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Pete Wishart in the run up to the 2001 General Election when he was first elected. MP for Perth & North Perthshire, Pete Wishart, this week celebrates 20 years since he was elected as a Member of Parliament. Mr Wishart was first elected at the 2001 General Election on 7th June 2001 for the North …
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Police in Highland Perthshire and across the country are set to introduce the use of body-worn cameras in appropriate situations to better serve the Scottish public. This comes following a public survey of around 9,000 Scots in which 73% of respondents indicated that the use of Body Worn Video (BWV) would make them feel “much …
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LISTEN: Gordon Michie explains how anyone can help the appeal As they celebrate their 100 year anniversary, Poppyscotland is looking for new volunteers to get involved following the retirement of volunteer and ex-fireman Kenny Forbes who served 20 ‘magnificent’ years with the charity. Based in the Perthshire branch, Kenny worked tirelessly in his spare time …
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A new overbridge passing over the A9 is connecting Stanley and Tullybelton, marking a milestone in the A9 dualling project. As part of the opening the A9 team are working on preparty works, so temporary lights will be running from 8pm on Monday night until 6am Tuesday morning. The new bridge has removed a right …
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Photo Credit: RODNAE Productions Inpatients across Perth and Kinross will now be able to receive two visitors at a time during their stay at hospital. That means two people from one household can visit a patient at a time or two people from different households can visit separately if there’s not enough space to socially …
LISTEN: The community council discuss how to engage the community The Mid Atholl, Strathtay and Grandtully Community Council is planning to reconsider the road speeds across the local area with some community consultation. They’re looking to put together a survey which will run both online and door to door to find out how people feel …
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NHS Tayside are strongly encouraging people across the health board to take their vaccine when they get their appointments. This comes after the Tayside team saw a rise in people not attending their appointments, in some vaccination centres they’ve seen as much as 50% of people not attending. Dr Fletcher said, “COVID-19 is still very …
LISTEN: Marc Lambert explains how to enter the competition The Scottish Book Trust is opening up for entrees for their 50-word fiction writing competition and they’re looking for entrants in Highland Perthshire to give it a shot. Their challenge is in the name, they want to read writers’ short fiction which is confided within 50 …
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Following from last year’s dirty camping episode, the Perth and Kinross Council’s new rangers are ready to tackle irresponsible campers. Now seven new rangers are out to ‘promote responsible tourism and help prevent dirty camping’. A total of £250,000 is being invested into the team in an effort to clean up the shores of local …
Photo Credit: Adonyi Gábor Applications for the Milk and Healthy Snack Scheme have opened up for parents to apply in Perth and Kinross. They opened on June 1 and will close on July 3, so applications must be made through the council. The scheme funds a daily portion of milk, or infant formula, and fruit …
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