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Chris is joined by Heartland Multimedia’s very own Ramsay Beattie this week, as they chat to Susan Smith from Growbiz, and Iain Walker from the Atholl Centre, Pitlochry. How has the pandemic affected staffing in Highland Perthshire? How can traditional media survive and evolve in the 21st century? And what exactly is a social enterprise, …
Photo Credit: Ray Bilcliff People in Highland Perthshire are being urged by Police Scotland to be wary of Hare Coursing and report any instances you witness. Hare Coursing is predominantly a seasonal crime in which people use lurchers, greyhounds and whippet dogs to walk across fields and hunt hares. Often multiple dogs chase one hare …
Photo Credit: Alex Green Hospital inpatients across NHS Tayside will be able to receive one visitor who must liaise with the ward to book the visit starting Saturday 12th June 2021. Due to the rising cases of COVID-19 in communities throughout Tayside, the decision has been made to follow the Scottish Government Level 2 hospital …
LISTEN: Young Hearts Run Free hosts John Cassidy and Steven Watt explain their challenge Podcasters John Cassidy and Steven Watt are setting the record for running the River Tay Way. Starting in Kenmore, the two men who host the Young Hearts Run Free podcast are running 50 miles along the new River Tay pathway to …
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NHS Tayside is moving out of NHS Scotland Performance Escalation Framework stage 4 to stage 2 and 3. This means that the Scottish Government is relinquishing some of its stricter oversight after the health board entered the most severe national government control in 2018. These controls were first introduced by the then Cabinet Secretary for …
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LISTEN: John Duff explains PKC’s new approach to visitor management Following the dirty camping episode from last year, the council is stepping up its management of visitors in Perth and Kinross. Last year they teamed up with the police and fire service to clamp down on the problem with actions like issuing rural clearway orders …
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Police are warning people in Highland Perthshire of scammers targeting people in communities across the area over the phone. This is after a sixty-year-old woman became the victim of fraud over the phone and lost £9,000. Police Constable Caroline Madden from Pitlochry Police Station said: “The woman was targeted from fraudsters claiming to be from …
One of the most popular Scottish bands of the 80s and 90s, Del Amitri have waited 19 years to release a new album. And now, Fatal Mistakes marks a return to form for the band. Chris Beattie catches up with Justin Currie and Iain Harvie about the album, as well as how things have changed …
LISTEN: The community council decide to support the proposed route As Pitlochry prepares for the upcoming Etape Caledonia bike race in September, members of the Aberfeldy Community Council put forward their views on the effects of the race on the town and how implementing a reversed route bi-annually would be beneficial. Etape Caledonia is a …
Aberfeldy Community Council Supports Decision to Start Etape Cycle Race Read More »
Photo Credit: Alexander Isreb The Tayside and Central Scotland Regional Transport Partnership (Tactran) is holding a survey to hear the views of people from across Highland Perthshire and beyond on transport. Now they want to hear from people all across Angus, Dundee, Perth & Kinross and Stirling Council areas. Dundee Councillor Richard McCready, Chair, Tactran …
