Politics
MSP Writes to Transport Scotland About Hermitage Verge Parking, Joining Queue of 4,000 Letters About the A9
Transport Scotland confirms all correspondence will be dealt with 'in the order received, dualled or not'.
Back Issue
Tuesday, 20 October 2026
Local
Bonfire Night Listings Published; Perth Begins Annual Debate Over Whether That Bang Was Fireworks or Just the A9
Residents urged to 'pace their oohs' ahead of Christmas.
Development
Old Leisure Pool Site to Get Flats and a Care Home, Ending Years of Locals Standing Outside It Remembering the Flumes
Residents ask for 'one wee wave machine in the communal garden, for heritage'.
Energy
Carse of Gowrie Solar Park Plans Raise Concern That Panels Will Struggle to Find Any Sun to Collect
Developers insist the scheme can run on 'ambient Scottish optimism' during winter.
Culture
Perth Art Gallery Launches Digital Guide So Visitors Can Admire the Collection From a Bus Shelter in the Rain
Free app lets you 'experience world-class art without having to find somewhere to park'.
Local
Landmark Perth Art Shop’s Staff Find New Jobs, Leaving the City With an Unprecedented Shortage of Bad News
News desks 'left staring at a happy ending, unsure what to do with it'.
Weather
Scientists Say Leaves Change Colour Because Chlorophyll Fades; Perthshire Trees Insist It’s ‘Embarrassment About the Weather’
Big Tree Country oaks 'turn red every October out of sheer mortification'.
Weather
Met Office Says Weather Will Be ‘Changeable’ Until 17 November; Perth Asks What It Will Change To
Residents point out that 'changeable' implies there is something other than rain to change into.
Weather
Tuesday’s Rain to ‘Turn Heavier and More Persistent’, Confirming It Has Been Practising
Forecasters say the rain 'has really been putting the hours in' ahead of its big day.
Weather
Yellow Wind Warning Issued for the South of England Only; Perthshire Feels ‘Overlooked, Frankly’
Locals who have endured 'a hundred unnamed gales' demand their own warning, 'even a wee one'.