Roadworks · Industrial Relations
Perth’s 201 Portable Traffic Lights Form Union, Demand Shorter Red Phases ‘For Our Own Mental Health’
The lights say they are tired of being shouted at. Motorists say the lights started it.
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Roadworks · Perth and Kinross
848 Roadworks Now Active in Perth and Kinross; Council Considers Listing Roads That Are Open Instead
Including 351 road closures and 201 sets of portable traffic lights. One Blairgowrie man says the shorter list would fit on a Post-it.
Good News · Perth
Good News: Perth Bus Driver Waits for Running Pensioner, Entire Bus Applauds
A heartwarming moment on South Street as a driver spots a woman with shopping hurrying for the stop and simply waits.
Good News · Bridge of Earn
Good News: Bridge of Earn Man Returns Borrowed Ladder After Eleven Years, Apologises to Wrong Neighbour
Long-running ladder situation resolved, sort of. Street celebrates with a cup of tea and some careful re-negotiation.
Good News · Kinross
Good News: Loch Leven Nature Trail Plans Promise Play for Children of All Abilities
The RSPB says the new trail will be inclusive. Parents welcome it. Geese say nothing but look supportive.
Good News · Kettins
Good News: Kettins Pupils Get Their Own Sports Bus, and the Back Seat Is Already Spoken For
A council transport contract means the small Perthshire school's athletes can get to fixtures. Rivals in Meigle are said to be 'very worried'.
Good News · Perth
Good News: A Washing Dried Outdoors in Perth at the End of October, and Witnesses Are Prepared to Swear to It
Sunshine, 14°C and a light breeze produce what one Craigie woman called 'the best drying day since August'.
World · Brazil
Politician Blames ChatGPT for Letter Calling Wrong Person ‘President-Elect’; Perth Man Blames Autocorrect for Everything Since 2011
Bolsonaro ally says AI wrote the controversial letter. In Perth, technology is now officially responsible for all family arguments.
World · Greenland
Greenland Opens International Airport at Ilulissat; Perth Airport at Scone Reminds World It Has a Very Nice Café
Arctic town gets long-haul ambitions. Perth's own aerodrome, meanwhile, offers flying lessons, helicopters and a bacon roll.
World · London
London Opens Restaurant Where All the Food Is Knitted; Perth Knitting Circle Says It’s Been Doing This for Years
'Kate's Knitalian' exhibition features woolly spaghetti and knitted tiramisu. A Scone knitter says she knitted a full Sunday roast in 2019.