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Perthshire news for 9 February 2010

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Perthshire child porn fiend jailed for four years Feb 09 2010

A MAN who downloaded sickening video clips of children – some as young as four – being sexually abused was given a four-year sentence at Perth Sheriff Court yesterday.Read

Emergency services response to Perth fire praised Feb 09 2010

ELDERLY residents in Perth’s St Johnstoun’s Nursing Home had a narrow escape yesterday morning after a fire broke out in the building.Read

Dunning residents to discuss new conservation plan Feb 09 2010

RESIDENTS will meet next week to discuss a new protection plan for a picturesque Perthshire village.Read

Perthshire dad warns against swine flu Feb 09 2010

A PERTHSHIRE father has urged some of the region’s most vulnerable residents not to ignore the threat posed by swine flu.Read

Thousands sign-up for fire checks across Tayside Feb 09 2010

THOUSANDS of people across Perthshire and beyond have taken advantage of potentially life-saving advice from firefighters.Read

Councillor has “no confidence” in planning department Feb 09 2010

A KINROSS-SHIRE councillor yesterday delivered a “no confidence” verdict on area planners – and the Scottish Government – over landscape protection.Read

Homelessness strategy for Perth and Kinross Feb 09 2010

A RENT ‘bond’ scheme that has cut the number of homeless people in Perth and Kinross has reached a major milestone, it emerged yesterday.Read

Neve to star in Dr Who Feb 09 2010

TIMES are anything but dull these days for star-gazer Neve McIntosh.Read

Scone teenager heads to Ghana for football tournament Feb 09 2010

GENEROUS Scone teenager Jack Kydd is about to embark on an African footballing adventure for charity.Read

Restaurant “saves” Perth landmark Feb 09 2010

A RESCUE plan unveiled yesterday could see a new restaurant being created at a notorious Perth landmark-turned eyesore.Read

Naked Rambler rambler senteced to 21 months in Perth Feb 09 2010

THE man dubbed ‘The Naked Rambler’ was jailed for a total of 21 months at Perth Sheriff Court yesterday.Read

Auchterarder unites to fight Polio Feb 09 2010

RESIDENTS in south-west Perthshire will band together today to raise funds for the global fight against polio.Read

Grundon claim local disinterest in waste plant Feb 09 2010

WASTE plant developer Grundon yesterday claimed there had been “a complete lack of interest” in the realities of a £100 million incinerator plan for Perth’s Shore Road.Read

Caught wearing women’s knickers in his car Feb 09 2010

A PERTHSHIRE man was found sitting in his car in a lay-by near Coupar Angus in freezing temperatures – wearing just a pair of socks, a jacket – and a pair of women’s knickers.Read

Polish man facing deportation after masked raid Feb 09 2010

A FORMER altar boy told a deportation hearing yesterday afternoon that he took part in a masked raid on a Perth restaurant because he was desperate for cash to pay his rent.Read

Freed early but commits another crime a week later Feb 09 2010

A SHERIFF expressed astonishment that a Perth woman with a history of breaching bail had been freed early from a 21-month sentence.Read

Movie Review: Invictus, starring Matt Damon and Morgan Freeman Feb 09 2010

BASED on the true story of Nelson Mandela’s struggle to reunite South Africa after the end of apartheid, Clint Eastwood’s latest directorial outing puts the famous former president’s reign into fresh focus.Read