Time Capsule project launched

A new time capsule project was launched today on the North Inch. Perth and Kinross Council along with the Royal Air Force Association will be burying a capsule in October that is to stay underground for 200 - until the 1000th Anniversary of the granting of the royal burgh to Perth.

Out-of-Hours service row returns

A new report into Hospital Emergency departments has once more sparked calls for out-of-hours services to be brought back to Kinloch Rannoch. Audit Scotland's report shows a 9 percent increase in attendance over the past decade. Mid Scotland and Fife MSP Murdo Fraser believes people are forced to go to hospitals because they can't visit health centres overnight. He sees the figures as further evidence that out-of-hours care should be reinstated.

Bridge money already in place

Despite worries over budget constraints, plans for a cycle bridge over the Tay will go ahead. Council leader Ian Miller said yesterday that the money involved had previously been allocated and won’t be withdrawn. Over the next three weeks, members of the public will be able to vote between two different designs.