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Campaigners winning support for air ambulance landing strip at Comrie
A Perthshire village could soon have a landing strip for an air ambulance — thanks to months of campaigning. (...)
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Protesters banned from chamber as SNP use majority to pass anti-bigotry bill
A Dundee academic was banned from the Scottish Parliament chamber on Wednesday as the SNP forced through controversial legislation to crack down on bigotry. (...)
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Academic delivering 3,000-name petition in last-ditch bid to halt Offensive Behaviour bill
The SNP's controversial crackdown on football bigotry has worrying parallels with a ''police state'', a Dundee academic has claimed. (...)
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MoD insists Almondbank radiation poses no threat to public health
The Ministry of Defence has admitted that there is buried radium at the former Defence Aviation Repair Agency (DARA) site at Almondbank, near Perth, but stressed it does not believe it is harmful to residents. (...)
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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. (...)
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Social trends reflected in Scotland's drug addiction figures
The number of heroin addicts in Scotland has increased by at least 4,000 over the last five years — and Dundee has the second highest rate of problem drug users in the country. (...)
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Scottish Government allocates £9m to anti-sectarianism effort
The Scottish Government is to spend £9 million over the next three years in a bid to eradicate sectarianism. (...)
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Parties unite to register opposition to SNP's 'flawed' anti-bigotry bill
The SNP are forging ahead with their crackdown on football bigotry despite united condemnation from opposition MSPs. (...)
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Scottish Government extending bigotry crackdown to include age and gender discrimination
The Scottish Government's crackdown on bigotry at football matches will include measures to combat age and gender discrimination. (...)
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MSP backing Milnathort firm to rescue troubled wind turbine maker Proven Energy
A Kinross-shire company has launched a bid to save a wind turbine manufacturer and secure 70 Scottish jobs. (...)
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Action plan drawn up to determine cause of Feus Road flooding
Pete Wishart, MP for Perth and North Perthshire, has met Scottish Water in a bid to receive an update on action being taken to look at flooding in Feus Road in Perth. (...)
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'I want consensus' — Salmond's anti-bigotry bill climbdown catches Parliament by surprise
Alex Salmond has bowed to opposition pressure and agreed to delay a tough new crackdown on football-related sectarianism. (...)
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'Offensive and untenable' — Bishop angered by MSP's 'sectarian' schools comments
The Scottish Tories have been accused of being "spiteful" towards Catholics after claiming separate schooling amounted to "state-sponsored conditioning" of sectarianism. (...)
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Kirkcaldy High School among the winners at Big Bang science event
Bright sparks from schools across Scotland flocked to Perth Concert Hall this week to unveil their creations at the Big Bang science event. (...)
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Tayside's religious hate record revealed as anti-sectarian legislation prepared
Religious hate crimes have been reported to Tayside Police at an average rate of one each month since the start of 2009, according to new figures released by the force. (...)
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Relaxed atmosphere at Holyrood as MSPs take variety of oaths
A host of languages was evident at Holyrood as the new intake of MSPs were sworn into office. (...)
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Perth and Kinross deliver more crushing wins for the SNP
Perth and Kinross delivered more stunning victories for the SNP as John Swinney and Roseanna Cunningham were returned to the Scottish Parliament on massively increased majorities. (...)
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Courier hustings roadshow parks up in Perth
Candidates vying for two newly-formed Scottish Parliamentary constituencies have been put under the spotlight at the latest Courier hustings in Perth. (...)
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Crieff carbon-cutting project keeps Perthshire at the vanguard of low-carbon Scotland
Perthshire can continue to drive forward rural Scotland's low energy future as another community carbon-cutting project gets off the ground, according to backers. (...)
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EADS takeover means more uncertainty for staff at Vector Aerospace
A multi-million-pound takeover has sparked fresh jobs fears at one of Perthshire's biggest employers. (...)
