city Perth: Last News

Join thousands of others and get the latest Scottish crime and courts news sent straight to your inbox with our daily Criminal Record newsletter.A career criminal who suffered a serious leg injury while he broke into a Perth city centre restaurant was told he was fortunate he did not “bleed to death”.Forty-two-year-old William Gillilan, who was out on licence from a prison sentence at the time, was locked up for 13 months at Perth Sheriff Court.He will also have to serve a further 183 days behind bars, equating to the unexpired portion of his earlier jail term.The court was told that the accused, of Skinnergate, had taken 20 Valium tablets that evening and “couldn’t remember anything” of what he had done.Police were contacted by the

Perth at the weekend - over 50 miles from their home. The pair were enclosed in a city garden after being found wandering.In an attempt to find the owner of the livestock, Missing Pets Perth and Kinross posted a picture of the ewe and lamb, discovered on the Crieff Road at the junction leading into Tulloch.After the ear tags were checked, it was discovered that the pair were from a farm in the Gorebridge area, near Edinburgh.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.Overflowing bins have been blighting the Fair City with fewer council employees available to empty them due to the pandemic.The strewn rubbish at one Perth park led a councillor to call on residents to use an emptier bin or take their rubbish home.The recent spate of good weather led to bins filling up faster than Perth and Kinross Council could empty them.On seeing the “jam-packed” bins one Perth city centre councillor called for urgent action.On Monday Lib Dem councillor Peter Barrett said: “My constituents started calling me this weekend after trying to report the problem to the council numerous times without getting any response.”Cllr Barrett headed

Perth city centre. Alan Conway, who was wearing high viz clothing and a helmet, was cycling down Atholl Street about 20mph when he was confronted by a car turning right into Rose Terrace at 10.45am.He braked but there was “insufficient time” to avoid a collision with nurse Judith Heath’s Vauxhall Astra, depute fiscal Lisa Marshall told Perth Sheriff Court.He landed on the bonnet of her car before falling onto the road at the bellmouth of the junction.

Perth city centre tenement block.

Perth, the city he was born and raised in. Popular Andy, a comic writer and actor, who played the River City character Pete Galloway.

Perth that will create around 170 jobs.The ambitious plans include a four-star hotel, lodge-style cabins, and a museum with exhibits that will “tell the story of transport and vehicles” over the last century.The leisure-based destination is being proposed by local plant machinery company Morris Leslie Ltd, with a site earmarked at West Kinfauns.Reopening of schools in early February a "tall order"A proposal of application notice (PAN) has been submitted to Perth and Kinross Council, where it has been noted that Morris Leslie intends to submit a full planning application following a minimum 12-week period of consultation.The West Kinfauns development aims to offer strong connections with Perth city centre, including active travel routes,

latest true-crime docuseries to captivate audiences by revisiting the twisted story of Australian serial killer Eric Edgar Cooke. ET has the first look at the four-part series created and directed by Thomas Meadmore, who explains why now is the right time to revisit this 1960s killer and the fallout that followed. “If you speak to anyone in Perth, the city where the crimes took place, and mention the name Eric Edgar Cooke,” Meadmore says, “someone will have a story and you’ll be captivated by how passionately they recount it.”Starting in 1959, Cooke went on a four-year killing spree, upending the quiet Western Australia community forever.

Perth city centre on Sunday. The blaze was reported shortly after 4pm from the Elrasheed takeaway on Scott Street.It is understood the flames also spread to a flat above the shop, while residents were forced to leave their homes by the smoke.Seven fire appliances were on the scene to try and bring the flames under control.The road had to be closed while firefighters battled the blaze.Perthshire North MSP John Swinney said: “My thoughts are with all those affected by this fire, and I hope that everyone remains healthy.

Perth.Six fire engines raced to the scene after the blaze started on the ground floor of a commercial building on the city’s Scott Street just after 4pm on Sunday January 10. Occupants have been evacuated and Scottish Fire and Rescue teams remain at the scene to tackle the flames.

Perth hotel was taken by ambulance to PRI after an alcohol-fuelled attack by a complete stranger.The violent and unprovoked confrontation took place in a corridor at the Holiday Inn Express in the city’s Dunkeld Road.Christopher Miller was left bleeding from wounds to his left cheek and eyebrow, Perth Sheriff Court heard.Perth Prison drone phone dropper awaits sentenceHe had four stitches inserted under local anaesthetic to a two-and-a-half centimetre laceration to his eyebrow.“He also had bruising to his left cheekbone but X-rays showed there was no fracture,” stated depute fiscal Bill Kermode.“He was discharged and advised to take painkillers.”Thirty-three year-old Brian Watt was ordered to pay the victim £750 compensation following the

Perth is set to open in the spring of next year after progress on the project to turn the landmark into an open events space.It is more than two years since work began on what was promised by Perth and Kinross Council to be a 60-week programme to transform the dilapidated church on Perth’s Old High Street into a space that might host the Perth Farmers’ Market and other events.The council took the unusual step of deciding to purchase the building in January 2017, saying it provided an opportunity to not only save St Paul’s, but also to help make a real feature of this part of Perth city. The building team moved in to start work on the B-listed building on October 15, 2018.

Perthshire doctor heading up the latest COVID vaccine trial in Tayside said the team has had a “phenomenal” response so far.

Perth city centre street was jailed for 12 months when he appeared for sentence at the sheriff court. John Reid (32), of Skinnergate House, Perth, also had his name added to the Sex Offenders’ Register.

Perth city centre. An event was to have taken place on Friday, November 6, in time for the country’s Remembrance Day services and parades.Organisers are disappointed at the postponement but the ceremony will take place at a later date, yet to be decided.New stand-alone nursery could cost council £100,000 per childThe splendid new structure has been built in St John Street, at the rear of historic St John’s Kirk, which houses the city’s war memorial to those lost in conflicts during two world wars.

Perth city centre pub. As the victim initially stood with his hands raised defensively, pleading “don’t do this to me," 35-year-old Keith Chaplin punched him to the head and he slumped to the pavement.The barmaid at the Half Moon shouted for help as the accused was seen holding a clenched fist over his 45-year-old victim, who was on the ground, his face covered in blood.Residents face shortage of decorating materials as lockdown and Brexit biteA member of the public intervened, placing himself between the two men, to halt the vicious attack.

Perth woman who befriended a man during the coronavirus lockdown was sexually assaulted by him as he stalked her for more than five months. Forty-two-year-old Barrie Cameron later struggled violently with police officers as they tried to arrest him.Perth Sheriff Court was told that on one occasion he barged into her home and repeatedly banged on the walls.Police investigate spate of bike thefts in city The sexual assault took place in Perth city centre when he struck her on the buttocks.

Perth city centre on Monday morning.

Perth have brought in restrictions on flour and toilet roll today in a bid to limit panic buying.The stores have been experiencing high demand on some key items as the public fears another lockdown situation is coming.Online historical resource for Perthshire's air force heroes launchesStaff at Tesco Edinburgh Road, Perth's main superstore, were asking customers wanting flour, dried pasta, toilet roll, baby wipes and anti-bacterial wipes not to put more than three of these items in their baskets.

Perthshire Advertiser he is committed to pressing ahead with the £118 million Cross Tay Link Road (CTLR). Senior business leaders in the region had voiced concern the major route may be under threat as councillors seek to cut costs when they set a new capital budget later this month.Perthshire Chamber of Commerce believe construction of the route is vital to protect the future growth of Perth and the surrounding area.

Perth and Kinross.The action follows a rise in incidents of ‘proxy buying’, especially in Perth city centre.Licence holders will also be asked to look out for adults buying drinks that “appeal to youngsters” such as alcopops.Jobs boost for region as clothing chain confirms both stores will stay openA report set to go to councillors this week says that while there has only been three reports of premises that sell alcohol involving under 18s, there are concerns about children getting access to drink through other means.The chief constable’s licensing report for 2019/20 also suggests the increase in events in Perth and Kinross present challenges when it comes to tackling underage drinking.Prepared by Ian Livingston, Scotland’s top cop, the