From pocket money to a Big Lottery Award — incredible community effort adds up to a happy ending for Birks Cinema story
The red carpet was rolled out in Aberfeldy for the Friends of Birks Cinema after it completed a feat of fundraising. (...)
Thousands of pounds of Commonwealth Games funding for grassroots Perthshire projects
Community football projects in Perth have benefited from thousands of pounds of Lotto funding to secure a legacy from the Commonwealth Games in 2014. (...)
Big Lottery Fund gives massive cash boost to community projects
More than half of a £2.1 million pot set aside to help fund community projects in Scotland is destined for Angus and Dundee, the Big Lottery Fund has revealed. (...)
Perth Connect2 bridge in jeopardy as landowner pulls out
There are serious doubts over the future of the Connect2 bridge over the River Tay in Perth after the unexpected withdrawal of crucial support. (...)
Grant will help Blairgowrie look blooming beautiful
The Blair In Bloom group has secured a significant cash award from the Big Lottery Fund's Awards For All scheme. (...)
River Tay bridge design to face councillors
The preferred design for a new pedestrian bridge across the River Tay in Perth will go before councillors this week. (...)
£1m appeal to secure Blairgowrie visitor centre
A £1 million appeal has been launched to meet a shortfall in the funding of an ambitious visitor centre in Blairgowrie. (...)
Tayport trust makes pledge on centre plan
An ambitious plan to transform a large section of land in Tayport into a sports and community centre is continuing. (...)
Perthshire residents give views on River Tay bridge
Hundred of people have given their views on the design of a new foot and cycle bridge over the River Tay, with a six to eight-month build expected to begin next year. (...)
Cyclists pause to view site for Perth bridge
A presentation on the proposed pedestrian and cycle bridge across the River Tay was given to a group of cyclists taking part in a Perth 800 event at the weekend. (...)
New Perth bridge design public vote
Despite Perth and Kinross Council undergoing its biggest spending review in living memory, its commitment to building a new multi-million pound pedestrian and cycle bridge across the River Tay in Perth is set in "tablets of stone," council leader Ian Miller has insisted. (...)
Help is at hand for those suffering pain
Five young men have taken their lives in Dundee over the past three weeks. It's a tragedy not only for the individuals but for those left behind to cope with a baffling and senseless loss. Jack McKeown visited Insight Counselling, which offers support and help to those who feel suicidal and those bereaved by suicide. (...)
Remembering Scotland At War website preserves vital stories
The Black Watch plays a central role in Scotland's pioneering new online museum, Remembering Scotland At War. (...)
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Ecology centre for Kinghorn approved
Kinghorn's ecology centre is set to open in summer 2012 after the proposal, which split opinion in the community, was given the green light by Fife councillors. (...)
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