Highland Perthshire arts centre to reopen thanks to vital lottery funding

Highland Perthshire cycling event announced for October. Cycling Scotland’s Pedal Highland Perthshire is free to enter and is among the first Pedal for Scotland events to be held since 2019 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

been banned from one of Scotland's biggest and busiest shopping centres amid claims he terrorised children at the complex. David Robertson is alleged to have chased children and attacked a teenager at a play park near to Braehead Shopping Centre.

play parks across Scotland – with more promised in future years. The Scottish Government – which pledged to improve parks during this year’s Holyrood election campaign – says the money is the first round of £60 million worth of funding.

Perthshire politician has shared his support for a campaign to highlight the warning signs that a child or young person might be at risk when out at night in Scotland.

iOS - Android Garry King at Go Kids told Lanarkshire Live: “We usually run some things over the summer holidays but normally have to charge for them. "But thanks to Arnold Clark down in Motherwell who provided us with funding from their community grant we were able to half the price of it.“We then got in touch with Youthlink Scotland and they gave us a bit more funding which meant we were then able to offer it to people who couldn’t afford it, for free.

family have suffered racist abuse on a Paisley bus after being targeted by a drunk thug.The incident happened on Thursday at around 6.45pm and lasted around ten minutes.Police are now hunting a white male in his 20s who is described as skinny, tanned, 5’9”, and has short light brown hair.A member of the public reported the vile abuse to police who are now looking to find the family.Officers are also looking for any other witnesses who were on the number 38 bus which left Paisley Town Centre

iOS - Android Locals also reported seeing a young bull on the loose in Greenhall Park.A farmer was also seen trying to round up the escapees and get them back to their field.However, police were eventually called to assist in moo-ving the animals along.A Police Scotland spokesperson said: "Around 8.25pm on Tuesday, August 10, officers were called to a report of cows loose on Bardykes Road, Blantyre.

Taggart and Holby City star John Michie has thanked a metal detectorist who found a precious memento of his late daughter on a beach. The Scots actor had lost a pendant featuring an image of daughter Louella's face while he was swimming in the sea at Mermaid beach in Folkestone, Kent.

Perth -based MSP is taking part in a classic car rally to raise money for a charity close to his heart.

Get the latest top news stories sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletterPitlochry Festival Theatre (PFT) received £485,112 through round two of Creative Scotland’s £12 million Performing Arts Venue Relief fund.These funds are directed to ensure the theatre’s solvency and support through the economic fallout caused by the pandemic.Between September and December, PFT will deliver seven key projects which will support the theatre’s Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion Action Plan, to

“The COVID-19 pandemic has changed how people travel across all of Scotland.

Bathgate with their two sons, hit the jackpot last Wednesday and won the gobsmacking £5,162,779 total. The supermarket worker and his nurse wife have slogged throughout the pandemic and revealed they 'burst into tears' when they scooped their lottery win.

nightclub or while standing and having a drink in a pub from next week, Scotland’s National Clinical Director has said. Nicola Sturgeon yesterday confirmed that Scotland will move beyond level zero Covid restrictions on August 9 - which gave businesses such as nightclubs the green light to reopen for the first time since March last year.

jail.Barry Buchanan, 46, approached the teenage girls, aged 13, 14, and 15, as they sat chatting on benches in Stenhousemuir, Stirlingshire.He was seen to "rub white powder on his gums" before launching into a stream of sexualised remarks, Falkirk Sheriff Court was told.Prosecutor Michael Maguire said Buchanan was a stranger to the girls.Mr Maguire said: "He asked for a blow job in return for £250 and also asked for someone to lick his a***."He told a terrified 15 year old in the group, "I'll

highlandwildlifepark.org.uk/we-are-open as visitor numbers are still limited for everyone’s safety.Don't miss the top culture and heritage stories from around Scotland. Sign up to our twice weekly Scotland Now newsletter here.

Highland Perthshire has radically brought forward the museum’s plan to relocate to a new site. After the crannog loghouse burned down in June, management at the Iron Age museum at Kenmore was forced to re-examine plans already in place to move and expand to new premises across Loch Tay at Dalerb.

Falkirk councillor and anti-drugs campaigner has called for the creation of a national centre for addiction rehabilitation, as drug deaths in the area and across Scotland hit a new high.