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Help salute our 'Big Freeze' heroes

BLAIRGOWRIE and East Perthshire, like the rest of Scotland, is in the grip of the coldest winter for probably 50 years.Read

Special praise for Rattray's Special Treats

A MOTION has been lodged in the Scottish Parliament praising the work of charity Special Treats in Rattray.Read

Public to be consultated on waste management plan

THE East Perthshire public are to be consulted over a new Perth and Kinross Waste Management Plan for the next 15 years.Read

Drink driver’s six-year ban

A BRIDGE of Cally woman who drove with more than twice the legal alcohol limit was fined £400 and banned for six years at the Sheriff Court.Read

Blairgowrie in the grip of winter

THE recent big freeze thawed out partly over the weekend around Blairgowrie and Rattray but more snow is forecast for some areas.Read

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One dead and two critical in A93 smash

A TWO-vehicle crash on the ‘Meikleour straight’ of the A93 Perth road claimed the life of 17-year-old Storm Andrews.Read

Volunteers needed to control mink

VOLUNTEERS are to be recruited in Blairgowrie and East Perthshire to help control the American mink.Read

East Perthshire Homecare staff brave Arctic conditions

AN INTREPID East Perthshire carer braved treacherous road conditions to ensure those she looks after weren’t left stranded during recent heavy snowfall.Read

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Ian Grant gets knighthood in New Year's Honours List

A BLAIRGOWRIE-BASED industrialist was given extra cause to toast his retirement – after being awarded a knighthood.Read

Blairgowrie Hospital staff feared for safety

STAFF at a Perthshire hospital feared for their safety after a drunken man turned up too late for evening visiting.Read

Blairgowrie fun run results

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Blairgowrie Fun Run went on, despite weather

FEARS that 2010 could be the first time in the 27-year history of the Blairgowrie New Year’s Day Fun Run would have to be cancelled turned out to be unfounded.Read

Coupar Angus Adult Education classes unveiled

COUPAR Angus Adult Education Association are offering a variety of classes from Tai Chi and yoga to art and dancing in their spring 2010 term.Read

New Blairgowrie centre plans revealed

THE PEOPLE behind plans for a state-of-the-art visitors’ centre on the banks of the River Ericht have said the development could help breathe new life into Blairgowrie and Rattray.Read

Business booming in East Perthshire

ORGANISERS behind East Perthshire business start-up scheme Growbiz this week praised the area’s ability to seemingly buck the recession.Read

Blairgowrie drink driver fined £600 and banned for three years

A FORMER Blairgowrie man, caught driving with more than twice the legal alcohol limit, was fined £600 and banned for three years at Perth Sheriff Court.Read

Blairgowrie Adult Resource Centre staff have been praised by Care Commission inspectors

BLAIRGOWRIE Adult Resource Centre staff have been praised by Care Commission inspectors in a very positive inspection report.Read

Youth (16) armed himself with 8-inch blade

A BOOZED-UP 16-year-old who ran at one of his friends with an eight-inch long carving knife was told that he could have inflicted serious injuries ... or even killed him.Read

Sexual assault man fined £1,000

A PERTHSHIRE man who subjected a woman to a “frightening experience” when he indecently assaulted her in his home has had his name added to the Sex Offenders’ Register for five years.Read

Black Watch Cadet Outreach Project holds Christmas dinner

THE award winning Blairgowrie-based Black Watch Cadet Outreach Project held its annual Christmas dinner at the Altamount House Hotel, Blairgowrie, last Wednesday.Read

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