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Perth Racecourse saddles up for return with the launch of its 2022 season programme

A bumper 15-fixture season, featuring racing favourites such as Perth Festival, Ladies Day and the Gold Cup raceday, was announced 12 weeks out from the season opener on April 20

Daily Record

Contractor appointed to carry out £750,000 Bell's Sports Centre revamp despite opposition from Perth clubs

Perth-based company, One Call, will complete the building works - but in the background a petition against the project approaches 2500 signatures

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Perth and Kinross butchers and bakers serve up success at World Championship Scotch Pie Awards

Murrays Bakers of Perth, Simon Howie Foods of Dunning and Sugar and Spice of Auchterarder all walked away winners

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500 pupils off school with COVID in Perth and Kinross

Perth and Kinross Council revealed the information, which marks the highest number of absences due to a COVID-related illness of the entire school year

Daily Record

Rewind Festival 2022 lineup in Perth unveiled with Holly Johnson, Wet Wet Wet and Billy Ocean

The much-loved festival will return this summer.

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South Africa training pays off for Perth middle-distance runner Ben Greenwood

The Perth Strathtay Harrier powered into the Scottish all-time top 10 for indoor 800m following a great run in Manchester at the weekend

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Australia Day 2022: Fireworks launched to mark end of revelry and protests

Fireworks light up the sky as the curtain closes on a day of celebrations and protests after Australia welcomed more than 16,000 new citizens, with the nation urged to "walk together as one mob".

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‘Perfect storm’: fears for WA homeless people as data reveals low Covid vaccination rate

Exclusive: Homeless Healthcare audit of more than 500 vulnerable patients shows 32% completely unvaccinated

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Viral gastro outbreaks in Perth doubled over Christmas and New Year

The number of viral gastro cases in Perth exploded in 2021, with 544 recorded rotavirus infections in the metro area.

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Crowds march for Invasion Day protests – as it happened

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Hermes delivery driver flooded city with heroin

Max Donovan was part of an organised crime gang's bid to flood Perth with heroin

Liverpool Echo

Lily Douglas tribute planned at Dundee FC match on Wednesday night

The Dark Blues take on St Jonstone in Perth where fans will applaud on the 14th minute for the teenager who died with a rare cancer.

Daily Record

Business plan for local authority run Perthshire golf course hailed a success as income continues to climb

The North Inch Golf Course in Perth - famed for being the oldest in Scotland - has experienced a real boom in popularity since an ambitious business plan was adopted by the council six years ago

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Text threat Perth man broke ban on contacting woman

Perth Sheriff Court was told Paul Scobie (51) bombarded his former partner with threatening phone calls and text messages after a fall-out over his drinking

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Perthshire landmark Elcho Castle to be assessed as part of climate change protection project

Historic Environment Scotland (HES) is implementing a new approach in response to the effects of global warming

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Perth-born World War II code-breaking translator Carrie is fondly remembered

Growing up and going to school in Perth left Caroline Dunsmore (97), who moved to California, with a lifetime of fond memories

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Walking group for Perthshire tots takes educational look at countryside and nature

Little ones and their families are joining in a walking group to explore Perthshire's great trails and parks.

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OVO Energy accused of a 'lack of clarity' following crunch meetings with Perthshire politicians

The company has been pressed by local representatives after it announced plans to close its site at Grampian House on Dunkeld Road – which employs about 700 people

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Preparatory work on new Cross Tay Link Road in Perthshire to start this week

Perth and Kinross Council’s principle contractor for the £118 million project posted notes through doors in Luncarty and Scone informing householders of the upcoming work last week

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Perth Australia Day Skyworks vaccination change sparks row over COVID-19 health advice

A short-lived requirement for people attending Perth's Australia Day Skyworks to be vaccinated against COVID-19 ends in a dispute between the city council and WA government.

ABC News

Transit guards can remove the maskless from public transport, Transperth confirms

Transperth says it has sought legal advice about its personnel's right to arrest people for refusing to wear masks.

ABC News

How a flight attendant's colour photos introduced National Geographic to remote WA in the 1960s

Betty Foster used slides to document her exciting life as a flight attendant visiting remote WA in the 1950s and '60s, a trove that led one of the world's premier photography magazines to our door.

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What drove Perth's record-smashing heatwave – and why it's a taste of things to come

Perth smashed its previous heatwave records last week, after sweltering through six days in a row over 40℃ – and 11 days over 40℃ this summer so far. On top of that, Perth has suffered widespread power outages and a bushfire in the city’s north.

ABC News

Why Perth and the Pilbara keep smashing temperature records and how heatwaves occur

Here's why this year's "unusual" heatwave season has delivered record-breaking summer temperatures in Western Australia, and why there is more hot weather on the way.

Daily Record

Never forget Lily Douglas - a legend in her brief lifetime

Tributes for Lily Douglas, who has sadly passed away aged just 14, streamed in speaking of a person who was kind, funny and wonderful to know.

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