Tories target lack of support for Perth College
Perthshire Conservatives have attacked the Scottish Government for failing to adequately support Perth College. (...)
More on: Scottish Further and Higher Education Funding Council | Scottish Government | Scottish Conservatives | Scottish Funding Council | Perth College
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. (...)
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Alarm as knife crime convictions double in Perth and Kinross
Shocking statistics obtained by The Courier under freedom of information legislation reveal the number of people convicted in Perth and Kinross for carrying a knife has doubled in just one year. (...)
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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
First hustings full of discontent with Tory candidate
Perth and North Perthshire Tory candidate Peter Lyburn met members of the business community he offended previously at the first of The Courier’s general election hustings events. (...)
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Perthshire candidates ready for battle
News of an imminent general election — though hardly surprising — was greeted with enthusiasm in one of Scotland's most hotly contested battle-grounds. (...)
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