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Court date set for first Market Park battle

THE Strathearn Herald can exclusively reveal that the first of two legal battles with regard to Crieff’s Market Park is set to start next week in Edinburgh’s Court of Session. Read

Power line report blow to protesters

THE local campaign against the Beauly–Denny power line upgrade has been dealt a severe blow. An influential Scottish Parliament committee has urged the Scottish Government to give “a positive decision to provide a go-ahead for the Beauly-Denny line within the next few months”. Read

Crieff hotel stunned by closure rumours

RUMOURS that another Strathearn Hotel is set to shut its doors were firmly quashed by the establishment’s owners this week. Read

Crieff High pupils home from China

S6 PUPILS from Crieff High School have returned from a fascinating 10-day visit to China, where they strengthened a partnership developed with a school in the country’s Shandong province. Read

Sneak peek at the new Strathearn Community Campus

LAST Wednesday afternoon Herald reporter Caroline Boxer had the pleasure of joining Crieff High head teacher Christine Ross to be shown around the new Strathearn Community Campus. Read

Crieff High pupils among the medals

MEDAL WINNERS: Some of the Crieff High athletes who won medals at this year's County Sports. Read

Water holiday safety warning given to parents and youngsters

YOUNGSTERS and parents are being reminded to play it safe around rivers, reservoirs, lochs and streams during the summer holidays. Read

Muthill Gala Week finale

THE finale to Muthill Gala Week was a well attended celebration in Coronation Park. Although dark clouds threatened, the showers stayed away so that everyone could enjoy the day. Read

Strathearn man claimed cash in dead dad’s name

A STRATHEARN man claimed thousands of pounds in benefits in his father’s name for a year after the man died. Read

Afternoon of gala fun at MasRosty Park

FOR an afternoon of good old-fashioned fun why not head to the MacRosty Park on July 12 and participate in Crieff Community Initiative’s summer gala day? Read

Summer of fun at Logos project

LOGOS Youth Project is planning to keep Strathearn’s teenagers (and 11 and 12-year-olds) busy over the summer break. Read

Auchterarder Pupils have a bright future

IN HER first speech at an awards ceremony as headteacher of the Community School of Auchterarder, Barbara Boyd explained that one of the key priorities of the senior management team over the session had been to bring together the nursery, primary and secondary schools. Read

New hi-tech experience at Famous Grouse distillery

THE award-winning Famous Grouse Experience – Scotland’s most popular distillery – is shunning the recession to create a £500,000 world first for the Big County. Read

Auchterarder residents think on how to spend £200K swimming pool fund

LANG Toon residents are being asked to put their “swimming” caps on to think of ways to use the town’s swimming pool fund. Read

Group search for volunteers for Wednesday Club

STRATHCARE are looking for some community minded volunteers to help out at their popular Wednesday Club. Read

First look at new Crieff Community Campus

out across the two three-storey teaching wings. The spaces are modern and functional and include an interactive teaching wall. Read

Knock back for Crieff objectors as licence extended

RESIDENTS in the leafy back streets of Crieff failed to persuade Perth and Kinross Licensing Board that HG Hotels Ltd, owners of Knock Castle Hotel and Spa, should not be granted extended opening for the sale of alcohol to the public. Read

Comrie Primary celebrate success at centenary

COMRIE Primary School held their prizegiving and leavers ceremony last Friday, followed by a strawberry tea. Read

Book up for Green Balloon Club

AUCHTERARDER Library are holding an event at the end of July to celebrate Green Balloon Club week. This summer BBC Breathing Places is joining forces with CBeebies’ Green Balloon Club programme for a week of activities for children, parents and carers, to do one thing for nature. Read

Showroom raiders take computers

SEVERAL thousand pounds’ worth of computer and electrical equipment was stolen from an Aberuthven car showroom. Read

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