Local Characters
Auchterarder Man Has Been Trimming His Hedge Into the Shape of the A9 Dualling Programme Since 2011
Topiarist Alasdair Pirnie-Rae, 66, says hedge is 'about 60% finished, which puts it ahead of the real thing'.
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Thursday, 22 October 2026
Local Characters
Bridge of Earn’s ‘Bin Day Oracle’ Has Correctly Predicted Every Collection Since 1997
Retired accountant Elspeth Garvie-Knox, 83, keeps 29 years of bin data in a shoebox and is never wrong about the blue one.
Good News · World
Shark Guided Out of Busan Canal After a Month; Perth Man Guided Off Broxden After Five Years
Both 'tired but grateful'; experts say methods were 'surprisingly similar'.
Good News · Transport
Letham Collie Who Learned the Bus Timetable Promoted to ‘Honorary Inspector’ After Front Page Fame
Dog now has his own lanyard; passengers 'never more punctual'.
Good News · Wildlife
After Colorado Wildlife Bridge Success, Perthshire Deer Ask for One Over the A9 — ‘Or Just Any Dual Carriageway Would Do’
Overpass in the US cuts collisions by 91%; Dunkeld stags 'quietly hopeful'.
Good News · Community
Letham Celebrates Apple Day by Giving Away 3,000 Apples Nobody Wanted From Their Gardens
Neighbours finally rid of windfalls; 'best day of the year', says man with a wheelbarrow.
Good News · Health
Perth A&E Will Not Close, Confirm Health Chiefs; City’s Clumsy Relieved
Residents who regularly fall off ladders 'delighted not to have to do it in Dundee'.
Roadworks · Traffic Lights
Temporary Traffic Lights ‘Can’t See Anything’ in Sunshine, Stay on Red All Morning
Lights in Methven blame glare; drivers say it's 'no different from usual'.
Roadworks · Cones
A90 Cones Spotted Sunbathing During Bright Spells; ‘They’ve Earned It’, Say Roads Crews
Contraflow due to end Friday; cones 'already talking about Benidorm'.
Roadworks · City Centre
Perth’s Leaning Chimney Becomes City’s Most Visited Attraction Before Being Made Safe
Scott Street car park cordon draws crowds; Pisa 'not worried, yet'.