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Figures for Perth road deaths down

DEATHS and serious accidents on Perthshire roads have significantly reduced in number, a meeting will hear tomorrow. Read

Police plea after lorry’s tyre blowout

TAYSIDE Police are appealing for witnesses to an incident that occurred on the M90 Perth-Edinburgh motorway, near to Bridge of Earn, at 5.45pm last Thursday. Read

Road cash falls short

PERTH and Kinross Council has received a promised £200,000 donation to help upgrade a strategic road in Kinross-shire. Read

Campaigning for road safety

RESIDENTS have sent a petition to the Scottish Parliament calling for a pledge on road safety after a major new route opened in Kinross-shire. Read

A9 death toll is ‘unacceptable’

THERE have been 152 fatal accidents on the A9 between Perth and Inverness since 1985, it was revealed yesterday in a parliamentary answer to a question posed by MSP Murdo Fraser. Read

MSP welcomes safety measures

NEW road safety measures on the A85 Perth to Crieff Road at Burnbrae will save lives, claimed Elizabeth Smith MSP yesterday. Read

Overtaking led to head-on crash

A TOURIST drove straight into another car while overtaking on Perthshire’s A9, a sheriff court trial heard. Read

Mum badly hurt in crash

A PERTHSHIRE mother was rushed to Dundee’s Ninewells hospital with serious injuries this week after her car collided with a tree. Read

Seven-year-old Peebles boy dies in A9 accident

A BOY killed in an accident on a Big County road on Friday night has been named as seven-year-old Benjamin Paton, from Peebles. Read

Police catch drivers using mobiles

A “CONCERNING” trend is continuing across the Big County according to local law enforcers. Read

Illegal drivers in police spotlight

THE full force of the law has been in action across the Big County to literally clampdown on illegal drivers. Read

Cash queued up for A90 works

A TOTAL of £4.2 million has been allocated to carry out junction improvement works on the A90 Perth-Dundee road. Read

Change for village buses

PERTH and Kinross Council would like to advise that there will be temporary changes to bus services to Longforgan from next Monday for approximately two weeks. Read

Did you see this accident?

THE public have been asked to help with the investigation surrounding a car crash in Perthshire on Saturday morning. Read

Safety first checks

LOCAL drivers are getting some special help to warm up their winter safety this weekend. Read

Resurfacing works close A94

THE A94 Perth to Forfar Road will be closed for one day early next month at Burrelton, between Side Street and School Road. Read

Did you witness biker’s crash?

A FEMALE biker had to be airlifted to hospital after she fell off her motorcycle in Highland Perthshire at the weekend. Read

Motorcyclist airlifted to Ninewells Hospital

A MOTORCYCLIST was airlifted to Dundee’s Ninewells Hospital after an accident on a Big County road left him with serious injuries at the weekend. Read