Tourism
Perthshire Businesses Hold Tourist Tax Meeting and Invite Councillors, Who Are Not Sure If They’re Allowed to Come
Elected members 'checking with officers whether they are permitted to attend things in their own area'.
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Breaking · Diplomacy
Aberfeldy Twinning Row Escalates as Town Demands Texas Prove It Can Cope With a Wet Tuesday in February
Proposed sister village asked to submit evidence of drizzle, midges and a tearoom that shuts at four 'before anything is signed'.
World · Science
World Scraps the Leap Second; Perth Insists It Has Never Once Been on Time Anyway
Timekeepers' decision 'will make no difference whatsoever' to Stagecoach timetables, bin collections or the Perth station clock.
World · Egypt
Egypt’s President Says End of His Term in 2030 Is ‘Completely Settled’; Transport Scotland Asks If It Can Borrow That Phrase for the A9
Roads chiefs 'deeply inspired' by a deadline described as settled, final and absolutely not subject to review.
World · United States
Perth Man Unmoved by $5,000 ‘Trump Dividend’, Says He’s Still Waiting on the £10 He Lent His Brother-in-Law in 1997
Local sceptic: 'If I believed every man who promised me money if I did what he said, I'd own Broxden by now.'
Education
Kinross Toddlers at Danish-Style Outdoor Nursery Now Refuse to Come Inside, Demand Open Sandwiches and a Four-Day Week
Parents report children 'calmly unbothered by Scottish weather' and asking for rye bread by name.
Sport
Saints and United Draw 1-1, Finish Level on 12 Points; Tayside Declares Uneasy Ceasefire Along the A90
Fans of both clubs 'forced to be polite to each other' until at least the next fixture.
Local
Council Hails ‘Fiercely Competitive’ Parking App Tender After Field of One Bidder Narrowly Beats Nobody
Winning firm 'edged it on price, on quality and on being the only envelope in the room'.
Culture
Pitlochry Theatre Announces Musical About Working 9 to 5; Highland Perthshire Farmers Ask What Happens Between 5 and 9
Agricultural community 'deeply moved' by fantastical depiction of people who get to go home.
Breaking · Transport
£7m Broxden Filter Lanes to Divert Traffic Away From Roundabout, Into Slightly Smaller Roundabout, Then Back Into Roundabout
Engineers confirm plan will free up Broxden 'for the exclusive use of people who are lost'.