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LISTEN: John Swinney gives his view on why the government set Perth and Kinross to Tier 2 Restrictions Answering questions in a press conference yesterday, Perthshire North MSP and deputy first minister, John Swinney, explained why the government decided to choose Perth and Kinross to go into tier 2 restrictions. Perth and Kinross neighbors one …

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For their help in assisting with the star stunning laser light show above Pitlochry last month, Tayside Mountian Rescue was given £10,000 towards their life-saving work. The Enchanted Forest asked if the mountain rescue team could help with some hill safety cover while the laser show beamed above. Team leader for Tayside Mountain Rescue, Stuart …

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The Pitlochry Festival Theatre has submitted its plans to create a second performance space on its 11-acre campus, along with an extension to its front of house area. This new area will be a flexible 175-seat studio showcasing writing and performance from all over the UK and allowing more options for performances in future. Talking …

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Bob Benson, who has experienced a life long disability, brought the BBC’s Landward team up into Highland Perthshire to enjoy the countryside footpaths in Kinloch Rannoch. After talks with the local landowner, and a grant from the Community Environmental Challenge Fund, the five-year work in progress finally pulled off when Bob and his wife, Annie, …

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LISTEN: Jillian Kennedy explains the message behind the SAYC bale art Drivers passing by Logierait have ‘kept one eye on the road and one eye on the field’ taking notice of the eye-catching hay bale art set up by local young farmers. As part of the Scottish Association of Young Farmers Clubs annual Hay Bale …

‘Cheeky’ Hay Bale Art off the A9 Tells and Important Message for Mental Health Read More »

Phil Prentice, Photo Credit: Sandy Young LISTEN: Phil Prentice explains how businesses and organisations in small towns access funding to support their post-lockdown recovery Towns and villages in Highland Perthshire have been some of the hardest hit areas in Scotland after the COVID-19 pandemic, expected trade from tourism only came later in the year which …

£1 Million Fund Aims to Support Small Towns Recover from Lockdown Read More »

Image Courtesy of A & J Stephen (Builders) Ltd A Perth based construction company is looking to put forward a planning application in Pitlochry to build 85 new houses south of the River Tummel. A & J Stephen have submitted their proposal of application notice, which is the earliest stage of a major planning application, …

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