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Perthshire news for 14 October 2011

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Drug dealer jailed for two-and-a-half years Oct 14 2011

A MOTHER-OF-THREE who acted as a heroin ‘mule’ to transport the equivalent of more than a thousand ‘tenner bags’ was jailed for 12 months yesterday.Read

Perth and Kinross Heritage Trust’s photography competition winners Oct 14 2011

TO coincide with Perthshire Archaeology Month, the Perth and Kinross Heritage Trust ran a photography competition throughout September.Read

Scrap yard theft a revolving door Oct 14 2011

POLICE believe copper cabling stolen from a Perth scrap yard could be sold to a rival venture.Read

Worldwide audience expected for festival Oct 14 2011

ORGANISERS of Perthshire Amber have been making “last-minute preparations” ahead of the start of the festival.Read

Fair City laughed at in new show Oct 14 2011

PERTH is to be the butt of the joke in a hilarious new charity show launched in the city yesterday.Read

Spirited shoplifter steals £1200 worth of Jack Daniels from Asda supermarkets Oct 14 2011

A SERIAL shoplifter stole more than £1000 worth of booze – mostly whisky – from supermarkets in Perth and Dundee.Read

Castle agents under siege Oct 14 2011

AGENTS handling the sale of Perthshire’s iconic Stobhall Castle have almost been under siege from potential buyers with money to burn.Read

Sun set to help Grouse shine Oct 14 2011

AN ICONIC Perth landmark is set to become a shining beacon to motorists later this month.Read

Chronic alcoholic gets another four months Oct 14 2011

A SIX-MONTH jail sentence for shoplifting has helped sober up a chronic alcoholic, Perth Sheriff Court head.Read

Police raid cannabis fractory Oct 14 2011

POLICE seized cannabis plants with the potential to produce hundreds of pounds worth of the Class B drug when they raided a Highland Perthshire cottage.Read

Leading author Jacki Rodikis to visit Perth store Oct 14 2011

PERTH: Writer Jacki Rodikis is to visit Perth next month as part of a nationwide book-signing tour.Read

Hole in the wall raid smells like deja vu to Perth florist Oct 14 2011

INTRUDERS who took the ‘long way round’ to break into a Perth florist were being hunted by police yesterday.Read

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Perth pubs back NZ mine effort Oct 14 2011

PUB-GOERS are preparing to raise a glass to the Perth man killed in a mining tragedy in New Zealand.Read

A-Z guide for first time buyers Oct 14 2011

PROPERTY experts are touting a new publication as a potential helping hand for Perthshire’s first-time buyers.Read

SSE auctions its power on the market Oct 14 2011

PERTH-based Scottish and Southern Energy is to start auctioning part of its electricity supply on the wholesale market.Read

Horse owner warns over theft attempts Oct 14 2011

A PERTHSHIRE horse owner yesterday urged others to be on their guard for thieves after she found one of her horses with its tail plaited.Read

Scouts are up for the challenge Oct 14 2011

HARDY Scouts from the organisation’s Perth And Kinross District set-up braved the elements for their annual Challenge Hike.Read

Perth Academy celebrates best exam performance in a decade Oct 14 2011

A PERTH school has enjoyed some of its best exam results in over a decade, it emerged yesterday.Read

Boundary changes split up Big County Oct 14 2011

A PROPOSED shake-up of Westminster constituencies in Perthshire was blasted yesterday by its sitting MPs.Read

‘Pug’ thief fills up en route Oct 14 2011

A CAR nabbed in Perth was found dumped somewhere in Dumfries and Galloway, reports Denis Brown.Read

PKC elevate emergency HQ bid Oct 14 2011

PERTHSHIRE politicians have contacted their Holyrood counterparts in a bid to put forward Perth as a suitable home to the proposed merged fire and police services in Scotland.Read

Alyth pair must wait for sentence on brutal attack Oct 14 2011

ALYTH: Two men who carried out a brutal attack on another man in his house at Alyth will discover their fate on October 24.Read

Council forced to backtrack on flats repair works after PA intervention Oct 14 2011

BLUNDERING council officials were forced into an embarrassing U-turn by The PA yesterday over repair works to fire-ravaged Perth flats.Read

Crooks raid storage area at troubled flats Oct 14 2011

A RAID on a storage area is the latest incident at a Perth tower block where elderly residents are being tormented by drug-fuelled louts and mindless vandals.Read

Hettie’s Tearoom is away with the faeries for PKAVS Oct 14 2011

HETTIE’S Tearoom in Pitlochry has jumped into the Autumn Festival spirit with a bright, tree-lined frontage, extended hours and a programme of enchanted tales and storytelling.Read

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