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A Perthshire woman who worked in the same job in Pitlochry for almost 50 years has retired from the chemist shop.

Scottish Water has issued an apology after “shocking” sewage which left locals feeling queasy appeared across an Aberfeldy street. A blocked sewer has, once again, caused a road drain to leak untreated sewage onto Taybridge Drive in the Highland Perthshire town.

On New Year’s Day 2023 Pitlochry’s central chippie, Plaice to Be, was just that - the place to go for a festive fry up.

A couple foiled intruders armed with a metal bar attempting to get into their garage in Pitlochry.

Aberfeldy is aspiring to be ‘Scotland’s Healthiest Town’, where residents get the full benefit of living among hills, riverside walks and accessing support from each other. Local health professionals in the Highland Perthshire town are concerned about the number of people suffering from low energy, poor sleep, low mood, diabetes, heart and stroke disease, lung disease and cancer.

Aberfeldy in Perthshire were in the dark late on Friday afternoon after an electricity blackout in the morning was still causing power failure seven-hours later in some homes. Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) was alerted to a fault at just before 10am on an overhead transformer in the Highland Perthshire town.

Pitlochry’s Citizen of the Year.The Rotary Club of Pitlochry presents the award annually to a member of the community who goes above and beyond.Janet was honoured for her many years of dedicated service at the Atholl Medical Centre in the Highland Perthshire town.Bike crash teen could be moved out of intensive care as condition improvesShe was described as: “One of those nurses who just knows how to deal with sensitive issues.”She was also called “a wonderful nurse… always pleasant and goes

Perth takeaway sends out last free lockdown delivery to anniversary coupleWith Pitlochry being one of the region’s principal tourist destinations, there is alarm that the town is not prepared for an influx of people.Public toilets remain shut in Pitlochry and Aberfeldy and visitors do not have access to hotels, cafes and other places where ‘comfort scheme’ - alternative facilities - are usually offered.It has also been claimed that wider pavements to allow for social distancing have not been

A new flood group set up in a Highland Perthshire town is setting out to improve the living conditions of local residents.

Aberfeldy is gearing up to begin a trial to see how drivers cope with a 20mph speed limit throughout the town.