Perthshire

Last pupil gone, century-old school shuts

Published Date: 21 November 2009 A TINY village school closed yesterday after its last pupil moved to another primary. Lochearnhead Primary School in Perthshire had been open for 112 years, but this year only two children, from...

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Fear for the Tweed as rivers rise

The River Nith is just one of several rivers to have overflowed their banks There are fears for the towns of Kelso and Coldstream as the level of the River Tweed continued to rise. Experts from the Scottish Environment...

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We thought masked gang were going to murder us – couple

Published Date: 20 November 2009 A COUPLE last night told how they thought they were going to be murdered during a terrifying attack by three masked raiders at their home in Perthshire. During their hour-long ordeal, Gordon...

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Highland Spring become UK's largest bottled water supplier

HIGHLAND Spring have bought Dublin's Greencore Group's bottled water division for £17.5million. The move makes the Perthshire firm the largest bottled water supplier in the UK, with 400 staff, five bottling plants,12 production...

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2009 – Excellent year for wildlife tourism in Scotland

Wildlife tourism professionals are meeting for Wild Scotland's Annual Conference near Perth. This year, the conference will reflect on issues facing the sector. Many companies started this season with some trepidation owing to...

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Glendoe Hydropower Plant Offline Until 2011, an Industrial Info News Alert

GALWAY, IRELAND--(Marketwire - November 18, 2009) - Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas) -- Scottish and Southern Energy plc (OTC:SSEZY) (SSE) (Perth, Scotland) has announced that it may take two years to...

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NO0242 : The Atholl Memorial Fountain Dunkeld

near to Dunkeld, Perth And Kinross, Great Britain The Atholl Memorial Fountain Dunkeld Build in 1866 and paid for by public subscription in memory to the 6th Duke of Atholl. It was designed by C S Robertson and erected on the...

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NN8417 : Giant yew arch in the gardens of Drummond Castle, Crieff

near to Ochtermuthill, Perth And Kinross, Great Britain Giant yew arch in the gardens of Drummond Castle, Crieff Just one example of the magnificent topiary on display at Drummond Castle. These gardens are very well-visited and...

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NN7023 : Scree on the southern slopes of St Fillans Hill, Perthshire

Whilst one gets a first impression of natural scree on the hillside, this field of rocks and stones is, in fact, debris from a hill fort or similar structure which once occupied the hilltop and has since been destroyed or...

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Debate call over £1.3bn Rannoch resort for 'super-rich'

Published Date: 17 November 2009 A SUMMIT meeting this week will consider plans to build a controversial £1.3 billion private playground for the world's super-rich. Hundreds of objections have been lodged with Perth and...

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