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Man found guilty of river pollution near Crieff

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

Win Tickets to Scottish Wedding Show

Scotland’s largest event for brides-to-be, The Scottish Wedding Show, will take place at the SECC, Glasgow on 20th & 21st February 2010.Read

Fight over Lady Mary’s Walk improvement

CRIEFF and Strathearn Upper Partnership are trying to restore part of the path at Lady Mary’s Walk.Read

Tayside Police

Crieff named as boy racer hotspot

CRIEFF’S police inspector has responded to figuresreleased by an online price comparison site that show the town is a hotspot for boy racers.Read

Scottish Natural Heritage and RSPB celebrating World Wetlands Day by holding a free walk around Loch Leven.

SCOTTISH Natural Heritage (SNH) and the RSPB are celebrating World Wetlands Day on February 2 by holding a free, guided walk around Loch Leven’s spectacular wetlands.Read

Worries over Comrie railway bridge

CONSERVATIVE MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Liz Smith and Gerald Michaluk, Conservative candidate for Ochil and South Perthshire have called on Perth and Kinross Council and TranServ to provide an urgent update on the timescale for work to repair the A85 road at Comrie Railway bridge.Read

Green Party announce Ochil and South Perthshire Westminster candidate

THE Green Party has announced their local candidate for the Westminster elections.Read

Third man appears on abduction and extortion charges

A THIRD man made a brief appearance in private at Perth Sheriff Court on Tuesday in connection with abduction and extortion charges.Read

Morrison’s Academy pupils learn life lessons in Gambia

FOR many people spending Christmas away from family and friends would be a miserable prospect.Read

Braco windfarm appeal rejected

A SCOTTISH Executive Reporter has thrown out an appeal against the rejection of planning consent for a controversial windfarm in West Perthshire.Read

Drugs “experiment” lands Auchterarder women in hospital

TWO women were taken by ambulance to hospital after an experiment with drugs “went sadly wrong.”Read

Strathearn residents encouraged to take part in Big Garden Birdwatch

STRATHEARN nature lovers are being invited to take part in one of the world’s largest wildlife surveys.Read

MacRosty Park trees felled

A NUMBER of trees chopped down at MacRosty Park were removed as part of improvement works, according to Perth and Kinross Council.Read

Taking Drovers Tryst forward

CRIEFF and Strathearn Drovers’ Tryst is urging locals to come along to their AGM and help to generate fresh ideas for the increasingly popular festival of walking.Read

MacRosty Park revamp needs additional planning permission

PERTH and Kinross Heritage Trust has applied for permission to paint structures in MacRosty Park.Read

Park Village residents lose right of way fight

RESIDENTS of Crieff’s Park Village have lost their fight to stop right of way access through their development.Read

Strathearn’s Haiti appeal

AS international efforts continue to help the victims of the Haiti earthquake,local groups have also been doing their bit to contri-bute.Read

Crieff man charged with extortion and abduction

THREE men, one from Crieff, have been accused of subjecting a couple to a terrifying ordeal in a bid to get them to hand over cash at a remote salvage yard near Perth.Read

Muthill and Comrie look forward to Britain in Bloom finals

TWO Strathearn communities have been named as finalists in the RHS Britain in Bloom 2010 competition.Read

Perth and Kinross Council

Disappointment as Perth and Kinross Council refuse Comrie skate park plans

YOUNGSTERS in Comrie are “gutted” at Perth and Kinross Council’s decision to refuse their application for a skate park.Read

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