Sport
Snail Wins Inaugural Bankfoot 20mph Grand Prix After Overtaking Vauxhall on Final Bend
Gastropod 'Gary' celebrates on podium; driver lodges appeal claiming snail 'clearly exceeded the limit'.
Back Issue
Thursday, 15 October 2026
Transport
20mph Rollout Completed Across 135 Communities; Council Immediately Announces Plans for 15mph, 10mph and ‘Just Get Out and Push’
Final phase in Blairgowrie, Bridge of Earn and Bankfoot hailed as 'a stepping stone towards total stillness'.
Politics
Perth’s Traffic Cones Granted Permanent Residency After Living in the City Longer Than Most Councillors
Cones on York Place, Caledonian Road and King's Place to receive voting rights, a council tax band and, in some cases, a small pension.
Education
Council’s October Holiday Den-Building Session at North Inch Ends With Children Declaring Independent Den State
Den now has a flag, a border and a strict no-adults policy; council negotiators sent in with juice.
Sport
McDiarmid Park East Stand Electrical Fault Traced to Single Kettle Used by All 2,000 Fans at Once
Engineers say stand 'was never designed to cope with that much Bovril'.
Sport
St Johnstone Win at Pittodrie With One Shot on Target, Announce Plans to Phase Out the Other Shots Entirely
Manager hails 'efficiency revolution'; club to sell the spare footballs.
Transport
M90 Contraflow at Milnathort Enters Third Week; Drivers Begin Forming Small Self-Governing Communities
Northbound lane establishes its own parliament; southbound lane declares independence and starts minting coins.
Local
Taymouth Castle ‘Operations Village’ Approved With Staff Gym but NO Sawmill, Leaving Kenmore Woodworkers Bereft
Locals had hoped for at least a modest sawmill 'for morale'.
Business
Blairgowrie Granted First McDonald’s, Immediately Asks If It Can Do a Raspberry McFlurry ‘Since We Basically Invented Raspberries’
Town's berry growers demand a seat on the McDonald's global menu board.
Energy
Crieff Turbine Plan Revised: Eight 200m Turbines Replaced With One Very Large Man Blowing Steadily
Developers say the 'Human Wind Solution' would be visible from Fowlis Wester 'but in a more relatable way'.