Family’s plea for help after devastating Perthshire house fire
A distressed family has appealed for help from the community after their Highland Perthshire home was badly damaged in a fire. Tamzin Ashton-Clements launched a GoFundMe page after the Sunday,…
Call for measures to manage noise levels at proposed Carse of Gowrie battery energy storage system
Perth and Kinross planners have been asked to consider noise mitigation measures at a battery energy storage system following a previous complaint. Cllr Ian James said he had not realised…
Perth and Kinross Council’s Welfare Rights Team praised for efforts in tackling poverty
Equalities champion Peter Barrett has praised Perth and Kinross Council’s performance in tackling poverty and inequalities. According to the latest bench-marking figures, published by the Improvement Service, PKC is Scotland’s…
National News | Today in History: January 13, Trump becomes first president to be impeached twice
Today is Monday, Jan. 13, the 13th day of 2025. There are 352 days left in the year. Today in history: On Jan. 13, 2021, President Donald Trump was impeached…
Couple killed in crash that wasn’t discovered for nearly 18 hours due to winter storm
WICHITA, Kan. (KAKE) – Following hours of winter weather, a Kansas man went to pick up his girlfriend from work, but neither would ever return home again. The tragedy ended…
Opinion | Facebook’s about-face on speech: Mark Zuckerberg sways with the pollical winds
Mark Zuckerberg can do with his social media giant Meta as he pleases and he aims to please the prevailing views of the federal government. The return of Donald Trump…
New CalMac ferry makes maiden voyage one day earlier than scheduled
The long-awaited ferry Glen Sannox has formally entered service with CalMac, after completing its first voyage with passengers a day earlier than scheduled. The crew officially welcomed passengers on board…
Opinion | Playing politics with Justice: Trump DOJ broke the rules on leaks about COVID nursing homes probes
Donald Trump has endlessly complained about the Department of Justice abusing its wide-reaching powers to make improper political attacks on him. But it was the DOJ under Trump himself that…
Blantyre restaurant welcomes MSP to celebrate award win
An award-winning Lanarkshire eaterie received a special visit from the local MSP to mark their recent industry successes. Carrigan’s, which has restaurants in Hamilton, Blantyre and East Kilbride, was named…
Jeff Bezos’ space company calls off rocket’s debut launch in final minutes of countdown
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) – Blue Origin called off the debut launch of its massive new rocket early Monday because of technical trouble. The 320-foot (98-meter) New Glenn rocket was…