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Grandad made shotgun threat at Coupar Angus school

THE head teacher at a Perthshire nursery school was left terrified after she overheard the grandfather of one of the youngsters threaten to return with a shotgun – and “harm” people in the building.Read

Blairgowrie craft project to host charity sale

A CRAFTS project in Blairgowrie is to host a jumble sale fund-raiser this Saturday (October 24) to raise funds for its work supporting adults with mental ill health.Read

Search for Blairgowrie’s top citizen

BLAIRGOWRIE and Rattray Community Council are looking for nominations for the Blairgowrie Advertiser Citizen of the Year Cup.Read

Small number do Blairgowrie walk for charity

THE promised 40 walkers did not turn up for what was to have been the Big Pink Day Walk in Blairgowrie on Saturday.Read

Blairgowrie Ploughing Association hold annual match

MANY of the competitors at the Blairgowrie Ploughing Association annual ploughing match at Muirton of Ardblair on Sunday had also taken part at the Alyth event the previous day.Read

Celebrate Blairgowrie at community market

“CELEBRATE Blairgowrie” is the cry from Strathmore and the Glens as they hold their Community Market in the Wellmeadow this Saturday (October 24) with the return of a number of regular stallholders.Read

One Voice for Blairgowrie community

BLAIRGOWRIE and Rattray Regeneration Company are in the process of setting up an office, One Voice, in Upper Mill Street, next door to the Toy Box, and hope it will be open in about four weeks.Read

Coupar Angus Regeneration Trust gets support

Jill Davies, originally from Blairgowrie, has taken up the post and returned to the local area after some years working in Wales on a similar town regeneration project.Read

Blairgowrie Open Award Group has busy year

A BUSY year was reported for Blairgowrie Open Award Group by Award Leader Richard Caves.Read

Blairgowrie High pupils off to sunny Spain

A PARTY of S5 pupils at Blairgowrie High School packed their suitcases for a cultural and language trip to Barcelona, offered for the second time to seniors studying either Spanish or art and design.Read

Perth and Kinross Council to give cash injection to Blairgowrie businesses

EXTRA investment of £1m. announced in Perth and Kinross Council's February budget is helping businesses in Blairgowrie and East Perthshire through the economic downturn, and protecting local jobs, figures have shown.Read

Alyth church celebrates new heat project

WORK has been completed on the heating project at St Ninian’s Episcopal Church, Alyth.Read

Horses return to Alyth ploughing match

AFTER a break of a year horses returned to Alyth and District Ploughing Society's annual match on Saturday at Jordanstone, Alyth, by kind permission of the Marshall family.Read

HRH medal for former Blairgowrie High pupils Rebecca

THE Princess Royal officially opened the Royal Scottish Geographical Society’s new headquarters in Perth.Read

MSP urges Parliament to upgrade phone system in Blairgowrie

MSP Murdo Fraser has demanded telephone exchanges in Tayside must be upgraded.Read

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Triangle Playgroup targeted by vandals

The mindless mauraders tore through the Triangle Playgroup’s outside garden trashing everything they could get their hands on.Read

Cray Kirk war memorials re-decicated at Glenshee church

TWO War Memorial plaques situated at Cray Kirk, which is no longer used as a church, were re-dedicated on Sunday (October 11) at Glenshee Church by the Rev. Dr Malcolm MacRae.Read

Blairgowrie residents urged to get planning objections in early

PEOPLE wishing to submit objections to planning applications should submit their comments as early as possible, the Council’s Development Control convener has urged.Read

Murdo Fraser: Scottish Goverment washing hands of flooding

THE Scottish Government is washing its hands of any responsibility to sort out the problem of annual flooding in east Perthshire, claims Mid-Scotland and Fife MSP Murdo Fraser.Read

Perth man denies Blairgowrie dangerous driving incident

A MOTORIST has denied charges of dangerous driving – and failing to stop after a smash – on the Blairgowrie-Perth road.Read

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