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Perth Sheriff Court: Booze rampage man jailed

A SHERIFF has carried out a threat made two years ago to lock up a serial offender after he failed to curb his alcohol-fuelled offending.Read

Parents asked not to park in Blairgowrie Community Campus

FOLLOWING on from the day of action tackling speeding and parking issues around the Blairgowrie community campus last month, parents and carers of pupils at Newhill and St Stephen’s primary schools have been asked not to park in the campus.Read

Blairgowrie business taking part in Chelsea Flower Show

THE momentum is gathering towards the Chelsea Flower Show 2012, and for two local florists in particular, the Florist of the Year and Florist of the Future competitions.Read

Perthshire Amber Afternoon session at Caputh Church

PERTHSHIRE Amber, the Dougie MacLean festival, will host one of a series of new Amber Afternoon events in Caputh Church this year.Read

MSP welcomes plans for former Hill Primary School site in Blairgowrie

MURDO Fraser MSP has welcomed the Ericht Trust’s proposals for the former Hill Primary School site in Blairgowrie.Read

The fire closed the road near Meigle

Suspicious fire at farm just outside Meigle closes A94 and destroys 1000 hay bales

POLICE are appealing for information following a suspicious blaze at a farm near Meigle in the early hours of Monday morning.Read

Strathmore and Blairgowrie and the Glens councillors all re-elected in local authority elections

ALL seven of the councillors for the Blairgowrie and the Glens and the Strathmore wards in East Perthshire were re-elected last week.Read

CAMPAIGNERS for Tayside beavers concerned by rumours of a possible secret cull

CAMPAIGNERS for the Tayside beavers are concerned by rumours of a possible secret cull of the animals.Read

Blairgowrie students to be given the chance to explore a career in care

BLAIRGOWRIE youngsters are part of a group being given an insight into a career in care as part of a new initiative by The Prince’s Trust and care provider Balhousie Care Group.Read

Murdo Fraser MSP calls on Scottish Government to recognise the poor standard of broadband connectivity in east Perthshire.

MURDO Fraser MSP has called on the Scottish Government to recognise the poor standard of broadband connectivity in parts of Perthshire.Read

Newhill Primary School pupils welcome visitors to exhibition showcasing their work

PUPILS in Newhill’s primary one to three classes recently invited parents, grandparents and friends to an exhibition at the school to show them the hard work they have all been doing.Read

A Day in the Life of the VisitScotland Information Centre in Blairgowrie

AS THE tourism industry across Scotland gears up for one of its busiest periods of the year, Blairgowrie Advertiser reporter Clare Damodaran spent a day in the life of a visitor services advisor at the VisitScotland Information Centre in Blairgowrie.Read

Opinions sought on new signs for entrances to Coupar Angus road signs

COUPAR Angus will soon have new gateway signs, replacing the existing ones at the four main entrances to the town on the roads from Forfar, Dundee, Perth and Blairgowrie.Read

Driving ban for factory worker

POLICE caught a drink driver in Blairgowrie after stopping him for using his mobile phone while at the wheel.Read

£25,000 LEADER funding announced for Blairgowrie and East Perthshire Tourism Association Jampionships

BLAIRGOWRIE and East Perthshire Tourism Association’s (BEPTA) “Jampionships” has been awarded £25,000 over two years to build on the success of last year’s pilot project.Read

Berrypickers’ ceilidhs to resume

BERRYPICKERS’ ceilidhs in Blairgowrie began 12 years ago when Jean Napier and a few friends at St Mary’s-South Church decided to introduce students who were working on local farms to a little bit of Scottish culture, namely the ceilidh.Read

Future of Samaritans is a matter of life and death

WHEN the phone rings in the local Samaritans’ office, the volunteers waiting to answer have no idea who might be calling.Read

Green light as Coupar Angus Diamond Jubilee celebrations get the go ahead

DETAILS have been announced of Coupar Angus’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations.Read

Perth mum sheds nine stone and begins new career with Scottish Slimmers

WITH a family history of heart problems and her young family’s future to consider, 35-year-old Laura Barnett, from Perth, knew that being over eight stone too heavy was potentially life-threatening.Read

Countryside ranger service installs swift next boxes at Rattray Primary School

THE eaves of Rattray Primary School are the latest to be fitted with new nestboxes erected to halt the decline in swift numbers in Perth and Kinross.Read

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