Perthfm News 03/12/10

Council Late Night Working

Perth and Kinross Council have advised that they and Tayside Contracts staff continue to work around the clock to clear the area's roads and pathways of snow and ice. Staff, some of whom have been deployed from their normal duties, have been working up until midnight in recent nights to clear as many paths and footways as they can, and weather permitting, this will continue. Up to 40 diggers and 200 staff are available to the Council in the clear-up operation. It is still hoped that snowfall will become less frequent over the next few days, allowing more non priority routes to be cleared.

Village Internet Protest

Desperate campaigners in the picturesque village of Muthill have turned to Youtube, as they fight proposals for the hugely controversial Beauly to Denny power line.
Locals of the Strathearn village have posted a 6 minute video on the sight outlining their opposition to the pylons, as they were previously led to believe their section of the line would be buried underground to mitigate any effect on the conservation area. They are urging Internet users to protest to the energy minister Jim Mather.
A spokesman for Muthill and Tullibardine Community council said locals lack funds to mount any kind of legal challenge against the proposals, and this has led to their aim to raise awareness of the situation over the Internet.

Saints still Training

Although this weekends Saints match against Hamilton Accies has been postponed, the players aren't being allowed to put their feet up. Boss Derek McInnes spoke to Perthfm about the current training regime.