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Revised Grundon incinerator plans are threat to Perth, warns councillor
City leaders risk underestimating the threat posed to Perth by plans for a £100m incinerator, a senior local councillor has told The Courier. (...)
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Cross-party snub to Dundee council cuts board looks likely
It looks increasingly likely that all of Dundee City Council's opposition political groups will boycott a board set up to discuss the £40m of cuts that will have to be made over the next three years. (...)
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Music tuition cuts row rages on
Unpopular plans to significantly slash Fife's music tuition budget have come under fire again. (...)
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Weekend disruptions spark renewed call for dualling of A9
Following a weekend of heavy traffic on the A9 between Perth and Inverness MSP Murdo Fraser has renewed his demand for the road to be upgraded. (...)
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Rail service letdowns leave a bad impression on visitors
Last-minute rail cancellations in Highland Perthshire could seriously damage the area's tourism industry, a local politician has warned. (...)
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First Minister's Questions reflects changed political landscape in Scotland
What a difference a week makes. There was a completely different feel in the Holyrood chamber as the parties got down to the first weekly First Minister’s Questions knockabout since the election. (...)
More on: Annabel Goldie | David Cameron | SNP | Liberal Democrat | Holyrood
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Labour make drive for Lib Dem defectors in Scotland
Scottish Labour made a bold appeal for disillusioned Liberal Democrats to come and join them. (...)
More on: John Park | Dunfermline | Scotland | Aberdeenshire | Labour
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TV character attempts Salmond lampoon in Perth
The fact that Perth and North Perthshire represents one of Britain’s tightest seats was brought sharply into focus — by a bright yellow Teletubby. (...)
More on: Conservative | SNP | Tories | North Perthshire | Perth
Rannoch 'SOS' claims to have gone unheard
Statistics obtained from the Centre for Rural Health using freedom of information legislation reveal huge dissatisfaction over the lack of out-of-hours GP cover in an isolated Perthshire community. (...)
More on: Kinloch Rannoch | SNP | Perthshire | NHS Tayside | Perth
Turbines issue at centre of Dundee hustings
The issue of wind turbines and a biomass energy plant proposed for Dundee's port area generated plenty of heat at a hustings for both the city's Westminster constituencies. (...)
More on: Apex Hotel | Dundee | Stewart Hosie | Michael Arthur | Westminster
Rosyth at centre of west Fife hustings debate
The Labour and Liberal Democrat candidates for the Dunfermline and West Fife parliamentary seat clashed over the issue of aircraft carriers being assembled at Rosyth at The Courier’s General Election hustings. (...)
More on: Fife | Rosyth | Federation of Small Businesses | Dumfries and Galloway | Otto Inglis
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SNP fails to take share of TV debate spotlight
The SNP has failed in its attempt to be included in the final prime ministerial television debate to be aired tonight. (...)
More on: Alistair Carmichael | BBC | Conservative | Labour | Nicola Sturgeon
Another defaced poster of candidate 'beyond acceptable'
Angus Conservative candidate Alberto Costa has again had an election poster vandalised, this time with paint and stickers bearing anti-Unionist sentiments. (...)
More on: Conservative | Alberto Costa | Rossie Braes | Forfar | Letham
Hustings debate heats up as election nears
The packed Park Hotel’s ballroom had the atmosphere of a bear pit during heated exchanges at The Courier hustings in Montrose. (...)
More on: Sanjay Samani | Kevin Hutchens | Conservative | Mike Weir | RBS
