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Family butcher scoops award

NEWTYLE butcher James Pirie and Son’s sausages are the boys!Read

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Perth woman attacked

A PERTH woman was left with a broken wrist after she was twice attacked in a city centre street in the early hours of the morning.Read

Chemist open

THE chemist open in Blairgowrie this Sunday (August 15) from 11am to noon is Boots the Chemist, The Cross (tel. Blairgowrie 01250 872029).Read

New era for Alyth Guides?

RESIDENTS in an east Perthshire town have designs on a new Guiding hut fit for the 21st Century.Read

‘Vital’ Blair extension granted

THOSE behind a potential visitors’ centre on the banks of Blairgowrie’s River Ericht have been granted a “vital” deadline extension by the Scottish Government.Read

Community welcomes Blairgowrie shop move

LOCAL figureheads yesterday welcomed a nationwide retailer’s decision to open an outlet in Blairgowrie town centre.Read

New visitor centre opens at Glenshee

DOORS opened to a new era for Glenshee when John Swinney, MSP for North Tayside and Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Sustainable Growth, cut the ribbon to a visitor centre aimed at developing the picturesque area into a year-round destination.Read

Larghan Park green Flag

GREEN Flag status has been retained by Larghan Park, Coupar Angus, and officials handed over a new flag on Wednesday last week (July 28).Read

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Knife accused goes on holiday with mates

A BLAIRGOWRIE man accused of attempted murder after an  alleged knife attack has had his bail conditions amended – so he can go on a sunshine holiday with his mates!Read

Perthshire participants sign up for Walk for Water challenge

MORE than 70 big-hearted participants have signed-up for the ‘Walk of Water’.Read

Electric blanket safety testing reveals fire hazard

ELECTRIC blankets can be a great provider of comfort in our cold winter months, but for one East Perthshire family a faulty blanket had catastrophic effects.Read

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Blairgowrie heart attack victim's fury after 30 minute wait for ambulance

A BLAIRGOWRIE man who suffered a life-threatening heart attack slammed the emergency response yesterday – after waiting half an hour for an ambulance.Read

Former karate sensei raises £1000 for charity

FORMER karate sensei John Anderson overcame wind gusts in excess of 40mph and severe exhaustion to conquer the Cairngorms and raise around £1000 for Maggie’s Centre at Ninewells Hospital, Dundee.Read

Rattray Art Festival to take place next month

THE inaugural Rattray Art Festival is to be launched in Rattray Hall next month.Read

Blairgowrie pupils attend space school at Perth College

TWO Rattray Primary School pupils, Peter Mattner and Lewis Kinney, and Niran Greig, from Kettins Primary, attended Space School at the start of the summer holidays--and met a real spaceman! Read

Hydro project gets underway in Blairgowrie

CONSTRUCTION of a revolutionary energy project in Blairgowrie’s River Ericht got under way yesterday.Read

Blairgowrie Constable Roddy Wood retires after 30 years

AT Blairgowrie Police Station on Friday afternoon gifts were presented to Constable Roddy Wood to mark his retiral after 30 years of police service. Read

Teacher with Blairgowrie roots is finalist for prestigious language award

PRIMARY school teacher with Blairgowrie connections, Danielle Dion-Jones, has been selected as a finalist for the Scholastic and La Jolie Ronde Primary Language Teacher Award.Read

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Blairgowrie murder bid accused wants bail terms changed

A BLAIRGOWRIE man, accused of attempted murder after an alleged knife attack, wants his bail conditions amended – so he can go abroad on a sunshine holiday.Read

Minister Jim Mather praises LovetoEat project

ENTERPRISE, energy and tourism Minister Jim Mather paid a visit to East Perthshire to celebrate the Big County’s food and drink products.Read

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