06 November 2009 - Strathearn news

Hotel fined for nest destruction Nov 06 2009

THE nests of several housemartins – a threatened species whose numbers have been in long-term decline – were destroyed because they were “making a mess” at an upmarket Strathearn timeshare complex.Read

Partnership provides vital services Nov 06 2009

A NEW agreement between Perth & Kinross Council and the WRVS is to provide a wide range of new support services for vulnerable people across Perth and Kinross.Read

More big cats come into view Nov 06 2009

MORE mysterious “big cat” sightings have been reported around the strath this week taking the total up to nine.Read

Volunteers boost Muthill projects Nov 06 2009

MUTHILL Community Development Association held their Extraordinary General Meeting last week to elect a new management committee.Read

Skater group cash in on youth funding Nov 06 2009

COMRIE Skate Group have received a grant of £1827 from Cashback for Communities - a fund for young people that is given through the Scottish Government’s Youthlink scheme .Read

MP Banks wins Cold Weather payments battle Nov 06 2009

LOCAL MP Gordon Banks (right) has spoken of his delight at the news that the Government has introduced a new weather station which will be used to calculate payments under the Cold Weather Payments scheme.Read

Christmas light hotspots revealed Nov 06 2009

EVEN more areas of the Strath capital are set to sparkle this Christmas thanks to ambitious plans by the Crieff Community Initiative, writes Caroline Boxer.Read

Polling review under way Nov 06 2009

PERTH & Kinross Council is seeking comments from the public as part of a review of polling districts and polling places used for parliamentary elections in the local area.Read

Stocks and stones on hold Nov 06 2009

PERTH & Kinross Council have revealed this week that plans to move the Drummond Cross, Burgh Stone and former Crieff stocks from their home in the small museum below Crieff Tourist information office to the new Community Campus are still on hold.Read

Strathcare Senior Citizens’ Christmas Party Nov 06 2009

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All fright on the night Nov 06 2009

FRIGHT night went off without too many scares on Saturday when creepy characters dressed in all types of imaginative guises descended on Crieff’s Leadenflower car park.Read

Bag it and bin it but don’t flush it Nov 06 2009

FOLLOWING last week’s sewer rising incident in Muthill, Scottish Water is calling on customers to avoid flushing unsuitable items down their toilets and drains.Read

Remembrance Day services times and places Nov 06 2009

SERVICES will be conducted across the Strath on Sunday in memory of the local servicemen and women who fought so bravely during last century’s World Wars and conflicts, as well as those involved in present day hostilities.Read

Crieff woman in rail line incident Nov 06 2009

A 27-YEAR-OLD Crieff woman, high on a cocktail of alcohol and valium, climbed over a fence near PerthStation and stood in the middle of the main railway line in and out of the city.Read

Association cheques in with BLESMA Nov 06 2009

MEMBERS of Tayside Branch Royal Artillery Association visited the British Limbless Ex-Servicemen’s Association (BLESMA), Ancaster House, Crieff recently to hand over cheques totalling £1825.Read

Deluge forces residents out Nov 06 2009

SEVEN Strathearn homes had to be evacuated on Sunday following the weekend’s torrential rain.Read

On screen in Comrie this weekend Nov 06 2009

ON Saturday, November 7, Comrie’s popular Cinema Club is showing ‘Inside I’m Dancing’ (15), which won the 2004 Audience Award at Edinburgh Film Festival.Read

Court date set for causing river pollution Nov 06 2009

HUNDREDS of tonnes of silt were swept downstream into two important spawning rivers in Perthshire after an earthen dam was breached at a former reservoir near Crieff.Read

Conflict explored by pupils Nov 06 2009

THIRD year pupils from the Community School of Auchterarder participated in a day of workshops on the theme of Conflict and Resolution last week. The guest presenters included representatives of the Red Cross, Perth and Kinross Youth Services, Army Chaplaincy, local Church Community Workers, Black Watch Museum, non-violent protestors, Church of Scotland, Church and society council and Iona Community.Read

Chef Shaun to the fore Nov 06 2009

A YOUNG Strathearn chef proved his prowess in the kitchen recently when he reached the final stages of The Hour Show’s search for a Chef’s Apprentice.Read

Comrie church upgrade is completed Nov 06 2009

PHASE One of Comrie Parish Church’s metamorphosis into a modern place of worship is now complete thanks to generous donations from the congregation and external funding bodies.Read

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