

Tip-off led police to heroin worth £15,000 at Perth homes Nov 20 2009

DRUGS squad officers seized almost £15,000 worth of heroin when they raided two houses in the Fairfield district of Perth, writes Les Stewart.Read

Couple raise money for Perth Royal Infirmary haematology unit Nov 20 2009

POPULAR entertainer Eddie Rose and his wife Margaret have raised £1020 for PRI’s haematology unit.Read

Recession doesn’t hit Perth Christmas shoebox appeal Nov 20 2009

A RECESSION busting 5,680 Christmas Shoeboxes will bring joy to Romanian families in the next few weeks.Read

Tayside Police issue counterfeit cash alert Nov 20 2009

POLICE are warning retailers, businesses and members of the public to guard against the use of counterfeit money.Read

Marathon trip to the Big Apple raises money for Perth charity Nov 20 2009

ENERGETIC car sales manager Dean Morris raised £2450 for a Perth charity by completing the New York City Marathon.Read

Perth family threatened with another damp winter Nov 20 2009

BLEAK housing conditions are putting a Perth family’s health at risk, it was claimed yesterday.Read

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Kinross curling academy is backed by Perth and Kinross Council Nov 20 2009

THE quest to establish Kinross at the heart of curling in Scotland cleared a major hurdle this week when outline plans to erect a National Curling Academy were unanimously approved.Read

New Perth and Kinross Council houses due to be built near Letham Primary Nov 20 2009

SCHOOL grounds will make way for Perth’s first new council houses in almost 25 years.Read

Auchterarder cannabis farm runner jailed Nov 20 2009

ALMOST 200 cannabis plants, with an estimated street value of £50,000, were seized when police swooped on a house in a quiet suburb of Auchterarder.Read

Scone Palace shifted into high gear for rally Nov 20 2009

FIRST Minister Alex Salmond and Sir Jackie Stewart teamed-up last night for a spectacular ceremonial start to the inaugural RACMSA Rally of Scotland at Scone Palace.Read

Stagecoach tycoon's son assaulted partygoer after taunts Nov 20 2009

THE teenage son of multi-millionaire bus tycoon Brian Souter repeatedly punched another youth in a violent, drink-fuelled attack after a party.Read

End is in sight for Perth bridge’s paint job Nov 20 2009

THE company tasked with painting Perth’s Queen’s Bridge has pledged the controversial job will be completed by the end of next week.Read

Dundee driver banned for A90 mayhem Nov 20 2009

A TAXI driver whose recklessness almost caused an accident on the A90 near Perth was yesterday banned from driving, writes Andrew Welsh.Read

3000 say no to Perth incinerator as clock ticks Nov 20 2009

THE petition containing more than 3000 signatures calling for Perth and Kinross Council to “Revoke the Smoke” was delivered yesterday.Read

Handover ‘was complete farce’ Nov 20 2009

PERTH & Kinross Council was slated by the petition organisers for the treatment meted out to the petition-bearers at the handover yesterday morning.Read

Aberfeldy ceilidh styled for the family Nov 20 2009

ABERFELDY is marking this year’s St Andrews Night celebrations with a family ceilidh next Friday (November 27) from 7pm in the newly-refurbished Town Hall.Read

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