Local Hero
Local Hero
The unsung heroes in Tayside and Fife who make our communities tick.
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Perth gran refuses to stop helping homeless youths despite going blind
April 22 2024
Aberfeldy Horizon Lunch Club volunteer has ‘best job in the world’
April 15 2024
Cupar greenkeeper’s lifelong emotional attachment to his golf club will never leave him
April 8 2024
‘People assume there’s no poverty in Aberfeldy:’ Judy’s church ‘whip round’ grew into life-changing charity
April 1 2024
Dunkeld dad helped save Birnam Library by capturing community’s love for a ‘little thing that matters’
March 25 2024
Forfar cafe staff ‘ecstatic’ as former colleague rehires them to work in revamped eatery
March 18 2024
Kind-hearted Dundee janitor Tam keeps his cupboard stocked full of essential goods for families
March 6 2024
Arbroath mum keeps her son’s memory alive through mental health charity – as hundreds ask for help every month
February 29 2024
Why Dundee delivery driver Paul spends his annual leave singing in care homes for free
February 20 2024
The Broughty Ferry cafe with the WW2 spirit and the mission to transform women’s lives
February 16 2024
Lockdown Broughty Ferry litter picker Zander, 8, is still going strong years later
February 2 2024
How lifesaving Perthshire pilot Russell is facing up to retirement after 1,200 rescue missions
January 24 2024
Perthshire classical music veteran Allan thought MBE letter was for ‘someone else’
January 19 2024
Burntisland butcher who helped revive ‘tumbleweed’ High Street is honoured by town
January 12 2024
Adventure keeps Fife leader Sue in Girl Guides more than 50 years after her Brownie promise
January 5 2024
Local hero: St Andrews café owner Lisa helps struggling staff find Zest for life
December 27 2023
Local Hero: Cupar Toy Drive founder Victoria Leonard ensures no child goes without this Christmas
December 20 2023
Glenrothes woman Gayle launched foodbank from beer garden to stop Fife families going hungry
December 13 2023
Front of house hero Carol-Anne celebrates 30 years working for family business The Red House Hotel in Coupar Angus
December 6 2023
Badminton beats the beer for 79-year-old Dundee coaching legend Bill
November 30 2023
Children with cancer getting real hair wigs thanks to Tayside salon star Charlie
November 14 2023
Broughty Ferry lifeboatman Peter has saved 16 lives in 500 rescues – but is haunted by those he couldn’t reach
November 9 2023
Food waste warrior Lynsey saved Dundee community fridge from the chop
November 3 2023
Local hero: Dundee United fan Marty stuffs his car full of foodbank donations every weekend
October 24 2023
The Fortingall ‘Polaris missile’ protecting Europe’s oldest tree
October 15 2023