Lotto boost for two community cinemas in Perthshire

Showcase Cinemas will be welcoming back film buffs again later this week - with the price of tickets being slashed. The cinema chain will reopen its Showcase Cinema de Lux branches in Glasgow and Paisley on Friday, July 24.

NHS Tayside is currently the best performing health sector in the country for gaining the highest number of successful quit attempts made through its stop smoking service, ‘Quit Your Way’. The national target for NHS Tayside in 2019-20 is to achieve at least 486 successful 12-week quits for people living in the most deprived areas.

dolphins rise gracefully above the waves is one of life's great pleasures and thankfully Scotland is more than blessed when it comes to places to spot these intelligent creatures.In fact, according to the Scottish Natural Heritage site, nearly a quarter of all the world’s cetaceans - dolphins, porpoises and whales - are found in Scottish coastal waters.And it's not just dolphins and porpoises, lucky wildlife spotters can see everything from otters and seals to rarer sights like basking sharks

SNP works best 'under pressure' as the minority leader in Scotland. Harvie told the PA news agency that the ruling party could 'get lazy' if it formed a majority administration.

cooked batter, the taste of delicious cod mixed with salt and vinegar (or sauce) hitting your tongue, it's enough to get your mouth watering just thinking about it.

although figures reported by the National Records of Scotland (NRS) on Wednesday reported 4,187 deaths linked to the illness have been registered up to Sunday, July 12.

NHS Tayside operations caused by the impact of COVID-19.

57-year-old man require hospital treatment after an alleged serious assault in the early hours of May 31.Gym at centre of planning row to close as search for new location continuesResidents said at the time they felt “under siege” as hundreds of visitors descended on the beauty spot near Blairgowrie.Since the incident, and similar concerns raised in other parts of Highland Perthshire, Police Scotland has increased patrols at a number of locations in a bid to clamp down on a spike in anti-social

Sam Cosgrove and is hoping Aberdeen can keep all their top stars this summer.The Dons top scorer Cosgrove knocked back a £2 million move to French side Guingamp last week, even though he was given permission to open talks.Cosgrove has netted an impressive 44 goals in two seasons and McInnes is well aware of the size of the void that would be left if his team had lost that impressive firepower.He is also hopeful his team can keep Scotland star Scott McKenna and young player of the year Lewis

MDMA, LSD, cannabis and crystal meth that cops have ever seen has been jailed for more than 10 years. Patrick Scotland was rumbled after Border Force officers intercepted packages addressed to him from the Netherlands that contained 6kg of ecstasy hidden inside children’s toys.

housing market was given a shot in the arm today as Kate Forbes announced a tax break in a bid to get the economy moving. Holyrood's finance secretary announced a package of measures in response to the mini-Budget announcement by UK Chancellor Rishi Sunak on Wednesday.

Tributes paid to seven-year-old girl who died in freak accident at beauty spotGlasgow-based London & Scottish said the project would create 50 long-term retail jobs, as well as 30 construction jobs in the process of the initial vision becoming a reality.Work is expected to commence in late October and be completed in June next year.The location is close to both Duchlage Road and Broich Road, near to where the town’s Aldi store is situated.Strathearn ward independent councillor Rhona Brock said:

“A seven-year-old girl and a 26-year old woman were taken by the Scottish Ambulance Service to Ninewells Hospital in Dundee. Sadly the child was pronounced dead a short time later.

Pitlochry Theatre and Horsecross Arts have welcomed the prospect of receiving part of a fund worth £10 million, set to offer oxygen to the region’s struggling arts organisations closed by the coronavirus.Arts venues have been appealing for months that they need funding to survive, with little prospect of shows or concerts being held in the coming months.Perthshire school 'didn’t close for financial gain’On July3, Scottish culture secretary Fiona Hyslop announced the Performing Arts Venues Relief

Lewis Capaldi popped into the Forfar chain last night for a late night snack.

TopFilmTip brings you the best films on TV for Sunday, 5 July.Some films may require a Sky subscription.Contented man realises his life's a sham in Peter Weir's prophetic Philip K Dick-esque indictment of vicarious reality TV  Sony MoviesSent to remote celtic town to negotiate oil billionaire's interests, company man begins to see mystical wonder of Scotland in heartfelt drama  Film4Spy satellite seeking submariners survive sabotage before battling communist commandos in icy Cold War

Valium factory in Kent that could have flooded Scottish streets with deadly drugs for years has been busted by police.A staggering 28million pills were found at the site in ­Rochester, with the entire supply due to be channelled north of the border by drug couriers.Police believe the operation was in its early stages and that it would have ended up supplying the vast demand for fake Valium “benzo” pills for most of Scotland.The typically blue pills are regarded as the most significant factor in

Inspectors slam Strathearn care home's coronavirus measures“The good weather has attracted people to these areas and informal camping will no doubt continue as we go through the summer months.“The time has come when we have to say enough is enough and introduce a by-law to restrict irresponsible activities.”Mr Fraser was backed by Cllr John Duff, who represents the Highland ward for the Scottish Conservatives.Murdo Fraser and Cllr John Duff’s wish to see action on the anti-social activities of a

Perthshire hamlet are fearful over a hike in anti-social behaviour after groups of up to 40 youths have been spotted starting bonfires and dumping rubbish.