Perthshire pupil's lockdown song brought lump to teacher's throat

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Lorraine Kelly has joined the campaign to get Ru Paul's Drag Race UK song with fellow Scot Lawrence Chaney as this year's Eurovision entry.

Highland Perthshire farmer has been elected as the 63rd president of the country’s largest agriculture union.Martin Kennedy, who has been a vice president at the National Farmers’ Union of Scotland (NFUS) since 2017, now takes over the organisation’s top role.Martin, who runs Lurgan Farm just a few miles north of Aberfeldy, was elected unopposed in last Friday’s vote at the NFUS’s virtual council meeting in Glasgow.Beggar kicked supermarket manager when asked to movePensioner admits making knife

Perthshire puppy farm.Police and animal rescuers raided the property in Perthshire last November, uncovering terrible conditions with dogs crammed into cupboards and puppies missing eyes and limbs.The Scottish SPCA launched a major investigation after seizing more than 60 dogs, mainly Alsatians, Belgian Malinois and bulldogs, from the farm.Crieff Recycling Centre probed after binman coronavirus deathPerthshire farmers do their bit to clear the roads - but not everyone is happy about itThe

Stanley in Perthshire last week to deliver vaccinations to some hard to reach residents.Around 400 people identified by NHS Tayside as living in remote areas are expected to be vaccinated via trained Scottish Ambulance Service staff operating out of a modified coach.The appointments are made via GP practices.Lochs and Glens Holidays of Gartocharn kindly offered and supplied the bus free of charge.It began last Wednesday, February 3, with a team of five staff members from SAS delivering the first

Perthshire is world famous for its whisky distilleries.

the regulations and encourage people to do the right thing. “They are responding to reports of members of the public breaking the restrictions and business premises, particularly gyms and hairdressers, who are not exempt from the restrictions, remaining open or being operated from home addresses.“Police Scotland take these matters seriously and will continue to do so.

coronavirus cases remains high across the country. The latest data released by Public Health Scotland shows that 9,142 positive cases of covid were recorded across the country in the week between January 18 to 24.

Forth Bridge in Scotland. The actress is in the country filming the third follow-up to her successful Netflix movie, The Princess Switch.

Perthshire -based politician has asked the Scottish Government to look at reviewing current legislation on fly-tipping in order to increase the level of prosecution against law-breakers. Conservative Mid Scotland and Fife MSP Murdo Fraser raised the issue during a virtual environment portfolio question session with minister for rural affairs and the natural environment Ben Macpherson MSP, saying he feels the current laws are “insufficient”.

police officer  claims lives are being put at risk after he and a colleague were called out to more than 80 homes for coronavirus rule breaches. He says they were forced to mix with  Covid rule-breakers  including dental and optician workers who were flouting lockdown regulations at the weekend.

pandemic continued to grow with record numbers of infections and deaths approaching 100,000 in the UK since the first outbreak. Most of Scotland is in the top tier of restrictions and schools are closed to the majority of children until at least the middle of February.

100-year-old woman is being removed from a care home after her family could no longer bear to see her “fade away”.Doreen Tilly’s great-granddaughter, Sonia Dixon, said she had no other option but to take her out of the facility, which has been in lockdown for 10 months.Sonia, 37, launched a furious attack on the Scottish Government’s “complete and utter failure” to end the elderly’s suffering during the Covid-19 outbreak.She told how Doreen was “full of life” when she celebrated her 100th

Kilwinning in a bid to help families through lockdown.Woodwynd 's Wee Shoap aims to bridge the gap between more expensive supermarkets and food banks by offering 'friendly, dignified and affordable food support for families and residents.'For just £3 a visit, residents will be able to snap up a choice of food, including fresh produce and personal hygeine products, up to the value of £15.The venture, which opens at Woodwynd Hall on Monday, January 25, is the brainchild of community group ACES

Daily Record reported this morning that painters carried out work in the A-listed building in Edinburgh despite the ban by her own Government.

Nicola Sturgeon’s official ­residence despite the ban by her own Government. A whistleblower told how a squad was sent into Bute House in Edinburgh for several days last week.

Perthshire -based TV actor Andy Gray, star of River City, has died at the age of 61. Andy, who was born in Perth, was best known for his role as Pete Galloway on the BBC Scotland soap.