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Tabs kept on pubs

COPS will be turning ‘inn keepers’ to keep tabs on troublesome boozers across the county. Read

Pickpockets at work

A MAN was pick-pocketed in the centre of Perth on Friday evening. Read

Racers search for a No.1

ORGANISERS of October’s Cancer Research 10k at Scone Palace are looking for a runner to wear the number one vest. Read

Woman jailed over glass attack on aunt

A WOMAN who “glassed” her aunt in a Perth pub during a family argument – scarring her for life – was given six months’ detention at the Sheriff Court on Wednesday. Read

Ex-councillor dies aged 93

FORMER councillor Britton Goudie has died at the age of 93. Read

Mugging in Rattray

A 63-YEAR-old man was knocked to the ground and robbed on Sunday evening. Read

Scones of Lethendy

Berry Shame

A PERTHSHIRE farmer sits in his turreted mansion overlooking the shanty town he has created for hundreds of fruit pickers living in squalor in the shadow of his palatial property on the outskirts of Perth. Read

Torrential rain results in flood warnings

Of 11 flood watches throughout Scotland, issued by the Scottish Environment Protection Agency, two relate to the Upper and Lower Tay and its tributaries, with another covering the Isla and Ericht. Read

Disgusting conditions are ‘standard’

THE PA confronted David Leslie with what we and officials had found at Scones of Lethendy and he claimed he was operating to “industry standards” and was inspected every year. Read

What the supermarkets had to say

SINCE David Leslie supplies strawberries to some of the UK’s biggest supermarkets, we wanted to know if they were aware of the seedy side to their supply chain. Read

What the investigators had to say

INVESTIGATORS are still scrutinising the Scones of Lethendy operation and so were limited in what they could tell us. Read

Con artists target POs

BIG County businesses have been warned by the police to be on their guard against a pair of con-artists. Read

Teen trial date is set

A TEENAGER has denied entering a house without consent – and then assaulting a female by stroking her naked thigh while in her bedroom. Read

Reward for return of missing painting

A PAINTING by artist Kirsten Harris, has gone missing from an exhibition at Perth Racecourse during a prestigious gala evening fundraising charity event. Read

Thieves hit beauty spot

A TOURIST visiting a Kinross-shire beauty spot received a nasty surprise on Sunday when thieves struck yet again at the Burleigh Sands car park. Read

Catalogue con woman

A MUM who fraudulently obtained goods worth more than £2500 in mail order scams was ordered to carry out 160 hours of community service and pay £600 in compensation. Read

Extra £2 levies slapped on meals- on-wheels

VULNERABLE meals-on-wheels users could soon be charged “unfair” levies, it was claimed yesterday. Read

Houses get go-ahead

PLANS for a small cluster of houses in a pretty Perthshire village received the nod this week. Read

A bitter blow for Post Office thirteen

ACROSS Perth and Kinross 13 communities were dealt a bitter blow this week when they learned their post office branches will be axed. Read

Look officer..no hands!

THE BEHAVIOUR of car users in Perth and Kinross has been in sharp focus over the last two weeks, and the results make sobering reading. Read

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