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Perth charity's "abuse us and lose us" warning after antisocial behaviour battle

The charity was left angered by an incident where a group of youngsters broke a bench worth £500, destroyed planters, egged a minibus and hurled abuse at staff.

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EXCLUSIVE: Perth and Kinross councillors in ethics watchdog probe

Ian Massie and Mike Williamson referred themselves to the Ethical Standards Commissioner following a Perth and Kinross Council meeting

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Controversial A90 roadside services next to Horn Milk Bar rocked by fresh planning snag

A local councillor says planners are set to reject Horn Developments' £20m roadside services application. That's news to Horn Developments.

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Perth joiner caught with bum bag of cocaine is spared jail

Police seized £5k of cocaine from James Westwood's Perth home after he was arrested for an alleged assault in Scone, for which he was later acquitted.

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Idyllic 16.5 acre shoreline plot that would be perfect Loch Tay fishing spot goes on sale

The landholding with a secluded cove and beach is on sale for offers over £250,000.

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Sinkhole opens up on flood prone Perth street

Police have cordoned off the sinkhole.

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Thursday court round-up — Naked nuisance and dog treat thief

A round-up of court cases from Tayside, Fife and Stirlingshire.

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Man rushed to hospital after ‘serious assault’ leaves Perth High Street sealed off

Police say no weapon was involved in the incident on Wednesday evening which left a large part of Perth High Street cordoned off.

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Perth clothes store supervisor embezzled thousands from employers

Nicola Malcolm took cash from the till at Tiso's and tried to disguise her actions with suspicious after-hours "refund" transactions.

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Former bridesmaids dress shop boss tore clump of hair from rival in Perth pub attack

Businesswoman Karyn McLeod admitted assaulting a woman to her injury at The Foundry bar in Perth city centre.

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Police cordon off parts of Perth city centre

A section of High Street remained cordoned off on Thursday morning after a large police presence in the area overnight.

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Car ploughs into lamppost on A94 near Perth

The collision caused the lamppost to land on a parked van.

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Crash causes long delays on A9 in Highland Perthshire

Traffic is queuing back on a stretch of the road near Birnam.

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New sauna and lavender field wellness experience launched in Kinross

Kallbad Sauna and Cold Water Immersion has partnered with Scottish Lavender.

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Tayside firefighters describe ‘sobering’ mission searching for survivors of Venezuela earthquakes

Brian Richards and Gavin Brown spent 10 days as part of a rescue operation team in South America.

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Popular Perth restaurant to be taken over as owners step down after 11 years

Kim and Sam Wightman have announced they will be stepping back from Kisa's.

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Drink-driver who killed Perthshire teenager in 119mph crash is jailed

Kyle Patrick told 'no sentence can alleviate the grief' of Erin Slane's family after he caused her death.

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Perth primary school pupil in tears after teacher gave every child a gift except her

The head teacher has apologised to the girl's mum.

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Perth Gypsy/Traveller site decision could be taken out of council’s hands

Perth and Kinross Council's planning committee approved the North Muirton Gypsy/Traveller site against the recommendation of officials.

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Three charged as police officers injured in Alyth ‘disturbance’

Two officers were injured during the altercation and were taken to hospital.