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History and heritage embody the beautiful country of Scotland. Notorious for its ancient cities and municipalities, brownstone buildings, tartan and bagpipes. But it’s not just the well-known locations such as Edinburgh, the iconic Inverness and the usual Scottish stereotypes that you should explore and indulge in when visiting Caledonia. Scotland is home to over 7000

A multi-million-pound relief road, which unlocks swathes of development land on the edge of Perth, has been officially opened.

If your product or service works in your home market, it almost certainly has potential overseas.

Construction firm Morris & Spottiswood is aiming to create a ‘gateway to the Highlands’ by launching a new office in Perth, central Scotland.

The ‘Mi Rewards’ programme, the first of its kind in the UK, is to be piloted in the Scottish city of Perth to in order to reward shoppers for spending money locally. After a successful trial, it is hoped the scheme could be replicated across the rest of the UK.

The recently revived Perth Theatre has scored a top industry award for one of its latest productions.

Securing a five-star quality accreditation from VisitScotland is a tall order for any venue with accommodation, let alone gaining the award within seven months of opening. But then Anne MacDonald has always had a clear vision for the future of this Regency property in Blair Atholl.

Funding of over £3m has been announced today for four projects comprising a ground-breaking new plastics recycling partnership, Project Beacon, which has the potential to recycle all plastics in Scotland and beyond – even those that currently can’t be recycled.

Those drilling experts Merlin ERD Ltd, have done it again, attracting further exceptional engineers to work at the HQ in Perth, Scotland. Stewart McGregor is the latest Extended Reach Drilling expert to join this double Queen’s Award-winning team.

A major meat processor in Perth has been awarded £4 million from the Food Processing, Marketing and Co-operation (FPMC) grant scheme.

Perth and Kinross Heritage Trust wish to announce the third phase of the Perth City Heritage Fund bringing £750,000 of Scottish Government investment through Historic Environment Scotland to assist with conserving and repairing Perth’s historic buildings.

The opening of Joshua John Hairdressing in Aberfeldy’s Old Library proves that entrepreneurialism and a commitment to value added local services are alive and well in the heart of Highlands Perthshire.

As at March 2017, there were 363,235 SMEs in Scotland: officially. (That’s small or medium-sized enterprises employing up to 10 people). Together, they account for 40% of Scotland’s private sector turnover.

It’s official: Tay Medispa in Perth has been named the Best New Clinic, gaining the recognition at The Scottish Medical Cosmetic Awards in April.

International Trade Secretary Dr Liam Fox launches a new drive to attract more than £30 billion of investment to 68 projects across the UK. Part of the Industrial Strategy, setting out how the government is building a Britain fit for the future – helping businesses create better, higher-paying jobs in every part of the UK.

Scotland’s seven cities are set to benefit from over £8.6 million of investment for heritage-led regeneration projects.

For more than 25 years, Hadden Group has helped construct the face of modern central Scotland.

When it comes to retail, location is everything, as Dawn Fuge, Proprietor of Precious Sparkle and co-chair of the Perth Traders Association, explains, but developments across Perth’s city centre are helping to ensure all businesses benefit.

If retail is all about location, location, location, then T. Paterson Jeweller has obviously got it right.

Representatives from tourism businesses across Perthshire attended a free tourism conference today, during which they heard from an exciting line-up of speakers on a range of topics, including Trip Advisor, the Year of Young People (YoYP) and V&A Dundee.

ACS Aviation, Scotland’s leading flying school and aircraft maintenance company has set a course to become one of Europe’s leading commercial flying schools following a £1 million investment in aircraft and equipment.

Our strategic position, at the very heart of Scotland’s road, rail and air transport networks, delivers a superb proposition for investment and business relocation, which also makes Perth itself the ideal location to connect with business and life.

Councillor Murray Lyle has been confirmed as the new Leader of Perth & Kinross Council’s administration.

Entrepreneurs from across the creative sector are set to join social enterprise Elevator’s first Accelerator Programme in Perth when it launches on 20 February 2018, as part of the Famous Grouse Ideas Centre. Currently based at the AK Bell Library, the “Famous Grouse Ideas Centre Accelerator” is designed to support and encourage existing creative businesses

The Perth Winter Festival came to a conclusion on Wednesday (February 14th) with the final night of the Riverside Light Nights themed for Valentine’s Day.

Perth has seen the biggest improvement in terms of home affordability in Scotland over the last five years and Stirling is the most affordable city in the whole of the UK, according to the latest research.

On Saturday January 27th Perth riverside will be a glow in celebration of Robbie Burns as the Riverside Light Nights returns to the city.

On Saturday January 27th the parks along the riverside in Perth will once again be illuminated in an array of colours as the Riverside Light Nights returns to the city.

A new entrepreneurial development programme aimed at boosting the creative and design sectors in Perth will kick off next month.

The creation of the University of the Highlands & Islands (UHI) means that Perth has gained the status of being a university city.  To celebrate this, Perth & Kinross Council have installed new boundary signs on the roads leading into Perth welcoming people to the university city.

Recent research has revealed that Perth is the best place in the UK to get a foot on the housing ladder. Although property prices in the Perth and Kinross region as a whole are soaring with a 6.1 per cent year-on-year increase, the City of Perth itself saw house prices becoming more affordable over the last year. This was due to more new houses being built at the lower end of the market in Perth to serve first time buyers as well as older people choosing to downsize.

Perth Racecourse benefits the Scottish economy to the tune of £11.8m annually – with £9.9m of that impacting locally – and provides the equivalent of 130 full-time jobs, a new report reveals today. The economic impact report, commissioned by the racecourse and produced by 4-Consulting, uses Scottish Government measurement models and shines a light on

Do you want your business to be based in one of the most discussed and anticipated industrial hubs in Perthshire? Then you need to be part of the new North Muirton industrial development.

Perth-based Miconex has spent the last two years on a mission to help UK High Streets challenge online retailing and retain a bigger proportion of local consumer spend.
It’s working: participants using the Miconex programme’s local gift cards typically spend 40% more than their card’s nominal value – and 15% of redemptions go to businesses that the customer hadn’t visited before.

The Scotland Food & Drink Excellence Awards have today (Tuesday 9 January) opened for entries from businesses and individuals in Scotland who are leading the way with innovation, enterprise and quality in Scotland’s thriving food and drink industry.

The search for suitable firms to promote the site of a dilapidated Perth church will begin when it is completely refurbished.

The development of Bertha Park, a new village under construction to the west of Perth city centre, represents the biggest single expansion of the city in a generation.

Wish you could travel in time? Well you can in Highland Perthshire! (Well almost… just bring a little imagination with you.)

Synonymous with provenance and quality, Mr C’s  Hand-Crafted Pies continue to enjoy a growing international reputation, with demand from overseas creating fresh opportunities for growth in 2018.                    

VisitScotland is encouraging global brands, charities and organisations from Life Sciences to Robotics to use Scotland as a place to make dynamic new discoveries and inventions in an ambitious digital campaign.

Today, (Thursday 30 November 2017), Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills, John Swinney MSP will perform a turf cutting Ceremony to mark the official start of works to build a new secondary school at Bertha Park in Perth which will open in August 2019. Bertha Park High School will be the

The Edwardian building in Perth’s High Street has undergone a £16.6 million revamp. Visitors will have the opportunity on Monday to view the box office, café and bar when they enter through the building’s Mill Street entrance for the first time. The theatre will be holding an open house on Saturday from noon until 5pm,

Nearly three-fifths of the local population has never set foot in Perth city centre after 6pm, a new study has found.

New £4 million Porsche Centre is expected to create over 30 local jobs.

The design team behind dazzling illuminations at Blackpool and Edinburgh Castle has been handpicked to transform Perth into Scotland’s “City of Light”.

Following a competitive process, Metaphor has been appointed as the Interpretation and Exhibition Designers for City Hall and Perth Museum and Art Gallery. They will work with the architects appointed for the projects, Mecanoo and Hoskins Architects to develop stunning new interiors and exhibition spaces in both buildings and bring the stories of Perth’s Ancient Roots and its Modern Scots to life.

Leading insurer, Aviva, is recruiting 150 customer advisor and claims handling roles at its Perth Centre of Excellence in Pitheavlis.

The ongoing public realm improvement works to create a ‘Cultural Quarter’ in Perth’s Mill Street are heading into the final straight as the phase 2 works are due to come to an end this month. The final phase of the work will see Mill Street closed at Kinnoull Street to allow work to be carried

Scotland’s food and drink producers will have a chance to pitch their products to key buyers from around the world at a “speed dating” style event in Perthshire.

Savills Investment Management has commenced a major redevelopment phase at st catherine’s retail park in perth, which it manages on behalf of episo boxes gp limited.

Property prices in Perth and Kinross have rocketed to nearly four times the national average, a new study has revealed.

A major step forward has been taken as Taymouth Marina, a luxury self-catering resort on the banks of Loch Tay in rural Perthshire has announced the completion of its £1,425,000 housing project as part of its overall £15 million development plan.

Strathearn Distillery is widely viewed as a pioneer of the growing, vibrant craft distilling movement across Scotland. The award-winning business, located near the village of Methven, produces a wide range of products from its Perthshire home, from Scottish whisky, gin and rum to cider brandy and uisge beathe (the original ‘Water of Life’).

Perth & Kinross Council has today welcomed news that the former McEwens store in St John Street, Perth, has been acquired by independent department store firm Beales.

The past three years have been an incredibly challenging time for the global oil and gas industry, including the North Sea. As oil prices dropped from a 2014 high of more than $100 per barrel to just $34, investor confidence deserted the sector and operators found themselves forced to lay off workforce, postpone and even cancel projects and urgently divest non-core assets to boost cash reserves.

Recent investment by acclaimed Perthshire-based butcher, Simon Howie reflects growing customer demand for a product range now stocked across most UK supermarkets.

The public will have he chance to walk through the doors of the refurbished Perth Theatre for the first time on November 13.

Expresso Property Ltd has announced that it has concluded missives on The Mill Quarter site, a brand new landmark mixed leisure scheme with residential apartments. The scheme will be a catalyst for economic change in Perth and will significantly transform the City’s visitor destination offer on completion. Construction works are due to commence in 2018 with works due for completion in summer 2019.

A vandal-hit DIY store is being torn down to make way for a £10 million shopping complex.

More than 1,000 people have got on board with a new maritime initiative which aims to transform the River Tay into a bustling passage for leisure boats and water taxis.

Since acquiring Gleneagles in 2015, Ennismore has taken a proactive role in refining the brand, enabling the Perthshire hotel to return to its roots as a luxury, rural escape from the pressures of modern life.

This weekend saw a bumper crowd of 10,000 flock to Perth Racecourse for the annual Carnival Raceday, making it the largest meeting on record for the UK’s most northerly track. For the first time in its history Perth Racecourse was at full capacity, and treated the home crowd to a day of thrilling jump racing, first class entertainment, and summer carnival fun..

Springfield Properties has begun work on site for the 3,000 homes in the new village, Bertha Park, just off the Inveralmond Roundabout in Perth.

A £10 million plan to regenerate an ageing Perth retail park and create scores of jobs has been approved.

Recent investment supported through innovative public / private partnerships is helping to unlock the recreational potential of one of Perth’s most-prized assets: the River Tay.

Across Perth & Kinross, the number of long-term empty commercial properties is falling. The catalyst is a marketing campaign branded Empty to Plenty.

While studying Hospitality in Switzerland that Perth-based restaurateur Vinod Mathew, discovered a love of French cuisine. When the opportunity arose to acquire Perth city centre bistro, Breizh, in 2016, he seized the chance to develop a new offer based on the finest locally sourced ingredients.

With a successful track record converting property in Manchester, notably the award-winning Grade 2 development at Finlays Warehouse, Green Pads chose Perth to make their first foray into new build development.

On Wednesday 16 August, Perth & Kinross Council will consider a report recommending the appointment of internationally renowned Mecanoo as the architectural firm to work on Perth City Hall.

A report will be presented to Perth & Kinross Council on 16 August 2017 setting out the next steps towards transforming the cultural offer of the area to support inclusive economic growth across Perth and Kinross. While Perth was not shortlisted for the UK City of Culture 2021, its bid, titled Beyond the Fair City, was

A drop-in event for people who are struggling to find employment will be held from 1pm until 4pm on Wednesday 23 August in the Civic Hall at the Council’s building at 2 High Street in Perth. Everyone is invited to come along on the day, which will bring together a number of local organisations who

Details of a cornerstone project for Perth’s cultural aspirations have been put up for public scrutiny. The design of the £3.5 million arts hub which is to be created in a vacant city centre primary school were put on display at an event in Bells sport centre. Also on hand were council officers and representatives

Work continues to progress at St Paul’s Church as part of the Council’s plan to repair and transform part of the historic building into a versatile public space. Work done on site to date includes site establishment; removal of overhead risks (loose slates, masonry, vegetation, other debris); inspection by engineers of the high level areas;

Developing the Young Workforce Perth and Kinross had now recruited its two Employer Engagement Advisors, Donna Kudarenko and John Robertson.

Perth & Kinross Council Leader, Councillor Ian Campbell, welcomed the news that Perth’s UK City of Culture bid is to be debated at Westminster, on behalf of the Perth2021 bid team. He said: “I’m delighted that Perth’s City of Culture bid will be debated at Westminster. Perth’s bid is pioneering: it represents the challenges faced

Perth & Kinross Council has teamed-up with the Scottish government’s ‘Connect Local’ project and Council colleagues from Angus and Fife to run a series of workshops targeted specifically at the challenges faced by local entrepreneurs looking to build their own business in the food and drink sector. A total of four workshops will be held

BAM Construction has been appointed by Hub East Central Scotland to redevelop Perth City Hall on behalf of Perth & Kinross Council. After much consultation, Perth & Kinross Council have set out to convert the building, which closed its doors to the public in 2005 and whose future was until recently the subject of much

A new study of City of Culture celebrations in Hull has laid bare what Perth stands to gain from a successful 2021 campaign. The Humberside town beat Dundee in the battle to become the UK’s second City of Culture. It launched its year-long programme of events and exhibitions with a massive street party in January. In

Accountancy firm Campbell Dallas has expanded in Perthshire by acquiring rival Bell & Company for an undisclosed sum. The deal will see 20 staff and one partner transfer to Campbell Dallas, which expects to gain more than £1m in turnover from the move. The firm, which recently opened a new £1m office in Perth, said

Perth has formally launched its bid for the 2021 Royal National Mod. The Fair City hopes the Gaelic music and arts extravaganza will deliver a welcome boost to the local economy. A recent study suggested securing the prestigious event would bring at least £1 million to the area. But council leaders spearheading the bid hope

Whisky giant Famous Grouse has struck a £500K deal to set up a launchpad for fledgling creative talent in Perth. Owners Edrington has agreed to fund an innovative “ideas centre” as part of a new arts hub being built near the city centre. The move will go some way to addressing one of the main challenges of the

The world of business has changed dramatically in the past decade, but connectivity remains an essential prerequisite for success across every sector. It’s a need that d3 Audio & Visual Ltd has been successfully addressing from its Perth base since 2005.

New visitor attractions on the River Tay are expected to entice more tourists and locals into the City of Perth this summer to enjoy a programme of organised boat trips to view the Fair City from a different perspective. The Boating on the Tay scheme kicks off with a fun-packed launch day on Sunday 25

Perthshire will once again be showcasing some of the very best visitor attractions from across the region at VisitScotland Expo 2017.

The Dupplin Estate has announced that it is backing Perth’s bid to become the next UK City of Culture in 2021.

Merlin Extended Reach Drilling (Merlin ERD) has become the latest major business to announce its support for Perth to become the next UK City of Culture in 2021.

Aviva has officially announced that it is backing Perth to be the next UK City of Culture in 2021. The global insurance, investments and savings company becomes the fourth major private sector organisation to champion Perth in the national competition.

From adventure tourism and new visitor attractions; to the UK City of Culture Bid and innovative historic projects, Perthshire’s history and heritage took centre stage at a top regional tourism conference this week.

A vacant former primary school in Perth city centre will be transformed into a creative hub in a project spearheaded by Perth and Kinross Council.

The Scotland division of Bidwells property consultancy, which has offices in Perth, Aberdeen, Inverness and Fort William, has recorded a successful 2016 despite many strategic markets being in a post-Brexit state of flux and contending with the uncertainties surrounding Scottish land reform.

Award Winners Murray’s Bakers of Perth has become the latest organisation in Scotland to gain national recognition for its commitment to customer service, after being awarded WorldHost Recognised Business status.

The Vacant Property Development project is shortly to be launching a new marketing campaign designed to help owners of long term empty properties

Construction of Phase 1 of the Public Realm Improvement Works in the new Cultural Quarter in Mill Street continues to progress.

Perth & Kinross Council has announced that construction work for the specialist Food and Drink Park on the outskirts of the city has begun and will be completed during the summer.

The Cairngorms Business Partnership (CBP) have today accepted a funding offer from Scottish Enterprise under the Tourism Destination Development Fund to create a scenic route running through the heart of the Cairngorms National Park.

More than £1.8 billion of planned investment will form the basis of the Tay Cities Deal which could create up to 15,000 jobs for the region.