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A celebration of Bentley’s story at Le Mans

In May 1923, a lone Bentley left London and headed for the ferry en route to France. Canadian John Duff was at the wheel and sitting alongside was fellow racer Frank Clement, while behind, cramped together with tools and spares, perched mechanics Arthur Saunders and Jack Besant. Their destination: Le…

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Perth and Kinross Council leader to seek meeting with UHI principal over Perth college cuts

Potential course cuts and up to 50 job losses in Perth - as the University of the Highlands and Islands makes £3 million savings - have been described as "disastrous"

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Perthshire Conservatives want Scottish Government to reverse "crazy" Scottish Fire and Rescue Service budget cuts

Perth and Kinross Council's Conservative group will this week table a motion for the council leader and chief executive to meet with the justice secretary and senior figures in the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service

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Perth and Kinross Council to launch consultation on introducing short-term let control area

Councillors narrowly voted in favour of pressing ahead with consulting the public on the principle of introducing one in Highland Perthshire and part of Eastern Perthshire,

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Motorists on A9 faced 'shocking' two-hour delays due to roadworks north of Perth

A contraflow is currently in place from Luncarty to Inveralmond but a range of factors on Friday exacerbated the situation

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Perth and Kinross Covid memorial benches offer solace for John after tragic loss

The college librarian welcomed the tributes after he sadly lost his wife Mary in January 2021 where he was unable to visit her in hospital

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Raw sewage streaming down Scottish street leaves local disgusted

A blocked sewer in Aberfeldy, Perthshire, caused a road drain to leak with untreated sewage spewing into a quiet street and leaving locals feeling queasy.

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Raw sewage streams down Scots street twice in a week leaving locals disgusted

A blocked sewer caused the road drain to leak untreated sewage onto a quiet street in Aberfeldy, Perthshire.

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Popular swimming pool and leisure centre facing closure due to high energy costs

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Perth Leisure Pool and Dewars Centre could close due to high energy costs

Live Active Leisure's board of directors will meet this month to decide how best to tackle "significant" financial challenges

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Council calls for "adequate" funding following Scottish Government's sanctions threat

Cabinet secretary Shirley-Anne Somerville threatened councils with financial sanctions if they did not deliver on three specific education aims

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Pitlochry and Moulin Community Council folds

A community council by-election will need be arranged to rebuild the core community volunteer group in Pitlochry after four of the five members resigned.

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Perth and Kinross Council leader stands by senior councillor after tweet backlash

SNP representative John Rebbeck "deeply regrets" liking a tweet featuring an "abhorrent and repulsive" image of a woman being abused by a man

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Tories attack SNP councillor for liking 'inappropriate' anti-Union tweet

A SNP councillor has been slammed for liking a tweet which showed a cartoon image of a woman being gagged, blindfolded and pinned down by two men…

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Perth and Kinross grit bins will soon have QR codes to make reporting them easier

The council has 1600 grit bins and it is hoped the codes will make it easier to identify which bins are empty

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Councillors unanimously agree to comprehensive review of Perth Harbour after decline in use

The Fair City's harbour has been operating at a deficit and one option mooted is to close it

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Perth and Kinross Council analysing 7700 responses to controversial school survey

The Scottish Government's Health and Wellbeing Census sparked controversy due to the intimate questions asked of older pupils

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Council calls for Scottish Outdoor Access Code to be updated

Perth and Kinross Council's leader has been instructed to write to the Scottish Government requesting NatureScot carry out a "long overdue" review of the code

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Perth and Kinross councillors urge Scottish Government to increase funding to avert staff strike action

The leaders of PKC's two largest opposition groups believe the offer is not enough to stop strikes - which could potentially close local schools

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Perth and Kinross Conservative group leader calls for Boris Johnson to step down in the next few days

Highland ward councillor John Duff wants deputy prime minister Dominic Raab to take the helm on an interim basis

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Conservative group at Perth and Kinross Council expresses outrage at SNP choosing committee convener

Tory group leader John Duff said it was "shameful" and "disgraceful" the new administration got to select the person for the role tasked with scrutinising the local authority

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Perth and Kinross Council is believed to have appointed its youngest ever provost

On Wednesday councillors voted for Independent Highland Perthshire councillor Xander McDade (28) to helm the prestigious role

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Plan to permanently close Highland Perthshire GP leaves locals shocked

Around 120 residents have signed a petition to reopen the Blair Atholl Surgery which has been temporarily closed since 2020

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Highland Perthshire residents likely to wait “a number of years” before superfast broadband is installed in their area

Audit Scotland published its latest R100 (Reaching 100 per cent) broadband scheme update report last week

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Racist graffiti on Highland Perthshire bus shelter condemned and reported to police

Highland ward councillor John Duff alerted the authorities to the vandalism in Aberfeldy as well as two other spray paint markings discovered in the area

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