Dragon tale and inspirational Perth and Kinross women to play key chapter in Scotland’s Year of Stories 2022

Figures have revealed that more than 20 babies were born addicted to drugs across the Forth Valley since 2017.

Perth city centre pubs and cafes will temporarily lose their outdoor seating areas as work on the £26 million Perth City Hall project progresses.

More than £93,000 was raised at Irvine’s Race for Life last year.

Members past and present of the Royal Scottish Country Dance Society’s (RSCDS) Wednesday Class gathered together last month to celebrate the many contributions to dancing in Perth of Christian Catto, who, principally, had taught this class for the past 45 years.

Dumbarton’s iconic Skylark IX little ship will be celebrated as part of Scotland’s Year of Stories.

The chairman of the Perth -based gamekeeping body for Scotland fears the new five-year draft plan laid out by the Cairngorms National Park (CNP) could lead to job and investment losses.

Time will tell as to whether the reduction in the 10 day COVID self-isolation period will successfully alleviate staff shortages in Perth and Kinross, according to the head of the region’s business network.

Heartfelt tributes have been paid to inspiring young Scots singer Paige Dougall who died after a battle with cancer.

Investment from the Scottish Government's budget will make it possible for many temporary teaching posts in Perth and Kinross to be made permanent, boosting recruitment.

Local police officers have launched an investigation after a man’s body was discovered in a Perth flat on New Year’s Day.

Temperatures are expected to start dipping below zero across Scotland this week with the Met Office forecasting snow and high winds over the next few days, which means many households could be eligible for a £25 payment to help heat their home this winter.

The devastated pals of a tragic young Scot who died in hospital six days after a horror car crash have gathered for a motor-themed tribute.

Police are failing to tell prisoners their rights, a watchdog has found.

As we welcomed in the New Year at the strike of midnight, many of us took to Instagram to share our celebrations.

Scotland has welcomed its first babies of 2022, with the first newborn arriving at the stroke of midnight.

The leader of Perth and Kinross Council has revealed taxes will likely be increased and local services axed if the Scottish Government does not renege on its “unacceptable” £371 million real terms cut to funding.

Primary five pupils in Perth and Kinross will be entitled to free school meals from January 2022.

A very faint positive line on a lateral flow test may be a sign of a wrong Covid result, a doctor has said.

A street in Scotland's capital has been named the most expensive in the country for a second year running.

A woman duped into paying £69,000 to a conman who posed as Scots singer Marti Pellow is using private investigators in a bid to track down the person responsible.