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Forbes pledges timetable to dual A9 by June

Transport minister Jenny Gilruth said last month the 2025 deadline to dual the road between Inverness and Perth was ‘simply unachievable’.

The Independent UK

Kate Forbes pledges to get A9 dualled as quickly as possible

KATE Forbes has pledged to publish a revised timetable for dualling of the A9 if she is elected First Minister.

The National (Scotland)

Green light given to build 27 holiday units near Highland Perthshire loch

The lodges at Mains of Taymouth in Kenmore were approved despite an objection from the local community council

Daily Record

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Perth toddler who suffered hour-long seizure reunites with paramedics who rushed her to hospital

Young Penney McKain has Dravet Syndrome - a rare form of intractable epilepsy that begins in infancy - and aged just 15 months she experienced severe convulsions

Daily Record

Men's Shed make marker for miniature dog that won hearts in Perth

A pocket-sized Chihuahua, perhaps' Perth's best-known dog of recent times, may have died but his fans have made sure he will not be forgotten.

Daily Record

Crown Office join fire and police services in investigating tragic Perth recycling centre explosion

Previous blazes at Shore Recycling Ltd in Friarton Bridge Park had resulted in reviews of safety measures

Daily Record

Sexual abuse victim of convicted Penrhos College teacher Jay Walsh says women must 'rescue each other'

One of the women who was sexually abused by Jay Walsh at Perth's Penrhos College in the 1980s urges any other possible victims to come forward, saying they "need to rescue each other" from what happened to them.

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High demand for Perth driving test dates as students pay to skip the queue

The head of Western Australia's Department of Transport has strongly criticised the "unfair" practice of bulk booking and "reselling" driving test appointments.

ABC News

Blairgowrie Recreation Centre plans back on track but Perth pool plans paused due to rising costs

Perth and Kinross Council's SNP administration has pledged to fund the new facility and have it built "as soon as possible"

Daily Record

Penrhos College drama teacher Jay Walsh convicted of sexually abusing students

Jay Walsh was a drama teacher at Penrhos College, one of Perth's prestigious private schools, when he abused five students, with a District Court jury convicting him late yesterday.

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‘How quickly can we come?’ Western Australia police swamped with enquiries at UK recruitment day

A delegation from Perth is in London asking Brits to ‘come join us’ – and police are on their wish list

Evening Standard

Perth family facing deportation as son's Down syndrome diagnosis deemed taxpayer burden

A young family from India who migrated to Perth faces deportation because their son Aaryan, who has Down syndrome, has been denied permanent residency.

ABC News

Businesses close in Western Australia's south west due to staff shortages

WA's worker shortage has pushed cafes and restaurants in regional areas to shut up shop completely. But an industry body says there are signs things will get better.

ABC News

Banned drinkers register expanded to Carnarvon in effort to reduce alcohol abuse

The Gascoyne town, 900 kilometres north of Perth, has been dealing with high levels of crime, with the new measures allowing police to put people on a list restricting their access to alcohol.

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Daily Record

Security guard tends to man’s injuries after vicious assault outside Perth city centre supermarket

David Irvine repeatedly punched and kicked his victim outside Tesco in South Street then scarpered on realising police had been contacted

Daily Record

Fridges banned at Scots recycling centres after man died in fatal explosion

Emergency services rushed to the Friarton Road site following a huge blast and raging blaze around 12.45am on Tuesday.

Daily Record

St Johnstone fan fighting cancer thanks captain Liam Gordon from the bottom of his heart for special video message

Phil Heller said the kind gesture from the Perth skipper gave him a massive boost

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ANZ bank apologises after customers' personal information found in Perth skip bin

One of Australia's biggest banks investigates after customers' personal data is discovered "floating down the street" after being dumped in a skip.

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ANZ bank documents found dumped in suburban skip bin

A Perth man found dozens of dumped ANZ bank documents, some of which were blowing down the street, while walking near a recently-closed branch.

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Young families fuel rural renaissance as inland migration boosts regional towns, data shows

Australians are moving further inland and further away from coastal capital cities, creating a rural renaissance in some "unusual" places, internal migration data shows.

ABC News

Australia's summer of extremes ends after cooler temperatures, below-average rain

The low temperatures are abnormal as climate change now ensures the vast majority of seasons are warmer than past years, even when the cooling influence of La Niña is present.

Daily Record

Explosion that killed man in Perth is 'third fire at recycling plant in two years'

Wishart, MP for Perthshire and North Perthshire says this is the third blaze at Frairton Road site to occur in the last two years and 'we cannot let this happen again'.

The Independent UK

Man, 46, dead after explosion and fire at recycling centre in Scotland

Emergency services rushed to the fire at the Shore Recycling centre on Friarton Road in Perth in the early hours of Tuesday morning

Daily Record

Man dies after explosion at Perth recycling centre as second casualty rushed to hospital

A huge explosion took place at the Shore recycling centre on Friarton Road on Tuesday morning.

Daily Record

One casualty rushed to hospital following 'explosion' at Scots recycling centre

A huge blast rocked the Shore Recycling Centre in Perth at around 12:40am this morning, February 28.

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