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Children's favourite The Gruffalo to get spell in spotlight at Perth Concert Hall

Based on the book written by Julia Donaldson and illustrated by Axel Scheffler, the performances take place at the Mill Street venue on October 12 and 13

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A9 closed in both directions near Blair Atholl due to three-vehicle crash

Emergency services are on their way.

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Theatre tour designed to bust myths around menopause set to visit Perth

Dr Louise Newson will be joined on stage by comedian Anne Gildea at Perth Concert Hall on Tuesday, October 8.

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Man, 85, fighting for his life after Kinross-shire crash involving car and lorry

The A977 was closed for several hours after the collision.

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Tayside and Fife bus passenger fury at latest raft of ‘technical issues’

About 200 Stagecoach services have been cancelled or altered this month so far.

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Motorcyclist taken to hospital after crash with car on M90 near Bridge of Earn

Drivers faced delays on the southbound carriageway.

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Perthshire residents’ fury at ‘eyesore’ built in conservation village

St Fillans residents aren't even allowed to install double glazing without permission, so how was SSE Renewables able to construct a 20ft steel screening tower?

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Pair found guilty of frenzied attack in Blairgowrie stairwell that left victim ‘covered in blood’

Keenan Donaldson and Sophie Henvey failed to persuade a jury they were acting in self defence and their victims were armed with a metal baseball bat and a broom.

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Why Perth Leisure Pool could be re-considered for listed status after shock Thimblerow twist

Perth and Kinross Council told Historic Environment Scotland in July that plans to build PH2O at Glover Street were at an "advanced" stage.

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Perth and Kinross residents could be warned of floods through TV siren alerts

It is one of a number of measures being looked at that were discussed as SEPA, SSE and Scottish Water told councillors what they were doing to prepare in future for incidents such as last October's flooding

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Delays on M90 southbound after two-vehicle crash near Bridge of Earn

Drivers faced delays of more than 30 minutes.

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Cruel pet owner posted bragging video trying to get his dog to maul pet rat

Liam Fair, from Crieff, appeared at Perth Sheriff Court where he admitted a string of animal cruelty and neglect charges.

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Public back former pool employee’s petition to overturn Perth leisure centre decision

A controversial plan to build a watered down version of PH2O at Thimblerow car park was narrowly voted through, leading to widespread anger.

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Police urge Perthshire parents to ‘speak to your children’ after spate of hay bale fires

There have been recent fires in Blairgowrie, Alyth and Coupar Angus.

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Shop worker faces deportation after sex attack on girl, 14, in Dundee

Jurors convicted Sam Sharma of sexually abusing his young victim on May 26 2023 at an address in the West End area of Dundee.

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St Johnstone owner Adam Webb tells of cancer diagnosis in open letter to fans

The Georgia-based lawyer (53) has started chemotherapy for head and neck cancer and announced the news on Thursday

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CHAS Hairy Highland Coo Trail: Tickets and timings for Scone farewell

All of the sculptures from the Hairy Highland Coo Trail will be at Scone Palace this weekend before they are auctioned in aid of CHAS.

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Manager faces prison for setting fire to Perthshire hotel

Nearly 50 people had to be evacuated in the middle of the night as the blaze took hold at the Killin Hotel, by Loch Tay.

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Perth Halfords boss jailed for £90k crooked cashing up scam

Gary Ridgewell, who used doctored coupons to cover up money he stole from the till, had been gambling since he was 13, Perth Sheriff Court heard.

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Perth sewer works set to save Bell’s Sports Centre ‘came as surprise’ to council

Scottish Water is spending millions on improvements around the North Inch in Perth - but what did council bosses know, and when?