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Police probe suspected break-in at Perth petrol station
Officers are in attendance at the Morrisons supermarket garage, just off Long Causeway.
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Popular Perth gym pair step up to take women’s wellbeing club to next level
The BeNeFIT gym chiefs have big plans for Good For You Club, a Perthshire-based social group for women
Fed-up Perthshire villagers cut controversial ‘grow wild’ public grass themselves
Residents in Kettins chopped down the grass on the village green that had been left to grow wild by Perth and Kinross Council.
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Taymouth shop bosses plan Kenmore food truck for Loch Tay visitors
Ballintaggart wants to open a hot food truck beside Loch Tay to complement its range in the Kenmore village shop.
Major probe into Blairgowrie care home ends as health chiefs ‘satisfied’ by changes
A "large-scale" probe into Muirton House Care Home was sparked by concerns from a resident's family.
Dog faces destruction after biting child and personal injury assessor in Perthshire village
Louise Barclay admitted she was looking after lurcher Flame when it attacked a woman who came to assess her for a personal injury claim.

Man burned alive at horror house party fears he will "never hold son again" after injury hell
David Owen, 36, suffered horrific burns to 15% of his body after he was "doused in lighter fluid and set on fire" at a flat in Perth on July 3.

75 minute delays after crash blocks M90 at Perth’s Broxden Roundabout
One lane was blocked on the M90 northbound approach to the roundabout.
Blairgowrie reaction to McDonald’s plans: ‘We’re becoming a mini Perth without amenities’
Locals have been having their say on the plans to open a new McDonald's outlet in Blairgowrie.
Casey, 23, feeling ’empowered’ after launching new beauty salon in Blairgowrie
She launched CM Beauty in 2020 after qualifying as a beautician from Perth College. Now she has her own shop.
EXCLUSIVE: Councillors face threats for criticising local authority officials in Dundee and Perth
Elected members say they are unable to publicly criticise council officials over fear they will be reported to the Standards Commissioner.
Perthshire Planning Ahead: ‘Perilous’ Gleneagles staircase and eyesore Aberfeldy hospital demolition
Planning Ahead is the weekly round-up of Perth and Kinross Council applications and approvals.
Perth grandad jailed for meat cleaver attack told lawyer: ‘I’m too old for this’
Kevin O'Rourke chased his victim through Perth city centre and beat him with the huge blade as he lay on the road.
In Pictures: Killin Highland Games draws crowds
Visitors flocked to Killin on Wednesday for the annual Killin Highland Games. From thrilling caber tossing to vibrant Highland dancing and pipe band performances
Jail warning for pair spotted by police handing over £130k dirty cash in Dundee
Lee Gilmour and Alexander Glen were put under surveillance after detectives received a tip-off about the planned handover.
Poundland set to shut Perth shop as part of ‘recovery plans’
The discount retailer's St Catherine's Retail Park store will close on August 17.
‘No plans’ to increase Perth asylum seeker numbers as council hits out at social media rumours
The local authority says claims that an extra 250 people would be housed in the city are false.

Scotland's bargain hunting capital is historic town full of vintage stores and charity shops
A new study ranked the town second in the entire UK, just behind Ballymena in Northern Ireland.

Rapist from Perth threatened to kill victim and cat during Fife attacks
John Simpson, 33, also terrorised a woman in Dundee during a near-decade of offending against women.
McDonald’s bids to open Blairgowrie restaurant in £4 million plans
The fast-food chain wants to open a new restaurant and drive-thru near Starbucks.