Perth FM News 14/09/10

Buildings at Cherrybank Gardens on Open Market

Buildings attached to the much-loved Cherrybank Gardens on the outskirts of Perth have been put on the market for sale.The move comes almost 30 months after the once cherished gardens closed to the public after the collapse of the ambitious Calyx project, to which they were linked. Talks remain ongoing on the gardens themselves and the important heather collection on the site. The buildings, which are wholly owned by Scotland’s Garden Trust have been placed on the market through Bidwells.

Murray Royal Hospital Redevelopment Causing Concerns

Local anger is growing over several issues concerning the Murray Royal Hospital redevelopment, it emerged yesterday. The project director for the main contractor on the site, Morgan Sindall, has agreed to attend the next meeting of the Bridgend Gannochy and Kinnoull Community Council to address community concerns. The community council’s vice chairwoman, Deirdre Beaton said. "There is a great deal of unhappiness and anger in the bridgend and Gannochy area about the noise, hours of work, traffic and ground levels relating to the development of the new Murray Royal Hospital". The meeting is to take place at the Gannochy Community Hall this Thursday at 7.30pm

Auchterarder Woman to Trek in Himalayas

An Auchterarder woman will celebrate her 50th Birthday trekking the worlds highest mountain range. Wilma Hutchison will spend the milestone battling blisters and altitude sickness in the "unforgiving" Himalayas after making the decisions to under take the 10 day challenge in memory of her mother who lost a long battle with Alzheimers’s in 2007. Wilma has already raise thousands of pounds for the Alzheimer’s Society and hope her journey will raise awareness of the disease which affects more than 500,000 people in the UK