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Teens raise cash for trip to Malawi

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

EAST Perthshire teenagers are turning to generous locals to help them fund a summer African adventure.

Cricketers mourn loss of umpire Dennis Chambers

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:33:00 GMT

CRICKET correspondent Gordon Croll has expressed his sorrow at the recent death of a former club umpire, Dennis Chambers, who was a bookmaker in Coupar Angus for many years.

Rattray man fined £100 after drugs offence

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

A RATTRAY man has been fined £100 for being caught in the possession of heroin.

Work starts on Coupar Angus care home

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

WORK has started on a new care home that is expected to bring around 40 jobs to East Perthshire.

Stepping Stones production in Blairgowrie

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

THE Stepping Stones Theatre Company, a drama group that consists of adults with learning disabilities, will this week perform their latest production in Blairgowrie Town Hall on Friday, March 12 at 7pm.

Blairgowrie man's amazing life immortalised

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:30:00 GMT

FOR years Freddy Patterson was working on his extraordinary life story, reflecting on everything from his days as a kid guddling trout in the “Ratty Burn” to brutal jungle warfare with the Chindits in Burma and later enduring minus 50 degree temperatures in the Canadian wilderness.

Blairgowrie man (74) guilty of slapping teen's bottom

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

A 19-YEAR-OLD woman was reduced to tears as she told Perth Sheriff Court how an east Perthshire pensioner “slapped her on the bottom”.

Coupar Angus Primary gets top environment award

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

EXCITED youngsters from Coupar Angus Primary School were celebrating after scooping a top environmental award.

Drumderg windfarm logo competition

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

THE people of Perthshire have been asked to get creative to drum up support for a community project that could revitalise part of the region.

Man racially abused Asian woman

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

A DRUNKEN Polish farm worker racially abused a woman in a Blairgowrie newsagent’s shop.

Perthshire Drama Festival attracts top entries

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 11:28:00 GMT

PLAYS featuring love, murder, suicide, and comedy, provided audiences at last week's Perthshire Drama Festival at Birnam Institute with a wide and varied entertainment over the three evenings.

Blairgowrie High School prepares for gala dinner

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 10:13:00 GMT

BLAIRGOWRIE High School hospitality students are preparing for this year’s gala dinner to be held on Thursday, March 18.

Big freeze road damage poses a danger to bikers

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

A RISE in motorcycle use on East Perthshire roads damaged by the ‘big freeze’ could be an accident waiting to happen, traffic cops warned.

Fitness classes start in Blairgowrie

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

NEW fitness classes start in Blairgowrie from March 1, with the first week's offered free.

Youngsters get a hands-on Fairtrade lesson at local farm

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

YOUNG visitors to a Blairgowrie farm will get special hands-on lessons in Fairtrade, as part of events to mark Fairtrade Fortnight.

What John Swinney thinks

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

BULLYING is the issue of the week at Westminster with the Prime Minister being put in the frame on how he treats his staff, writes MP Pete Wishart.

Big day for Blairgowrie’s new community campus

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

A MULTI-MILLION pound Perthshire community school was officially opened last Thursday.

Cabinet secretary eats new bacon

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

CABINET Secretary for Rural Affairs, Richard Lochhead, joined more than 300 Scottish farmers – including many from East Perthshire – to sample a new healthier bacon unveiled at the Fairmont Hotel in St Andrews.

High school pupils hit the catwalk for chairty

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 11:38:00 GMT

BLAIRGOWRIE High School organised the Decade Explosion fashion show.

Pupils prepare for gala dinner

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 11:27:00 GMT

BLAIRGOWRIE High School hospitality students are preparing for this year’s gala dinner which will be held on Thursday, March 18.