Articles...
Dec 26 2008
STILL on the thorny subject of the City Hall, I overheard this exchange in Willows Coffee Shop earlier this week....
Dec 26 2008
Dear Editor, – I have followed the comments on the future of the City Hall with interest and have noted how some correspondents are really getting hot under the collar over the honest views of others....
Dec 26 2008
Dear Editor, – I am pleased to see that a significant body of opinion is now coming forward in support of the sensible development of the space presently occupied by Perth City Hall as typified by John Bullough’s letter in the PA....
Dec 26 2008
EIGHT high-profile voices have joined the chorus calling for the demolition of Perth City Halls....
Dec 19 2008
Dear Editor, – I am in complete agreement with Mr John Bullough's letter of December 12. I have many fond memories of the City Hall in its heyday, but I would rather see it razed to the ground than turned into yet another shopping mall with cheap outlets and stalls and/or restaurants or cafes which we have in abundance already....
Dec 19 2008
Dear Editor, – Your reporter and correspondents (PA, December 16) almost suggest that only a big kick is required to “knock down” the City Hall, whereas in fact the demolition of this great building would be an immense job, entailing not only site clearance but also vast works to the infrastructure and environment, costing a minimum of £4 million – before provision of whatever may be needed for the area’s future use – generating nil revenue. Neither Mr Bullough nor any of his supporters tell us where this expenditure might come from....
Dec 19 2008
Dear Editor, – As a Perth expat, now living in Glasgow, I have many fond memories of the City Hall from my youth in the late 50s up until the 70s before I left Perth....
Dec 19 2008
Dear Editor, – Had to take the opportunity to write into the paper to voice my opinion to keep the city hall....
Dec 19 2008
ANY move to flatten Perth City Hall and create a public square in the heart of the Fair City would ultimately require consent from Historic Scotland....
Dec 19 2008
I THOUGHT I’d throw caution to the wind this week and wade into the City Hall debate....
