Roadworks · Blairgowrie
Blairgowrie Reports ‘New Road Smell’; Estate Agents Briefly Excited Then Remember It’s Just Tar
Fresh tarmac aroma described as 'hope, with fumes'.
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Roadworks · Traffic Lights
Temporary Lights Switch to ‘Rain Mode’; Cycle Times Extend to ‘Reflective’ Length
Drivers finish podcasts; one man completes a crossword.
Roadworks · Cones
A90 Cones Brace for Storm Austen; ‘We’ve Seen Worse’, Say Veterans of the Contraflow
Works winding down; cones refuse to discuss Benidorm rumours.
Roadworks · Crieff Road
Crieff Road Gas Works Enter Final Countdown; Letham Holds Its Breath (and Its Detours)
End of next week still the target; Riggs Road already sharpening its cones.
Weather · Heritage
Craigie’s Famous Puddle Fully Restored Overnight; Duck Returns to Post
Loch Wee back after Thursday's 'dry episode'; mourners stood down.
Weather · Time
Nation Prepares to Put Clocks Back Sunday; Perth Already Feels an Hour Behind, Always Has
British Summer Time ends 2am Sunday 25 October; locals say 'we'll manage'.
Weather · Coast
Coastal Wind Leaves Broughty Ferry Hair Looking ‘Like Modern Art’; Dundee Blames Perth
Gale-ish gusts around the coasts; inland Perth claims moral high ground of 'just rain'.
Weather
Umbrella Shops Report ‘Best Friday Since Forever’; Folding Models Sold Out by Elevenses
One trader says customers arrived 'already wet, which is the correct order'.
Breaking · Weather
It Happened: Sun Appears Over Perth for 47 Minutes; Entire City Closes Umbrellas in Unison, Then Panics
'Bright spells' confirmed at 11.14am; residents report warmth on face, shadows, and 'a strange feeling I think was hope'.
Politics · Time
Perth’s Campaign to Keep the Bright Spell Hour When Clocks Go Back Gathers Pace
Petition asks that Sunday's extra hour be 'the sunny one from Thursday, if it's going'.