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Perthshire news for 26 January 2010

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Funding set to be approved for special Perth Festival of the Arts line-up Jan 26 2010

COUNCILLORS will be asked tomorrow to approve an application from Perth Festival of the Arts for funding worth £23,500.Read

Scone firm counts cost of employing illegal workers Jan 26 2010

A SOFT fruit firm has been left counting the cost of illegally employing more than 250 East European workers at its farm near Perth.Read

Douglas Pover wins Thomson prize Jan 26 2010

THIS year’s deserved winner of the David K Thomson Award is Douglas Pover.Read

Perth fruit farmer ran shanty town Jan 26 2010

”I’VE nothing to hide.”Read

Ex-soldier had live rounds of ammunition Jan 26 2010

A FORMER soldier kept 16 live rounds of ammunition as a souvenir at his former home in Bridge of Cally after he was medically discharged from the Army.Read

Perth furniture charity 40:20 lands major accolade Jan 26 2010

A CHARITY that helps Perth residents kit out their homes with unwanted furniture has picked up a top honour.Read

Movie Review: Up In The Air, Clooney ‘flop’ at Perth cinema Jan 26 2010

CENTRAL character Jason Reitman (George Clooney) lives his life in the air, jetting all over the world to sack people from their jobs.Read

Vampires Rock returns to Perth Jan 26 2010

HARD-BITTEN rock fans are set to come out in their droves in Perth for the return of Eighties hit-maker Toyah Willcox.Read

Olympic star a role model for Perthshire students Jan 26 2010

DOUBLE Olympic sailing gold medallist Shirley Robertson dropped anchor at St John’s Academy last week and put some wind into the sails of first-year students.Read

Revivals return at Perth’s Malt House Jan 26 2010

A VARIED spectrum of live musical events is being offered up at a Perth venue this week.Read

Winter vomiting bug closes PRI ward Jan 26 2010

A PERTH hospital ward remained closed to new admissions yesterday due to a suspected outbreak of Norovirus.Read

Falcons face steeple ban Jan 26 2010

DEAD birds repeatedly clogging a Perth church’s gutters could revoke the visiting rights of peregrine falcons.Read

Perth gathers to celebrate Robert Burns Jan 26 2010

PERTH’S Salutation Hotel hosted a weekend celebration of renowned Scots wordsmith Robert Burns.Read

Paper delivery youngsters shun big freeze to deliver the news Jan 26 2010

DETERMINED paperboys and girls delivering to 350 homes in Blairgowrie during the ‘big freeze’ adopted postal mantra, the mail must get through.Read

Perthshire windfarm claims “exaggerated,” claim objectors Jan 26 2010

CLAIMS that a proposed Perthshire windfarm could inject more than £8million into the local economy were branded by objectors yesterday as “exaggerated”.Read

Crieff man remanded on abduction and extortion charges Jan 26 2010

A CRIEFF man made a second appearance in private at Perth Sheriff Court yesterday afternoon on abduction and extortion charges.Read

Perth motorists face 20-week headache during roadworks Jan 26 2010

ROADWORKS starting in Perth on Valentines Day will have many motorists seeing red.Read

Campaign for out of hours GP cover Jan 26 2010

HIGHLAND Perthshire residents yesterday stated their case for out-of-hours GP cover in the remote Rannoch area.Read

Namibian delegation visits Perthshire Jan 26 2010

AFRICAN delegates returned home yesterday following a fact-finding mission to Perthshire’s visitor hotspots.Read

Perth 800 celebrations off to a flyer Jan 26 2010

A FANTASTICALLY life-like, fire-breathing dragon provided a rip-snorting start to the Perth 800 celebrations.Read

Blairgowrie supports River Ericht projects Jan 26 2010

A SERIES of projects designed to revitalise east Perthshire have been given residents’ resounding approval.Read

Alarms help combat domestic abuse - claim Jan 26 2010

POLICE in Perth claimed success yesterday following the introduction of high-tech tracking devices for domestic abuse victims.Read

Weekend fires in Perth Jan 26 2010

MORE than 30 firefighters tackled a laundry blaze on Perth’s Inveralmond Industrial Estate on Saturday morning.Read

Braco wind turbines appeal rejected Jan 26 2010

A SCOTTISH Executive Reporter has thrown out an appeal against the rejection of planning consent for a controversial windfarm in West Perthshire.Read

Blairgowrie visitors’ centre sparks safety fears for elderly Jan 26 2010

FRAIL Blairgowrie residents have been stretchered into ambulances using household furniture because parked cars are obstructing emergency vehicles.Read