Thursday, 18 February 2010

Perth FM NEws - 17th February 2010

70 year old in serious condition after road collision

A 70-year-old man is in a serious condition following a road collision in Auchterarder this afternoon. Just after noon, the man was walking across a car park in the High Street when he was struck. The area has been cordoned off to allow investigators on the scene and the man was rushed to Ninewells with a serious head injury and a suspected spinal injury. A female driver has since been charged in connection to the incident.

Full council incinerator meeting planned

Perth & Kinross Council is to hold a specially convened meeting next month to consider a report on the possible revocation of the outline planning permission for a waste to energy facility at Shore Road. The Council was asked to explore revocation when the detailed planning application was refused by the Council's Development Control Committee late last year. The report will be submitted for consideration at a special meeting of Full Council and should the Council decide to revoke, and any affected person objects, the Scottish Government would require to hold a hearing before confirming the order. The outline planning permission was granted to Holden Environmental Ltd in 2006.

Perth to be on Brazillian TV

Perth's scenic beauty will be showcased to ten million South Americans after an international film crew visited the area. SBT Brazil has filmed the area in a trip hosted by visit Scotland and the footage will be shown on one of Brazil's top daily news shows. SBT belongs to one of the largest TV networks in the country and Marcelo Torres, the networks UK correspondant, said he was struck by the beauty of the scenery and warmth of the people in Perth. The feature will be broadcasted on SBT Brazil in the next couple of months.

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