Case for Perth city status made directly to David Cameron
Perth's bid for city status has received a major boost after the case was made directly to the Prime Minister. (...)
Firms urged to invest and see money grow on Christmas trees
Scottish businesses and landowners are being urged to seize the opportunity of reaping returns from an investment where money could be said to grow on trees. (...)
Bid to save famous conifers of Dunkeld's Cathedral Grove
A bid will be mounted to rescue a grove of trees at Dunkeld. (...)
Campus openings mark end of £136m schools project
The construction phase of Perth and Kinross Council's £136 million Investment in Learning Programme has officially come to a close. (...)
Former teacher Joseph McCabe struck off for having more than 13,000 child abuse images
A Perthshire man convicted of possessing more than 13,000 child abuse images has been struck off the Scottish register of teachers. (...)
Radiation contamination shock at DARA in Almondbank
Residents and politicians have expressed their shock at possible radiation being identified at a former military site on the outskirts of Perth. (...)
Efforts to restore power after 'Armageddon' storm praised
A Highland Perthshire councillor has praised efforts to restore power to stricken communities. (...)
Miss World contestants reign supreme in beautiful Perthshire
Miss World contestants have been bringing a real touch of glamour to Perthshire. (...)
Nethergate Writers launch new writing anthology
A group of local writers have launched an anthology of stories and poems, each inspired by an exhibit at The McManus in Dundee. (...)
Mixed reception for proposed Scottish electoral boundary changes
Proposed changes to Scotland's UK Parliamentary constituency boundaries have provoked a mixture of responses from politicians. (...)
Woman carried heroin worth £10,500 in body for drug dealer
A heroin dealer who used a woman as a drug mule has been sentenced to two and a half years' imprisonment. (...)
Griff Rhys Jones revisits Perthshire on documentary trail
The centre of Crieff came to a standstill for one man and his drove, as presenter Griff Rhys Jones completed a 200-mile trek from Skye to Strathearn. (...)
Perthshire race fans take in supercar feast
Rally fans were able to get up close and personal to a line-up of high-tech cars worth millions of pounds. (...)
Binn Farm incinerator plans to be heard soon
Plans to build a gasification incinerator with a 55-metre stack are set to be heard by Perth and Kinross Council on October 19. (...)
Chat room user begged young teenagers to strip
A man who targeted young teenage girls from Perthshire through an online chat site has been put on the sex offenders register. (...)
'Tourists think they've hit some sort of backwater' — Perthshire business chief explains digital imperative
Perthshire must keep pressing for vital technological tools so it does not fall behind the rest of the country, according to a business and tourism leader. (...)
Diazepam driver shocked motorists during aborted school run on A9
A Perthshire man has been jailed for six months after a court heard he was so heavily under the influence of drugs as he completed a school run that he fell asleep in a service station cafe. (...)
With two other Perthshire primary schools in limbo, Logiealmond is saved
A remote Perthshire school has been given a stay of execution following a year-long consultation. (...)
Operators found for Southern Cross care homes in Tayside and Fife
New operators for Southern Cross care homes in Tayside and Fife have finally been identified, a month behind schedule. (...)
Scheme converts criminal cash for rugby
More than half a million pounds of cash seized from criminals will be used to improve rugby facilities in Scotland. (...)