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Perth area editor @thecourier.co.uk Dog botherer.

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Perthshire campaigners squaring up for 'David and Goliath' battle over turbines plan The Save Glen Lednock campaign says it needs to raise the alarm over plans for a 19-turbine wind farm at Invergeldie, near Comrie

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10.07.2025 14:02 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Perthshire Planning Ahead: Bookies shop restaurant bid and beauty spot barrier after campervan complaints Planning Ahead is the weekly round-up of Perth and Kinross Council applications and approvals.

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10.07.2025 14:02 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Cleared Pitlochry postmaster says Post Office scandal report is step closer to justice Chris Dawson's reputation was left in tatters when his post office in Pitlochry was dragged down by the Horizon scandal

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08.07.2025 17:59 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Perth Museum bosses urged to display blaze-hit city school treasures One former Northern District Primary School pupil compared the Perth fire to 'a death in the family'

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08.07.2025 10:34 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Budget-friendly weddings and tourist information on cards for community-run Pitlochry Town Hall A new charity has taken over the management of Pitlochry Town Hall from the council, and members have big plans for the landmark's future

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08.07.2025 10:33 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Swifties converging on Crieff as schoolgirl's family aims to recapture Eras Tour magic Eight year-old Taylor Swift fan Arwen Hughes has persuaded her parents to put on a Taylor Swift fun day in Crieff

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04.07.2025 09:35 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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VIDEO: Perth 'miracle dog' footage that gave fire rescuers hope Missing Pets Perth and Kinross has shared drone footage that showed them chihuahua Vilo was alive among the debris of the Scott Street fire in Perth

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03.07.2025 15:24 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Perthshire Planning Ahead: More Taymouth Castle homes and latest on The Horn diner move Planning Ahead is the weekly round-up of Perth and Kinross Council applications and approvals.

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03.07.2025 11:49 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Blairgowrie 'play academy' plan for former solicitors' office Play Academy is a Blairgowrie-based company which promises 'a hybrid mix of a play centre and a science centre'.

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03.07.2025 11:47 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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What did Perth and Kinross guests wear to royal garden party? Perth and Kinross was well represented at this year's royal garden party in Edinburgh. Here are some of the best photos from the day

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03.07.2025 11:45 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Perth 'miracle dog' rescued after surviving TWO weeks in burnt-out Scott Street fire building Vilo, the chihuahua, has been returned to her family after volunteers went to huge lengths to rescue her from the scene of the Scott Street fire

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02.07.2025 08:53 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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EXCLUSIVE: Pancake Place collapse blamed on Pitlochry sexual predator and Dundee rodent infestation Pancake Place chiefs say a court case centred on the Pitlochry cafe trashed its reputation, leaving no money to tackle recurring rodents.

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02.07.2025 08:53 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Perth city centre action group aims to turn round fortunes of blaze-hit businesses Organisers say the response to the Scott Street fire shows what Perth can do when it pulls together.

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01.07.2025 08:44 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Pitlochry properties face demolition to make way for A9 dualling The two properties to the north-west of the town will be bulldozed as the Pitlochry to Killiecrankie phase of A9 dualling draws closer.

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01.07.2025 08:44 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Best pictures from Pitlochry's Heartland Festival Heartland Festival is back with a bang in Pitlochry and The Courier joined music fans enjoying acts like Kyle Falconer and Skerryvore.

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30.06.2025 17:07 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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BREAKING: Dundee, Pitlochry and Dunfermline Pancake Place branches close as firm enters liquidation Around 45 Pancake Place staff have lost their jobs with the collapse of the much-loved Scottish high street name.

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30.06.2025 17:05 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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EXCLUSIVE: Perth firefighters at 'breaking point' over cuts threat in aftermath of massive city blazes Crews are facing the permanent loss of the city's third appliance following the Scott Street and Balhousie Primary School fires

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27.06.2025 08:11 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Pitlochry B&B's famous breakfasts help grab Best in Scotland crown – and put it among world's top 1% The Craigmhor Lodge and Courtyard is among the elite top 1% in the world on Tripadvisor. So what's the secret of its success?

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27.06.2025 08:10 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Perth restaurant boss in plea over 'no-shows' as businesses struggle after fire tragedy Nongmay Buncharoen says customers booking tables and not turning up is the last thing her family's Mae Ping Thai restaurant needs now.

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27.06.2025 08:10 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Delay-hit Blairgowrie Recreation Centre set for mid-July handover Council bosses say the leaking pool has now been filled, but Blairgowrie families could be left high and dry in the summer holidays.

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27.06.2025 08:10 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Perthshire Planning Ahead: Cafe bar plan for former bank and Aviva fears over mobile phone mast Planning Ahead is the weekly round-up of Perth and Kinross Council applications and approvals.

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27.06.2025 08:09 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Perth fire victims to share in £250k emergency support from council Councillors agreed the funding for Perth residents and businesses affected by the fatal fire at Scott Street earlier this month

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27.06.2025 08:09 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Pitlochry's Heartland Festival seeks volunteers with stamina for morning after Organisers hope locals can help with the clear-up from the two-day party.

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24.06.2025 08:08 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Kenmore community in race against time to save 'iconic' village church The Church of Scotland says it can't afford to keep Kenmore Church open and residents are being given first option to buy it

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23.06.2025 09:47 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Perth war veteran turns 105 and relives capture by German soldiers on eve of 20th birthday 51st Highland Division veteran Walter Smith was captured in France aged 19, with only his cutlery to defend himself.

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20.06.2025 17:29 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Pitlochry banking hub campaigners demand law change as last branch closure looms Pitlochry's Bank of Scotland will close in October, leaving the popular tourist town with no branches - and no prospect of a banking hub

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20.06.2025 07:31 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Pitlochry's world-famous station bookshop hosts celebration sale of railway treasures Railway enthusiasts from across the UK are beating a path to the famous Pitlochry Station Bookshop this weekend.

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20.06.2025 07:31 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Perthshire Planning Ahead: 'Prison-like' care home and substation 'accident waiting to happen' Planning Ahead is the weekly round-up of Perth and Kinross Council applications and approvals.

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20.06.2025 07:30 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Perth bar boss's 'heartbreak' on emotional return to fatal fire scene Craig Fraser says staff and patrons of That Bar and The Loft helped rescue survivors of Friday night's fire in Perth.

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20.06.2025 07:30 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Controversial new Perth pool and leisure centre at Thimblerow approved Around 30 campaigners staged a demonstration against the plans outside the council chambers.

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20.06.2025 07:29 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0