Police appeal after four men steal safe from Perthshire coffee shop
Police Scotland ara appealing for information about a break-in to a coffee shop in Front Street, Braco.
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Yobs repeatedly target 70-year-old woman’s home including pelting it with eggs at 5am
A 70-year-old woman in Scone is scared to leave her home after being a target of antiocial behaviour, including eggs being thrown at her property.
Police appeal as men in balaclavas break in to Tayside post office
Police Scotland are appealing for information about a break-in to a Post Office in Burrelton, near Coupar Angus.
City foodbank manager ‘gobsmacked’ at 70% rise in use over past year
The project co-ordinator at Perth Foodbank was left “absolutely gobsmacked” when she realised food distributed to children in the so-called affluent Fair City has shot up by 70% in the past year.
Road in Perthshire closed as crews remove ‘dangerous’ overhanging tree from world’s highest hedge
Part of a Perthshire road has been closed due to a dangerous overhanging tree.
Perth mum organises community clean-up after ‘horrific’ mess in woodlands
A mum was so incensed at the mess left in a woodland area that she decided to take action herself.
Concern grows for man missing since Wednesday as Tayside police put out appeal
Police Scotland officers are currently investigating the disappearance of 35-year-old William McGinnis from the John Street area of Blairgowrie.
Flooding and thunderstorms expected as weather warning for Tayside and Fife issued
The Met Office has warned of flooding and more thunderstorms in Dundee, Tayside and Fife.
Teen girls rushed to Dundee’s Ninewells with serious injuries after being hit by van
Police Scotland is appealing for information after a road traffic collision involving a car and two pedestrians on Tuesday July 23 in Perthshire.
Pupils banned from using mobile phones at new Tayside high school
Scotland’s newest and most technologically advanced secondary school will enforce an outright ban on mobile phones during school time to encourage a “social media detox” among pupils.
Invergowrie playpark proves popular with youngsters after £70k facelift
A play area which struggled to attract youngsters due to its rundown state is proving popular after a £70,000 facelift.
Mechanic accused of seriously injuring father and son in head-on crash on Perthshire road
A mechanic driving a customer’s car seriously injured a father and son following a head-on collision, a court has heard.
Four-legged friends have great day out at Paws at the Palace festival in Scone
Perth welcomed hundreds of four-legged friends to Scone Palace at the weekend for the first Paws at the Palace festival.
Sections of Perth motorway to close for roadworks this weekend
A £315,000 roadworks programme will see restrictions imposed on the M90 at Perth this weekend.
Longforgan’s Disney-inspired scarecrow trail kicks off
Airborne pests beware – a village just outside Dundee is set to be overrun with scarecrows.
Missed mental health treatement targets for Tayside kids ‘is a crisis’ says MSP
Mental health services for kids and young adults in Tayside and beyond have been criticised over their failure to see children within target times.
School children learn life-saving skills at Safe Taysiders event
Hundreds of schoolchildren from across Perth and Kinross have been equipped with life-saving skills following a two-week safety course.
Residents wary after Mercedes stolen from driveway on outskirts of Dundee
Residents in Invergowrie have tightened up their home security after a car was stolen from a driveway.
Police visit Perth nursery to give pupils an insight into their work
Last week, PCs Band and Elder from the Pitlochry Community Policing Team visted Pitlochry High School and met the children from the nursery class. The kids were given the chance to sit in a police van, and they learned about the various things the police do.
Tayside firm creates fibre glass animals for customers worldwide
Local work providing fibre glass animals to customers across the world has been halted – after designers ran out of cows.