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06 February 2012
Get your Kilt on to Set a World record in Perth this Summer
An attempt to break the official Guinness world record for the 'Largest Ever Kilt Race' is to be held in Perth as part of this summer's local Diamond Jubilee celebrations.
01 February 2012
Oliver Twist Meerkat Needs More (Every 2 Hours)
A team from St Andrews Aquarium in Fife have been working around the clock this week to feed and care for a baby meerkat which has been rejected by its mother.
01 February 2012
Iron Age Crannog Built to Last
The hurricane force winds which battered Scotland in December and January left many modern buildings in tatters. Replacing a modern shed is one thing, however fixing an exact replica of an Iron Age crannog is another.
23 January 2012
Perth Company Achieves World Class Management Training Accreditation
A Perth company, Rowan Consultancy, is one of only three organisations in the North of Scotland to achieve a world class training accreditation issued by the Institute of Leadership & Management.
22 January 2012
WinterWeek+ Returns for 2012
WinterWeek+ returns to Kenmore in 2012 with a cornucopia of events, activities and accommodation offers aimed at the mid winter tourist, running from February 11th - 19th.
09 December 2011
Not Just "Fir" Christmas
An innovative conservation project based in Scotland is leading the way in a bid to save Christmas trees for the future generation.
07 December 2011
The Enchanted Forest Looks to Local Business for Support
The Enchanted Forest, the multi-award winning Perthshire Big Tree Country event, which this year attracted over 26,000 visitors to the Highland Perthshire area, is calling on the local business community to get behind it in a move to raise £40,000.
05 December 2011
St Andrews Aquarium Helps Save Seal Pup Atlantis from Bitter Scottish Winter
Staff from St Andrews Aquarium in Fife were involved in a daring seal pup rescue on West Sands Beach in St Andrews yesterday, after being inundated with phone calls from members of the public to assist the small grey seal pup that had washed up on the bea
15 November 2011
Element-Tree My Dear Watson: Concert for Trees Celebrates Conan Doyle’s Legacy
A Concert for Trees, celebrating the United Nation’s International Year of Forests, is set to fill Edinburgh’s Usher Hall, with a string quartet made from an old sycamore tree that once stood in the garden of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s childhood home.
10 November 2011
St Andrews Aquarium Prepares for Santa’s Arrival
Final preparations are now underway at St Andrews Aquarium in Fife for the arrival of Santa this Saturday at 10am.
03 November 2011
Marie Curie Cancer Care Etape Caledonia Sells Out in Record Time
Organisers of the Marie Curie Cancer Care Etape Caledonia, IMG Challenger World, has announced today that all 5,100 places on the 2012 event have sold out in record time.
03 November 2011
Enchanted Forest is Community Champion
The Enchanted Forest, a Perthshire Big Tree Country event, has smashed all previous box office records, welcoming over 26,350 visitors during its 23 night run, picking up the Big Tree Country Community Award in the process.
03 November 2011
Final Round Community Chest Awards Announced
Three more community groups in Perthshire are celebrating the receipt of Community Chest Awards, a scheme which is being run by St John’s Shopping Centre in Perth.
27 October 2011
Community Causes Battle it Out for Final Awards
Sixteen community projects go head to head this week in the battle for funds from St John’s Shopping Centre’s Community Chest.
25 October 2011
Spooky Treats for Kids at St John’s this Saturday
It’s no trick! Kids are in for a treat this weekend when they visit St John’s Shopping Centre, which is celebrating Hallowe’en in style this year with a free family fun day, complete with guising giveaways to suit every ghoulish desire!
25 October 2011
Frank, Goldie & Myrrh Prepare for St Andrews Meerkat Nativity
The latest additions to the St Andrews Aquarium’s growing meerkat clan, Frank, Goldie & Myrrh, are currently in preparation for a starring role in their very own nativity this winter.
24 October 2011
Enchanted Forest Breaks Box Office Records
Ticket sales for The Enchanted Forest, a Perthshire Big Tree Country event, have broken all previous box office records, welcoming over 24,000 visitors during its 23 night run.
21 October 2011
The Discovery Store Opens in St John’s Shopping Centre
St John’s Shopping Centre has welcomed the national gadget retailer, The Discovery Store, to Perth which opened their new store today.
16 October 2011
Jaw-Dropping Talks for Shark Week at St Andrews Aquarium
St Andrews Aquarium has been polishing up its jaws in support of European Shark Week, which runs from 15th – 23rd October in the UK.
13 October 2011
Ticket Sales Surge for Forest Show
Ticket sales for Perthshire Big Tree Country event, The Enchanted Forest, have soared in recent days, and are now selling at a faster pace than ever before.
08 October 2011
Highland Perthshire Wildlife Festival Gets Under Way
Highland Perthshire’s wildlife festival, showcasing the area’s potential as a wildlife tourism destination, launched this weekend and will run from 8th – 16th October, offering around 30 events to wildlife enthusiasts.
06 October 2011
Enchanted Forest Dazzles At New Venue
The Enchanted Forest, a Perthshire Big Tree Country event and Scotland’s premier sound and light show, launched last night in an array of dazzling colours to a select audience of press and VIPs at The Explorers Garden in Pitlochry.
03 October 2011
Community Chest Round 3 Voting Opens to Public
St John’s Shopping Centre is calling on members of the Perthshire public to help them with deciding which projects should receive funding in the third round of their Community Chest fund.
29 September 2011
Work Begins on this Year’s Enchanted Forest
Work has begun on this year’s Enchanted Forest, a Perthshire Big Tree Country event that is expected to attract over 25,000 visitors to the area over the coming weeks.
21 September 2011
Dame Kelly Holmes Legacy Trust Set to Benefit from Corporate Challenge Event in Stirling
The Dame Kelly Holmes Legacy Trust is set to benefit from a partnership with the UK’s largest and most prestigious corporate team development event The Intelligent Sport® UK Challenge.
16 September 2011
Highland Corporate Challenge Event Wins Top Gong
The UK’s largest and most prestigious corporate team development event, The Intelligent Sport® UK Challenge, last night seized the title for Best Corporate Event at the Scottish Event Awards at a glittering awards ceremony in Edinburgh.
16 September 2011
Enchanted Forest is Scotland’s Top Event
The Enchanted Forest, Scotland’s premier sound and light show, swept the floor at last night’s prestigious Scottish Event Awards, beating off stiff competition from some of Scotland’s finest events to scoop the Event Management Grand Prix.
15 September 2011
Enchanted Forest Set to go Head to Head for TWO of Scotland’s Top Event Accolades Tonight
The Enchanted Forest, Scotland’s premier sound and light show, is gearing up to go head to head with rivals for no less than two titles at this year’s prestigious Scottish Event Awards, which will be held at the Corn Exchange in Edinburgh tonight.
15 September 2011
Etape Caledonia Announces New Charity Partner as Places go on Sale for 2012 Challenge
Etape Caledonia, an IMG Challenger World event, today announced Marie Curie Cancer Care as its new charity partner as registrations opened for the hugely successful closed road sportive which will take place on May 13, 2012.
01 September 2011
Tentsmuir Prepares to Turn Back Time
Organisers were today putting together the finishing touches for this weekend’s Turn Back Time @ Tentsmuir event which will see the launch this year’s Fife Outdoor Access Festival on Saturday.
31 August 2011
Pagan Osborne Gets Behind Outdoor Festival
Volunteers from one of Fife’s leading legal, financial and property specialists, Pagan Osborne, are gearing up for a move of a very different kind this weekend as they prepare for the inaugural Turn Back Time @ Tentsmuir event.
29 August 2011
Eid in the Woodlands at Castle Semple
As part of the ongoing Eid al-Fitr celebrations, which marks the end of Ramadan in the Muslim calendar, Forestry Commission Scotland will be hosting an event “A Celebration of Islam and Nature in Scotland” at Castle Semple.
19 August 2011
Wildlife Festival Demonstrates Forests are Fantastic
A wildlife festival, which returns to Perthshire’ Big Tree Country for the second year, is celebrating news that it will be bringing an international famous film festival to the area direct from the UN’s headquarters in New York.
05 August 2011
Race to Save Running Event Gets off to a Start
A social enterprise, Perthshire Running Events, has been established to save Perth’s oldest running event, the “Perth 10k”.
01 August 2011
Second Round Community Chest Awards Announced
Three more community groups in Perthshire are celebrating the receipt of Community Chest Awards, a scheme which is being run by St John’s Shopping Centre in Perth.
28 July 2011
Seal Overcomes BARRIERS to Reach New Pup
Bosses at St Andrews Aquarium are still reeling after security camera footage revealed a 90kg harbour seal’s successful attempt to overcome metal barriers to welcome new seal pup, Togo, to the aquarium.
20 July 2011
bmi Seals Transport Deal for Scotland’s Newest Lovable Pup
Bosses at St Andrews Aquarium have today announced that they are eagerly anticipating the arrival of a new, and very unusual resident: Togo, a one year old harbour seal.
12 July 2011
Piper the Meerkat Passes
St Andrews Aquarium is today mourning the sad loss of Piper, the first meerkat born to Kate & Wills at the aquarium.
08 July 2011
Enchanted Forest Up for TWO of Scotland’s Top Event Gongs
The Enchanted Forest, Scotland’s premier sound and light show, has been shortlisted for two titles in this year’s prestigious Scottish Event Awards, which will see it battling out for its place at the top against some of Scotland’s most well known events.
07 July 2011
USS Acquires St John’s Shopping Centre
USS (Universities Superannuation Scheme) has purchased St John’s Centre, Perth from BAE Systems Pension Funds Trustees for £31.25 million, representing a net initial yield of 7.9%. The property is part heritable and part long leasehold.
04 July 2011
Community Chest Round 2 Voting Opens to Public
St John’s Shopping Centre is calling on members of the Perthshire public to help them with deciding which projects should receive funding in the second round of their Community Chest fund.
01 July 2011
Brrrrrrrriliant Show: Charlie Taylor Charms Siberia
Bridge of Allan salon owner Charlie Taylor, three times Scottish Hairdresser of the Year and member of the British Hairdressing Hall of Fame, has been warming up the fashion crowds in one of the globe’s most far flung places: Siberia.
24 June 2011
Fife Outdoor Access Festival Looks to Past for Future Success
Fife Outdoor Access Festival, which will run from Saturday 3rd – Sunday 11th September, has today announced an extensive programme of over 70 outdoor events for outdoor fans.
17 June 2011
Enchanted Forest Transitions for 2011
Over 25,000 tickets have gone on sale for The Enchanted Forest, a Perthshire Big Tree Country event and Scotland’s premier sound and light show.
14 June 2011
St John’s Shopping Centre Celebrates Fathers Day
St John’s Shopping Centre will be pulling out all the stops this weekend in celebration of Dads everywhere with a special free family fun day.
14 June 2011
Laurel Seals 20th Birthday with New Pool Deal
St Andrews Aquarium resident seal, Laurel, celebrates her 20th birthday this month on 20th June and will be celebrating in style this year with a new saltwater seal pool.
11 June 2011
Social Media Summer Camp for Businesses
Perth based marketing agency Volpa, one of Britain’s Top 100 Most Awarded Agencies, is launching a Social Media Summer Camp for businesses interested in developing their social networking strategies.
09 June 2011
Community Chest Deadline Approaches
Community groups in Perthshire are being reminded that the closing date for the second round of Community Chest applications is fast approaching on 30th June.
08 June 2011
Etape Caledonia Organisers Hail 2011 Event a Success
IMG Challenger World Events, organisers of the Macmillan Cancer Support Etape Caledonia, have today announced that funds raised by the event have now smashed through the £1 million barrier, and continue to climb.
01 June 2011
Fife Schools Name St Andrews Aquarium Meerkats
South Parks Primary School in Glenrothes and Pitcorthie Primary School in Dunfermline have beaten off stiff competition to come joint top in a Fife wide competition to name the meerkats at St Andrews Aquarium.
16 May 2011
Etape Caledonia Organisers Affirm their Commitment to Highland Perthshire
Despite two attempts to sabotage Sunday’s Macmillan Cancer Support Etape Caledonia event, organisers IMG Challenger World have pledged their commitment to the Highland Perthshire area by opening expressions of interest for their 2012 event today.
14 May 2011
Champion Sausage Roll Maker Feeds Five Thousand
The UK’s reigning Champion Sausage Roll Maker, Rory Macdonald of Macdonald Bros Butchers in Pitlochry, will be praying for some divine assistance this weekend as he takes on the feat of feeding 5000 cyclists their breakfast at Etape Caledonia.
13 May 2011
Top Endura Cyclists to Participate in Etape Caledonia
Endura Racing's Evan Oliphant and Callum Wilkinson are set to take part in this Sunday's Macmillan Cancer Support Etape Caledonia event as part of their final preparations for the forthcoming Scottish Road Race Championships in Balfron, Stirlingshire.
12 May 2011
Riding High: John Swinney to Open Cycle Event
It will be a very early start this Sunday for recently re-elected Perthshire North MSP, John Swinney. The former Cabinet Secretary will oversee the official opening of the Macmillan Cancer Support Etape Caledonia at 6am on Sunday morning.
09 May 2011
Flying Scotsman Obree to Open Etape Caledonia 2011
Scottish racing cyclist, Graeme Obree, nicknamed The Flying Scotsman, has confirmed he will open this year’s Macmillan Cancer Support Etape Caledonia cycle challenge.
09 May 2011
Edinburgh Outdoor Clothing Company Opens in St John’s Shopping Centre
St John’s Shopping Centre has confirmed that online retailer, Edinburgh Outdoor Clothing Company, have recently opened a store in the mall.
06 May 2011
St John’s Shopping Centre Opens Second Round for Community Chest Applications
St John’s Shopping Centre has today opened applications for the second round of its Community Chest funding which has £5,000 to give away to local community projects during 2011.
05 May 2011
Douze Points! Scottish Hairdresser Snips Top Post at Eurovision
Charlie Taylor, three times Scottish Hairdresser of the Year and member of the British Hairdressing Hall of Fame, has been hand-picked by international hair giant, Schwarzkopf, to represent the UK at the forthcoming Eurovision Song Contest in Dusseldorf.
05 May 2011
Olympic Ski-ers Take on Uphill Charity Challenge
The British Alpine Ski Team has announced they will be kicking off their ski boots and hopping on their bikes on 15th May to raise money for charity at the IMG Challenger World event, Macmillan Cancer Support Etape Caledonia, in Pitlochry.
27 April 2011
On a Bicycle Made for Two: Couple to Get Hitched at Start of Cycling Event
The imminent Royal Wedding has firmly gripped the nation, but for two cycling enthusiasts, Rick Millin and Jo Louden, 1900 guests pale into insignificance as they prepare to tie the knot in front 5000 participants at this year’s Etape Caledonia.
27 April 2011
Royal Wedding? Simples Say Meerkats
As crowds begin to gather in Pall Mall for a chance to see the Royal Bride, the alternative “Royal” family in St Andrews has been busy kitting out their den with some of the latest Royal Wedding paraphernalia to hit the shops.
22 April 2011
Community Chest Awards Announced
Four community groups in Perthshire are celebrating being the first organizations to receive Community Chest Awards, a scheme which is being run by St John’s Shopping Centre in Perth.
22 April 2011
Enchanted Forest on the Move
The Enchanted Forest, Scotland’s leading outdoor light and sound event, managed by Pitlochry Area Community Interest Company, has today announced it intends to move to a new venue in 2011.
21 April 2011
It’s a Boy! Kate & Wills’ First Born Announced
Bosses at St Andrews Aquarium, are celebrating the news that their latest arrival to the Aquarium, Kate & Wills’ first born, is a boy.
08 April 2011
Charlie Taylor Pioneers World’s First Sensitive Hair Colour for Scotland
Charlie Taylor, three times Scottish Hairdresser of the Year and member of the British Hairdressing Hall of Fame, is to pioneer the launch of the world’s first ever permanent hair colour for sensitive scalps across her four Scottish salons.
06 April 2011
Community Chest Voting Opens to Public
St John’s Shopping Centre is calling on members of the Perthshire public to help them with deciding which projects should receive funding in the first round of their Community Chest fund.
01 April 2011
St John’s Shopping Centre Nose How to Make an Impact
A Red Nose Day fundraising campaign mounted by St John’s Shopping Centre in aid of Comic Relief, has put Perth firmly on the international media map, while also netting the charity £1000.
31 March 2011
Meerkat Mum: Kate & Wills’ First Born Ventures out in time for Mothers Day
This year visitors to the Aquarium will be in for a true Mothers Day treat when they discover that Kate & Wills have recently become parents!
29 March 2011
The Works to Open in St John’s Shopping Centre
St John’s Shopping Centre has announced plans for popular Perth retailer, The Works, to open a store in the mall this Wednesday.
24 March 2011
Mind the Meerkats!
Visitors to some of Scotland’s biggest tourist attractions are being asked to “mind the meerkats” as they go about their business this week.
22 March 2011
Sky Olympics Correspondent Signs up for Macmillan Cancer Support Etape Caledonia
Sky News Olympics Correspondent Orla Chennaoui will be swapping the safety of the television studio for the open roads of Highland Perthshire in May as she saddles up for the Macmillan Cancer Support Etape Caledonia, an IMG Challenger World event.
16 March 2011
Volpa Makes the Top 100
An award winning Perth based marketing agency Volpa, has made it on to the list of Britain’s Top 100 Most Awarded Agencies.
15 March 2011
Fairview’s Photography First for St John’s Shopping Centre
St John's Shopping Centre has opened its doors to a photography exhibition, which features work by young photographers from Fairview School.
13 March 2011
Balls Up!
Organisers of St John’s Shopping Centre’s Red Nose Day campaign in Perth got a bit more comic relief than they bargained for at their campaign launch on Saturday.
12 March 2011
Community Chest Deadline Fast Approaching
Community groups in Perthshire are being reminded that the first closing date for Community Chest applications is fast approaching on 31st March.
10 March 2011
St John’s Shopping Centre Nose How to Raise the Cash!
With Red Nose Day 2011 fast approaching, the team at St John’s Shopping Centre, Perth NOSE they are on the ball when it comes to raising cash for great causes.
24 February 2011
Kate, Wills and the Pitter Patter of Tiny Feet
The Royal Wedding is almost upon us, and with the Royal couple due to visit St Andrews this Friday, “Kate & Wills” mania has the country firmly in its grip. For St Andrews Aquarium “Kate & Wills” mania is taking on very different form indeed.
22 February 2011
Volpa gets Approval from the Top
The award winning Perth based marketing agency Volpa has announced that, for the second time, it will be included in the national Recommended Agency Register placing it amongst the UK’s top marketing services suppliers, as rated by their own clients.
21 February 2011
New Loo-k for St John’s Shopping Centre
Visitors to St John’s Shopping Centre will be treated to a whole new loo-k from next month as the centre prepares for the first major redecoration of their public toilet facilities since it opened in 1987.
14 February 2011
Scottish Crannog Centre to Trial Winter Opening
The Scottish Crannog Centre, at Kenmore, has today announced that it will trial its first ever winter opening season as part of the forthcoming WinterWeek+ celebrations which run from 16th – 27th February 2011.
14 February 2011
St John’s Shopping Centre Opens up its Community Chest
St John’s Shopping Centre has today announced a move to open up its coffers to worthy local community projects. Entitled “Community Chest”, the shopping centre has set aside £5,000 for requests from the local community during 2011.
08 February 2011
Volpa Tasked with Launching WinterWeek+
WinterWeek+, a cornucopia of events, activities and accommodation offers aimed at the mid winter tourist, has appointed the award winning communications agency, Volpa, to promote the first ever WinterWeek+ in February 2011.
04 February 2011
St Andrews Aquarium Beats Credit Crunch Fears with Free Access for Parents
With the impact of the recent VAT increase finally taking grip, and family incomes being squeezed, one local Fife business has decided that enough is enough. St Andrews Aquarium, which recent re-opened, has pledged to let parents go free.
25 November 2010
We Really Can Mac a Difference!
One of the biggest and most ambitious fundraising campaigns ever mounted by St John’s Shopping Centre in Perth, Scotland, has netted national charity Macmillan Cancer Support a whopping £7179.53.
22 November 2010
Etape Caledonia Sells Out with Six Months to Go
5000 cyclists have signed up to take part in the 2011 Macmillan Cancer Support Etape Caledonia, an IMG Challenger World event, pushing the cycling challenge to sell out in record time this year, six months before it is actually due to take place.
19 November 2010
Purse Bells Ring..... Are you Listening?
A new initiative in Perth that uses special bells to alert shoppers to bag and purse thefts was launched in Perth today.
11 November 2010
Enchanted Forest Smashes All Records
The Enchanted Forest, Scotland’s leading outdoor light and sound event, which was run by the local community this year, has smashed all previous records clocking up just over 20,000 customers for the first time in the event’s 9 year history.
03 November 2010
Primark Wows Perth
Primark opens the doors of its new Perth store today. The store in St John's Shopping Centre is eagerly awaited by the local community.
22 October 2010
Enchanted Forest Show is a Force of Nature
The Enchanted Forest, a Perthshire Big Tree Country event and Scotland’s premier sound and light show, launched this week to a select audience of press and VIPs at Faskally Wood near Pitlochry.
21 October 2010
Pitlochry Launches Dazzling Winter Light Display
An inspirational Winter Light Display will be launched this weekend by The Pitlochry Lighting Committee, part of the Highland Perthshire Community Interest Company.
12 October 2010
Red Deer Talk at Castle Menzies
Wild Connections, a new wildlife festival designed to showcase Highland Perthshire’s potential as a wildlife tourism destination, will be highlighting the importance of Red Deer to the area in a talk by Forestry Commission Scotland’s Rob Coope.
11 October 2010
Partnership Effort was no Waste of Time
A strategic partnership between waste management and recycling company Binn Skips and St John’s Shopping Centre in Perth has proved that making an effort when it comes to recycling is no waste of time.
08 October 2010
Wildlife Festival Gets Under Way
A new wildlife festival, designed to showcase Highland Perthshire’s potential as a wildlife tourism destination, launches this weekend and will run from 9th – 17th October, offering almost 30 events to wildlife enthusiasts.
02 October 2010
Enchanted Forest Appoints Hettie’s Catering to Feed the Forest
The Enchanted Forest, the outdoor sound and light show at Faskally Wood in Highland Perthshire, has appointed newly established local catering company, Hettie’s Catering, to feed the 20,000 visitors expected at this year’s light show: Force of Nature.
22 September 2010
Book Sale Boost for Charity Shop
If you missed the Library Book Sale last weekend, avid readers are being offered a second chance to get their hands on some bargain books. The AK Bell Library in Perth has donated a selection of books to the Macmillan Cancer Support charity shop.
21 September 2010
Enchanted Forest Appoints Northern Light
The Enchanted Forest, the outdoor sound and light show at Faskally Wood in Highland Perthshire, has appointed the multi-award winning Northern Light to produce this year’s light show: Force of Nature.
20 September 2010
St John’s Shopping Centre Staff Mac a Moment for Coffee
Visitors to St John’s Shopping Centre took time out on Monday to “Mac a Moment” for a quick coffee at first of two “World’s Biggest Coffee Morning” events which were being held in the shopping centre this week.
17 September 2010
Picture Perfect for Charity Appeal
St John’s Shopping Centre is gearing up this weekend for a picture perfect fundraising opportunity with the launch of their photographic sale to raise vital funds for Macmillan Cancer Support.
14 September 2010
Charity Campaign Makes Urgent Appeal for Running Enthusiasts
St John’s Shopping Centre has put out an urgent appeal for local running enthusiasts to help them out with a charity fitness challenge taking place later this month.
13 September 2010
Volpa’s Pedals its way to PR Triumph at Scottish Event Awards
Perth based communications agency, Volpa, has triumphed for a second year running at the 2010 Scottish Event Awards held in Glasgow last week.
09 September 2010
Wildlife Festival to Demonstrate Perthshire’s Wild Side
A new wildlife festival, designed to showcase Highland Perthshire’s potential as a wildlife tourism destination, will launch this Autumn from 9th – 17th October, offering over 30 events to wildlife enthusiasts in its first year.
04 September 2010
Benefits Team Steps in to Mac a Difference to Cancer Patients
A member of the Macmillan Cancer Support’s benefits advice team will be helping to “mac” a difference this Monday, 6th September, as part of St John’s Shopping Centre’s fundraising campaign for the charity “30 Days to Mac a Difference”.
27 August 2010
St John’s Shopping Centre Asks Can you Help Mac a Difference?
St John’s Shopping Centre is calling on members of the Perthshire public to donate their unwanted clothes, DVDs, CDs and bric a brac to the Macmillan Cancer Support charity shop which will open on 1st September 2010 in the shopping centre.
21 August 2010
Perth Firm In the Running for National Award
Perth based communications agency, Volpa, has been shortlisted in two categories at the inaugural UK Event Awards for their work with two Highland Perthshire events: The Enchanted Forest and Macmillan Cancer Support Etape Caledonia.
12 August 2010
Can you Help to Mac a Difference?
Ever thought of volunteering and helping out in a charity shop? Well now’s your chance! Macmillan Cancer Support will be opening a charity shop during the month of September in St John’s Shopping Centre and are on the lookout for volunteers to help staff
05 August 2010
Fife‘s Just Batty about Twilight
For many, twilight is an international literary and film phenomenon where humans walk amidst vampires and wolves and love triumphs over all. However, in Fife, twilight is taking on new meaning.
31 July 2010
Gordon’s Great Outdoors
Gordon Brown was seen relaxing in the great outdoors this morning, attending the opening the third Fife Outdoor Access Festival at Lochore Meadows Country Park in Fife on Saturday 31st July with his two sons.
30 July 2010
Fife Outdoor Access Festival Gears Up for Busiest Year Ever
Organisers of the Fife Outdoor Access Festival are gearing up for a busy 9 days in Fife’s Great Outdoors as the third festival kicks off this Saturday, 31st July.
30 July 2010
Ernest Jones Perth Store to Modernise
Quality jeweller, Ernest Jones, is to close for three weeks in August as part of a major facelift which will see the store move to a new, open plan format.
20 July 2010
St Andrews to be Blown Away by Fife Outdoor Access Festival
St Andrews beaches are set to be “Blown Away” during this year’s Fife Outdoor Access Festival, which starts on Saturday 31st July, with the introduction of the festival’s first ever land yachting event delivered by local company Blown Away Land Yachts.
15 July 2010
Mountaineering Author to Speak at Fife Outdoor Access Festival
One of mountaineering’s most celebrated writers and practitioners is to speak at this year’s Fife Outdoor Access Festival, which will run from Saturday 31st July – Sunday 8th August, in the first ever “indoor” event the festival has ever held.
08 July 2010
Perth Agency Puts Highland Perthshire’s Events on the Awards Map
A Perth based PR & marketing agency, Volpa, has been shortlisted in no less than two categories at this year’s Scottish Event Awards for their work with two Highland Perthshire events The Enchanted Forest and Macmillan Cancer Support Etape Caledonia.
28 June 2010
£500 Facebook Frenzy: Comedian’s Bid to Give Away his Fringe Marketing Budget Amasses 700 fans
In a bid to cut through the traditional marketing clutter of the Edinburgh Fringe’s 2,543 shows that are promoted simultaneously, Scottish comedian Bruce Fummey has adopted an innovative approach to this year’s marketing campaign by offering to GIVE AWAY
18 June 2010
Enchanted Forest Organisers 2010 Show is a Force of Nature
Tickets have gone on sale for The Enchanted Forest, a Perthshire Big Tree Country event and Scotland’s premier sound and light show, and organisers have announced they expect this year’s event to attract over 20,000 visitors, building on its award winning
14 June 2010
Gino D’Acampo Puts Perthshire on a Plate
The fair city of Perth is getting set for a “Fantastico” food event this summer where, on a rare visit to Scotland, celebrity chef Gino D’Acampo , King of the Jungle, will head up a host of mouth watering offerings at the launch of the city’s Perthshire O
09 June 2010
Celebrating Fife’s Great Outdoors: Fife Outdoor Access Festival Launches its 2010 Programme
Fife Outdoor Access Festival has today announced an extensive programme featuring over 100 outdoor events, designed to promote access and enjoyment of Fife’s great outdoors.
02 June 2010
Pilot to Open in St John’s Shopping Centre
St John’s Shopping Centre has announced plans for fashion retailer, Pilot, to open a store in the mall in June.
26 May 2010
Registrations Soar for Etape Caledonia as Participants Commend the Community
Hot on the heels of the resounding success that was this year’s Macmillan Cancer Support Etape Caledonia event in Pitlochry, IMG Mass Participation have announced that registrations for their 2011 event are selling faster than ever before.
21 May 2010
Local Flavours in the Enchanted Forest
The Highland Perthshire Community Interest Company, organisers of The Enchanted Forest, are inviting local businesses to get involved in the delivery of outdoor catering at this year’s Enchanted Forest event.
17 May 2010
Etape Caledonia 2011 Opens for Entries
Buzzing from the success of yesterday’s event in Pitlochry, IMG Mass Participation, organisers of the Macmillan Cancer Support Etape Caledonia, have announced that registrations for their 2011 event are now open for Sunday 15th May 2011.
14 May 2010
Ben Fogle and James Cracknell to Take Part in Macmillan Cancer Support Etape Caledonia
IMG Mass Participation, the premier global sports, media and entertainment company announced today that renowned adventurers James Cracknell and Ben Fogle will join the 5,000 participants in this Sunday’s Macmillan Cancer Support Etape Caledonia.
13 May 2010
Flying Scotsman, Obree, to Lead Etape Caledonia 2010
Scottish racing cyclist, Graeme Obree, nicknamed “The Flying Scotsman, will take the lead at this year’s Macmillan Cancer Support Etape Caledonia cycle challenge setting the pace for the 4,500 participants as he takes pole position at the start.
13 May 2010
Organisers Tackle Safety Fears Head On
As the hours count down to this year’s Etape Caledonia, event organisers, IMG, have issued a statement today with the intention of tackling participants’ safety fears head on.
06 May 2010
Scotland's Top Snowsport Athletes Swap Skis for Bikes
The British Alpine Ski Team and coaching staff will be hoping that the snow and ice are as far away as possible as they take on a sporting challenge of a different kind on 16 May – the Macmillan Cancer Support Etape Caledonia cycle challenge.
28 April 2010
T4 stars to take on Macmillan Cancer Support Etape Caledonia
Organisers of the Macmillan Cancer Support Etape Caledonia, have today announced that Matt Littler and Darren Jeffries (better known as Max and OB from the hit Channel 4 soap Hollyoaks) will be tackling the event in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support.
18 March 2010
Forgotten Highlander, Alistair Urquhart to Visit Waterstones, Perth on Book Tour
Alistair Urquhart, a 90 year old war veteran from Broughty Ferry and author of The Forgotten Highlander: My Incredible Story of Survival During the War in the Far East, is to make a planned stop at Waterstones in St John’s Shopping Centre, Perth.
10 March 2010
Simon King OBE to Visit Waterstones, Perth on Book Tour
Multi-award winning wildlife photographer, writer and broadcaster Simon King, is to make a planned stop at Waterstones in St John’s Shopping Centre, Perth on Friday 16th April at 1pm to promote his new book “Shetland Diaries”.
08 March 2010
People Power to Commemorate Perth800
St John’s Shopping Centre, Perth, launches its search this weekend for the very best photographic memories of the city that the people of Perth have to offer.
01 March 2010
Community takes ownership of outdoor light and sound event
The Pitlochry Area Community Interest Company (CIC), a social enterprise based in Pitlochry, and covering much of Highland Perthshire, is preparing to take control of this year’s Enchanted Forest™ – Scotland’s premier outdoor light and sound show.
25 February 2010
Scotland’s Top Event Marketing Agency to Launch OOfest in Perthshire
Perthshire based marketing agency, Volpa, has announced it will launch OOfest, a Perthshire wide food festival this July.
22 February 2010
Jake Reid (8) Steals First Cateran Trophy
Jake Reid, a primary four pupil at Auchtergaven Primary School near Forgandenny, is celebrating being the first winner of the recent Name the Cateran competition run by Perth & Kinross Countryside Trust (PKCT).
22 February 2010
Photography Exhibition Makes Move to St John’s Shopping Centre
St John’s Shopping Centre has opened its doors to a photography exhibition, co-ordinated by Perth & Kinross Council’s Youth Service Team, which features work by young photographers from all over Perthshire.
01 February 2010
Etape Caledonia Sales Hit Record High as 2010 Places Sell Out
Over 4500 cyclists have signed up to take part in the 2010 Macmillan Cancer Support Etape Caledonia, taking the event to a new record high and demonstrating an increase of almost 50% on last year’s figures.
21 January 2010
Supersonic Runway for Perth Hairdresser
Perth’s top hair stylist and one of Scotland’s leading hairdressing entrepreneurs, Charlie Taylor, took on a runway challenge with a difference recently.
05 January 2010
Kinross Cycling Club Wheels in 2010 with New Uniform
Just one year after it was launched, Kinross Cycling Club in Perthshire has attracted 24 members into its ranks and will wheel in the new year with a fantastic new strip.
14 December 2009
Record Sales for Etape Caledonia 2010
Over 3500 cyclists have signed up to take part in the 2010 Macmillan Cancer Support Etape Caledonia, and organisers have confirmed that entries for the event are selling over 130% faster than in 2009.
08 December 2009
Marie Curie has Perth’s Christmas Gifts All Wrapped Up
Last minute Christmas shoppers will have the opportunity to get their Christmas gifts all wrapped up from 16th December by volunteers from Marie Curie Cancer Care, who will be wrapping gifts in St John’s Shopping Centre.
30 November 2009
Scots Historian Neil Oliver to Visit Waterstones, Perth
Scotland’s best-loved TV historian, Neil Oliver, is to make a planned stop at Waterstones in St John’s Shopping Centre, Perth on Friday 4th December at 1pm to promote his new book “A History of Scotland”.
26 November 2009
Santa Steps in to Help Scots Entrepreneurs
St John’s Shopping Centre’s Santa has joined together with young businesses funded by Prince’s Scottish Youth Business Trust to enable them to set up and run their own business, to help them give something back this year.
24 November 2009
St John’s Santa Ventures Online
St John’s Shopping Centre, Perth, has come up with a novel way for parents to beat the queues this Christmas with the launch of their online booking system for visits to Santa’s Grotto.
18 November 2009
Santa Enlists Furry Friends for Perth Parade
As retail gears up for a busy festive period, St John’s Shopping Centre, Perth, has announced that this Christmas they will be getting into the festive spirit with a traditional Christmas theme featuring Santa (dressed in red!) and decorations.
11 November 2009
Enchanted Forest Twits Up for First Online Gong
The Enchanted Forest, Scotland’s premier sound and light show, has been shortlisted for the world’s first ever Twitter awards, The Golden Twits, which will see it battling for the top “Twit” title with some of the world’s best known brands.
02 November 2009
Enchanted Forest Smashes Credit Crunch Fears
Perthshire Big Tree Country, organisers of The Enchanted Forest, have announced that ticket sales reached an all time high of just under 20,000 tickets sold for this year’s event, demonstrating a 3.2% increase on last year’s record breaking ticket sales.
02 November 2009
Stead & Simpson-Shoe Zone Opens in St John’s Shopping Centre
Following the temporary closure of Shoe Zone in St John’s Shopping Centre a few weeks ago, St John’s Shopping Centre has announced that the store is to re-open this week as two combined stores: Stead & Simpson and Shoe Zone.
29 October 2009
Gimme Gizmo Opens its Fourth Scottish Store in St John’s Shopping Centre
St John’s Shopping Centre has announced plans for Gimme Gizmo, the innovative gift and gadgets retailer, to open a store in St John’s Shopping Centre this weekend.
22 October 2009
Pop Idol Visits The Enchanted Forest
Visitors to The Enchanted Forest on Wednesday night were treated to a little extra star quality when Pop Idol winner Michelle McManus dropped in to cover the event for STV’s The Hour.
15 October 2009
Forest Walk is a Hit with Visitors: Additional Tickets Released to Cover Demand
If you go down to the woods today, be sure of a big surprise: Dragons, Witches and Fairies! Forestry Commission Scotland’s Faskally Wood at Pitlochry has been transformed into The Enchanted Forest for the next two weeks, to host the annual sound and light
13 October 2009
St John’s Shopping Centre Shortlisted for Community Award
St John’s Shopping Centre, Perth, has been shortlisted for the Business in the Community Award for the second year running in the 2009 Perthshire Chamber of Commerce Business Star Awards.
12 October 2009
Images to Expand with a New Store in St John’s Shopping Centre
St John’s Shopping Centre has announced plans for Images, the gift and accessories retailer, to open a store this week.
06 October 2009
Binifresh Signs Deal with John Lewis
Hot on the heels of their nationwide in launch in ASDA, Bini Products, makers of Binifresh, the compact hygiene device designed to fit a wheelie bin and automatically emit a purposely formulated spray every 4 hours, have signed a distribution deal with to
30 September 2009
Binifresh Inventor in Shell LiveWIRE’s Final 8
Binifresh inventor, Daniel Woolman (26), has been shortlisted to the final 8 competitors vying for the UK title of Shell LiveWIRE Young Entrepreneur of the Year 2009. The news comes as Daniel’s invention, Binifresh, launches in ASDA.
28 September 2009
Perthshire Big Tree Country Award Winners Announced
Projects from around Perth & Kinross were awarded the highest accolades this weekend at the Big Tree Country Awards ceremony held at the luxurious Gleneagles Hotel in Auchterarder.
25 September 2009
Ramsdens4Cash to Open in St John’s Shopping Centre
St John’s Shopping Centre has announced plans for Ramsdens, a specialist consumer financial services organisation that primarily helps people to obtain cash, to open a store in the mall in October 2009.
24 September 2009
Binifresh Inventor Shortlisted for Shell LiveWIRE Young Entrepreneur of the Year
Binifresh inventor, Daniel Woolman (26), has been shortlisted for the national title of Shell LiveWIRE Young Entrepreneur of the Year, just one week before his product is due to launch in ASDA stores across the country.
23 September 2009
Enchanted Forest Creates Capital City Tourist Attraction
A temporary capital city tourist attraction with a difference has been unveiled this week under the cover of darkness by the award winning event, The Enchanted Forest.
19 September 2009
Binifresh Launches Online Sales
Bini Products have launched their online sales channel ahead of Binifresh’s nationwide release in ASDA stores across the UK later this month.
16 September 2009
2009 Perthshire Big Tree Country Awards Shortlist Announced
Perth & Kinross Countryside Trust has announced the shortlist of organisations and schools from throughout the area who are each in with a chance of receiving a coveted Perthshire Big Tree Country Award.
15 September 2009
J.Co (The Jute Company) to Open in St John’s Shopping Centre
St John’s Shopping Centre has announced plans for Dundee based retailer, The Jute Co, to open a store in the mall in October this year.
14 September 2009
Event for Event Organisers and Suppliers Goes Without a Hitch
Friday night saw the events industry gather at the Hilton, Glasgow to attend the 2009 Scottish Event Awards, organised by The Drum.
11 September 2009
Enchanted Forest Set to go Head to Head for THREE of Scotland’s Top Event Gongs Tonight
The Enchanted Forest, Scotland’s premier sound and light show, is gearing up to go head to head with rivals for no less than three titles at this year’s prestigious Scottish Event Awards, which will be held in Glasgow tonight
10 September 2009
Wheelie Good Account Win for Volpa
Scottish PR & Marketing agency, Volpa, has been appointed by Bini Products to manage the launch of its Binifresh product line in advance of its roll out into ASDA stores across the UK later this month.
09 September 2009
Calendar Club to Return to St John's Shopping Centre
St John’s Shopping Centre has announced plans for specialist retailer, Calendar Club, to open a store in the mall in October this year.
08 September 2009
Cateran Competition Calls out to Kids
Perth & Kinross Countryside Trust is calling on the school children of Perthshire and Angus to help them in naming a series of new, hand carved “Cateran” way markers that have recently been placed at various points on the 64 mile circular walk.
08 September 2009
Fresh from the Fringe: FAME First for Perth
St John’s Shopping Centre has scored a coup for Perth by securing the first local exhibition of caricaturist Craig Rogalski’s works of famous faces, fresh from their return from their first exhibition at this year’s FRINGE.
07 September 2009
Tyrannosaurus Treks Comes to Perth!
Champion charity fundraiser, Lloyd Scott, is undertaking a COLOSSAL challenge to raise money for Teenage Cancer Trust by walking from Land’s End to John O’Groats with a lifesize replica of the Tyrannosaurus Rex and this week he’ll be visiting St John's!
04 September 2009
Ian Rankin OBE to Visit Waterstones, Perth on Book Tour
Master crime writer, Ian Rankin, is to make a planned stop at Waterstones in St John’s Shopping Centre, Perth on Friday 11th September at 1pm to promote his new book “The Complaints”.
27 August 2009
Getting Bums on (Toilet) Seats: The Enchanted Forest does not Rest on its Laurels
Enchanted Forest, has highlighted the importance of listening to customers and constantly innovating as a means to fending off the impact of the global credit crunch and is leading the charge by making some changes of its own.
13 July 2009
St John’s Shopping Centre Footfall Peaks with Disney Holiday Giveaway
Shoppers flocked to St John’s Shopping Centre in Perth at the weekend to take part in the centre’s latest competition to win a family holiday to Disneyland Paris, by guessing how long a massive block of ice would take to melt.
06 July 2009
Enchanted Forest Up for THREE of Scotland’s Top Event Gongs
The Enchanted Forest, Scotland’s premier sound and light show, has been shortlisted for no less than three titles in this year’s prestigious Scottish Event Awards, which will see it battling out for its place at the top.
06 July 2009
Doctor Covers the Distance to Raise £450 for Cancer Charity
A Kinross GP, Dr Roddy Pattison, who set off on a “Virtual Ventoux” bike ride in St John’s Shopping Centre on Friday, to raise vital funds for Macmillan Cancer Support, has raised almost £450 for the charity in just 6 hours.
03 July 2009
St John’s Shopping Centre Brings out the Disney Magic to Combat Staycation Effect
With figures announced earlier this week by VisitBritain indicating more people than ever will be holidaying in the UK this summer, the thoughts of getting on a flight to somewhere hot and sunny is increasingly a mere fancy for many of us.
29 June 2009
Doing the Rounds: Local Doctor to do a “Virtual Ventoux” in St John’s Shopping Centre
Kinross GP, Dr Roddy Pattison, will be taking on “rounds” of a different kind this Friday, 3rd July, as he sets off on a “Virtual Ventoux” cycling fundraiser taking place in St John’s Shopping Centre, Perth.
23 June 2009
Etape Caledonia 2010 Registrations “Spike”
IMG, organisers of the Macmillan Cancer Support Etape Caledonia, have announced that they have received more than 1000 pre-registrations for their 2010 event, confirming that places are selling faster than ever before.
19 June 2009
Enchanted Forest Organisers Expect Sell Out Homecoming Show as 2009 Theme Explores Scotland’s Myths & Legends
Perthshire Big Tree Country, the organisers of Scotland’s premier sound and light show, The Enchanted Forest, have announced they expect this year’s event to attract over 20,000 visitors, building on its record breaking success in 2008.
04 June 2009
Hazard Warning: Abandoned Suitcase leads to Full Scale Evacuation
Shoppers and retail staff at St John’s Shopping Centre in Perth participated in an unplanned evacuation this morning, following the discovery of an unmanned suitcase found in Pounland and belonging to a Mr Hazard from Aberfeldy.
20 May 2009
Etape Caledonia: 2010 Registrations Up 600%
IMG, organisers of the Macmillan Cancer Support Etape Caledonia, have announced that registrations for their 2010 event are selling more than six times faster than at the same time last year.
19 May 2009
Highland Perthshire Community United in Campaign to Bring Back Etape
Bring Back Etape! This is the resounding message of a campaign of support being mounted by businesses and individuals in Highland Perthshire following the incident at the Macmillan Cancer Support Etape Caledonia event on Sunday.
18 May 2009
Etape Caledonia: Organisers Defiant in the Face of Adversity
IMG, organisers of the Macmillan Cancer Support Etape Caledonia, are today defiant in the wake of a deliberate attempt by mindless vandals to endanger cyclists’ lives and wreak havoc with the event.
17 May 2009
Etape Caledonia: Organisers angered at unsafe actions of local protestors
At 0930hrs this morning the organisers, IMG, were alerted to a major safety incident on a section of the Etape Caledonia, an 81 mile closed road cycle event, that required the event to be held up in the middle of the course.
15 May 2009
Minister for the Environment to Open Macmillan Cancer Support Etape Caledonia
It will be an early start on Sunday for Environment Minister, Roseanna Cunningham, who is set to launch this year's major cycling event, the Macmillan Cancer Support Etape Caledonia, in Pitlochry on Sunday 17th May at 7am.
14 May 2009
St John’s Shopping Centre’s Manager Shortlisted for National SCEPTRE Award
St John’s Shopping Centre’s Manager, Siobhan McConnell, will be vying with five others for the coveted title of Shopping Centre Manager of the Year (small shopping centre) at the prestigious national SCEPTRE Awards.
13 May 2009
Rio de Caledonia: Brazil’s Former Cycling Champ to Compete in Etape Caledonia
Former Brazilian Cycling Champion, Ricardo Nogare, now living in Edinburgh, will be returning to his beloved sport this weekend to compete in this Macmillan Cancer Support Etape Caledonia, starting in Pitlochry in Highland Perthshire.
13 May 2009
Wooden Comedian’s Bid to Party in the Park
A large wood carving of the well known comedian Lenny Henry, created by St John’s Shopping Centre during their Red Nose Day fundraising events, has been donated to local charity PKAVS to showcase at this weekend’s PKAVS Party in the Park.
01 May 2009
Dermot Murnaghan & Georgie Thompson Sign Up For Macmillan Cancer Support Etape Caledonia
Leading Sky television presenting duo Dermot Murnaghan and Georgie Thompson will be swapping the safety of the studio for the open Highlands of Perthshire in May, as they saddle up for the Macmillan Cancer Support Etape Caledonia.
29 April 2009
Etape Caledonia proving a Magnet for Olympic Athletes
Etape Caledonia, the UK’s only closed road cycle challenge, organisers have announced that Royal Yachting Association’s Olympic Manager, Stephen Parks, originally from Glasgow, will also be returning to Scotland to race in the event.
29 April 2009
St John’s Shopping Centre Opens its Doors for Take Your Kids to Work Day
On Thursday 30th April, five Perthshire school children will be taking home a work experience day to remember. St John’s Shopping Centre in Perth is playing host to five local school children in part of the national initiative “Take Your Child to Work Day
27 April 2009
Extra Spaces for Sell-Out Etape: Macmillan Hopes Last 20 Spaces will raise £10,000
An extra 20 places have been released for the Macmillan Cancer Support Etape Caledonia – and organisers hope they’ll raise a massive £10,000 for people with cancer.
24 April 2009
GB’s top Snowsport athletes swap skis for bikes in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support
The British Alpine Ski Team and coaching staff will be hoping that the snow and ice are as far away as possible as they take on a sporting challenge of a different kind on 17 May – the Macmillan Cancer Support Etape Caledonia cycle challenge.
23 April 2009
YouTube Stunt Cyclist to wow Cycling Enthusiasts
A Scottish stunt cyclist who has racked up millions of fans on the video sharing site YouTube is set to amaze the crowds at the Perthshire Cycling Festival which takes place on the weekend of the Macmillan Cancer Support Etape Caledonia.
14 April 2009
Trail of the Unexpected
Named after notorious cattle thieves, The Cateran Trail, through East Perthshire and Angus, is a gentle 64 miles walk (103 km) through Scotland’s history, taking in sites of significance from the Roman times right up to modern day Scotland. It is also Sc
31 March 2009
Flying in from Around the Globe for Etape Caledonia
With a record 3500 people signing up to take part in this year’s Macmillan Cancer Support Etape Caledonia on Sunday 17th May, the growing popularity of the three year old event is hardly in surprising.
27 March 2009
St John’s Shopping Centre Raises £3250 for Comic Relief
A fundraising campaign, on an unprecedented scale, mounted by St John’s Shopping Centre in aid of Comic Relief has netted the charity a staggering £3250 as Perth shoppers got involved in the festivities and did something funny for money.
27 March 2009
Volpa’s Cultural Win at Perth & Kinross Council
Volpa, has been appointed by Perth & Kinross Council’s Cultural Services division to manage the development and launch of a campaign, entitled Culture Matters
16 March 2009
Cycle Event Sell-Out could raise over £150,000 for Macmillan Cancer Support
A record 3500 people have signed up to take part in the UK’s only closed road cycle event – which could raise £150,000 for a leading cancer charity.
12 March 2009
St John’s Shopping Centre Gears up for a Red Nose Day to Remember
The team at St John’s Shopping Centre, Perth, are gearing up for a Red Nose Day to remember this Friday with a whole host of events taking place to encourage you to give generously to Comic Relief.
11 March 2009
Those Perth Folk are Funny! St John’s Shopping Centre to use YouTube to Raise More Comic Cash
Visitors to St John’s Shopping Centre have been getting their best jokes out for international airing, in a bid to encourage YouTube viewers to donate to their current Comic Relief fundraising campaign.
09 March 2009
St John’s Shopping Centre Raises Over £1000 in First Weekend
Getting their Comic Relief fundraising campaign off to a whopping start, the team at St John’s Shopping Centre, Perth raised over £1000 through a series of fundraising activities this weekend.
04 March 2009
St John’s Shopping Centre Nose How to Raise the Cash!
With Red Nose Day 09 fast approaching, the team at St John’s Shopping Centre, Perth reckon they NOSE just how to get you to part with your cash.
20 February 2009
St John’s Shopping Centre’s Wall-E Raises £600 for Charity
The WALL:E wood carving, donated by St John’s Shopping Centre in Perth, has this week raised £600 at a London charity auction for Make a Wish, a charity that grants magical wishes to children facing life threatening illnesses.
16 February 2009
Perth Agency comes Highly Recommended
Perth based marketing agency, Volpa, is the first local agency to be included in the Recommended Agency Register, following a review of hundreds of UK marketing agencies.
01 February 2009
Race to the Finish Line for Places in Etape Caledonia 2009
With interest in cycling in the UK at fever pitch this year following Chris Hoy’s sweeping wins at the 2008 Olympics, it will come as no surprise that IMG, the organisers of Scotland’s top cycling event, the Macmillan Cancer Support Etape Caledonia, have
20 January 2009
St John’s Shopping Centre’s New Year Gifts to Charities: Chainsaw Carvings to go Under the Hammer
Two very large wood carvings, by world championship chainsaw carver Peter Bowsher, have this week been donated for auction to benefit two major charities, Make a Wish and the Princes Trust, by St John’s Shopping Centre in Perth, Scotland.
15 January 2009
Russian Revolution: From Perth....... with Love
Perth’s top hair stylist and one of Scotland’s leading hairdressing entrepreneurs, Charlie Taylor, has leant her support to the latest Russian revolution: Hairdressing.
15 December 2008
Marie Curie has Perth’s Christmas Gifts All Wrapped Up
Last minute Christmas shoppers will have the opportunity to get their Christmas gifts all wrapped up this weekend by volunteers from Marie Curie Cancer Care, who will be wrapping gifts in St John’s Shopping Centre.
15 December 2008
Room at the Inn? St John’s Shopping Centre Opens its Doors to the Nativity
An ecumenical body with representatives from 27 churches and Christian communities from Perth and the surrounding area have been offered the use of an unusual "room at the inn" this year to stage a nativity scene right at the heart of Perth’s city centre.
01 December 2008
Etape Caledonia 2009 Names Macmillan Cancer Support as Lead Charity Partner
Scotland’s top cycling event, Etape Caledonia has named Macmillan Cancer Support as the title partner for the 2009 event to be held on 17th May 2009.
28 November 2008
He’s got my Irn Bru! Peter Bowsher’s Snowman will Schlurp a Phenomenal Scottish Bru for St Andrews Day
Be on your guard, that cheeky snowman is back! The award winning chainsaw carver, Peter Bowsher, will be outside St John’s Shopping Centre, Perth this Sunday from 12pm – 3pm, carving out his latest masterpiece: Raymond Briggs’ The Snowman.
25 November 2008
Kate Adie OBE to Visit Perth on Book Tour
The multi-award winning BBC war correspondent, Kate Adie, is to make a planned stop at Waterstones in St John’s Shopping Centre, Perth on Tuesday 25th November at 12.30pm to promote her new book “Into Danger: Risking your Life for Work”.
22 November 2008
Will-E? Peter Bowsher to Carve out Place in History for Disney’s Wall-E
The award winning chainsaw carver, Peter Bowsher, will be outside St John’s Shopping Centre, Perth this Sunday from 12pm – 3pm, carving out a place in history for Disney’s blockbuster character Wall-E.
19 November 2008
Perthshire Big Tree Country Award Winners Announced
Wildlife conservation projects from around Perth & Kinross were awarded the highest accolades this weekend at the Big Tree Country Awards ceremony held at the luxurious Gleneagles Hotel in Auchterarder.
12 November 2008
2008 Perthshire Big Tree Country Awards Shortlist Announced
Perth & Kinross Countryside Trust has announced the shortlist of organisations and schools from throughout the area who are each in with a chance of receiving a coveted Perthshire Big Tree Country Award.
10 November 2008
It’s the Thought that Counts: St John’s Shopping Centre’s Santa to Go Green
It’s the Thought that Counts: St John’s Shopping Centre’s Santa to Go Green
04 November 2008
St John’s Shopping Centre Shortlisted for Community Award
St John’s Shopping Centre Shortlisted for Community Award
23 October 2008
BBC Environment Correspondent to Present 2008 Perthshire Big Tree Country Awards
BBC Environment Correspondent to Present 2008 Perthshire Big Tree Country Awards
20 October 2008
Perthshire Big Tree Country Calls for Awards Entries
Perthshire Big Tree Country is inviting entries from Perthshire businesses, schools and community groups for its 2008 Big Tree Country Awards. The theme of the awards, which are in their second year, is WILDLIFE CONSERVATION.
17 October 2008
Supersonic Ticket Sales: Additional Capacity Release Due to Strong Demand
Perthshire Big Tree Country, organisers of The Enchanted Forest, have announced they are releasing additional tickets for shows taking place between Monday 20th October and Thursday 23rd October due to a surge in demand for tickets for the event.
16 October 2008
Star Trek: Lunar Walk Through Forest is a Hit
If you go down to the woods today, be sure of a big surprise: Spacemen! Forestry Commissions Scotland’s Faskally Wood at Pitlochry has been transformed into the Enchanted Forest for the next two weeks, to host the annual sound and light spectacular.
15 October 2008
Calendar Club to Open in St John’s Shopping Centre
Calendar Club to Open in St John’s Shopping Centre
06 October 2008
Poundland to Open in St John’s Shopping Centre
The credit crunch may be hitting the high street hard but shoppers should rest assured that they can find amazing value at Poundland, which has just announced plans to open in St John’s Shopping Centre later this year.
30 September 2008
Beam me up Scotty! Scotland’s Space Mania Boosts Festival Sales
As the world’s astronauts descend upon Glasgow in their masses for the largest astronomical conference in the world, the wave of interest in all things extra-terrestrial has provided an unexpected boost in sales for Scotland’s premier sound and light show
29 September 2008
Perth Opens its Doors to the Republic
St John’s Shopping Centre, Perth has announced that Coffee Republic Deli is due to open this month at the King Edward Street entrance to the shopping mall.
12 September 2008
Help ma Boab! Scottish Woodfair Carves out Place in History for Oor Wullie
Organisers of Scottish Woodfair 2008 have arranged for a live, public demonstration of a chainsaw carving of Scottish comic book figure Oor Wullie outside St John’s Shopping Centre in Perth this Saturday.
12 September 2008
A Hundred Yellow Ribbons: Scottish Woodfair 2008 Returns to Perth
Organisers of Scottish Woodfair 2008 have adorned the ancient trees of Perth’s main thoroughfare with 100 Yellow Ribbons to welcome the event back to the Fair City this weekend.
11 September 2008
Simply Red-Faced: Scottish Woodfair’s Pinnochio Poster Has the Last Laugh
Organisers of Scottish Woodfair 2008, a celebration of Scotland’s wood and timber industries hosted by Forestry Commission Scotland, are having the last laugh this weekend when they open the doors to their sixth successful event.
09 September 2008
Perthshire School Children Sharpen their Pencils for Scottish Woodfair 2008
Over 200 Perthshire schoolchildren are sharpening their pencils this week in preparation for the return of the Scottish Woodfair, a celebration of Scotland’s wood and timber industries hosted by Forestry Commission Scotland.
08 September 2008
Perth Travel Agent Hopes to Cause Waves in National Cruise Week
The world’s largest cruise campaign launches this week and Thomson, in St John’s Shopping Centre is one of 2,000 travel agencies in Britain holding events to highlight the world of cruising.
08 September 2008
On Yer Bike! Bonmarche Manager to Cycle 40 Miles towards £40,000 Target
Staff from the Bonmarche store in St John’s Shopping Centre, Perth, will be waving goodbye to their area manager today – with a difference!
27 August 2008
Sandi Thom’s Love Bug Jute Bag a Hit with Local Fans
The Love Bug Jute Bag, design by pop icon Sandi Thom exclusively for St John’s Shopping Centre in Perth, Scotland, has proved a hit with local fans on the first weekend of the campaign.
20 August 2008
Scottish Woodfair Returns to Perth
The Scottish Woodfair, a celebration of Scotland’s wood and timber industries hosted by Forestry Commission Scotland, is set to make a welcome return to Perth this September.
12 August 2008
St John’s Shopping Centre Bags a First for the Planet
St John’s Shopping Centre has bagged a UK first with the launch of their very own eco-bag, designed by international pop star Sandi Thom.
06 August 2008
Young Snapper Wins Photography Competition
Crieff High School pupil, Jack Ward (16) has snapped up the top prize in St John’s Shopping Centre’s Pop into Perth photography competition, netting himself a top of the range digital camera worth £200.
22 July 2008
Old Photos Find a New Home
Rannoch Day Centre clients are enjoying a fresh view this month with the arrival of three very large scale posters, recently shown in St John’s Shopping Centre during their Pop into Perth photographic competition.
05 July 2008
Dundee Woman Scoops Top Prize in Mrs Jones Competition
Dundee woman, Debbie MacFarlane, has scooped the top prize worth over £500 in St John’s Shopping Centre’s recent Mrs Jones and the Temple of Shopping competition.
01 July 2008
Jamie Takes Home the Treasure
Young Jamie McNair, 6, from Auchterarder will be getting his school holidays off to a playful start after winning the top prize in St John’s Shopping Centre’s recent Young Jones and the Temple of Lost Treasures competition which ran alongside the launch
26 June 2008
Late Night Shopping in St John’s Shopping Centre Bucks National Decline
St John’s Shopping Centre, Perth has announced positive first month results, which shows them bucking a national trend of declining footfall in UK shopping centres, following their introduction of Thursday late night shopping which started in Perth, in Ma
26 June 2008
Enchanted Forest Organisers Expect Sell Out Show as 2008 Theme Launches them into Space
Big Tree Country, the organisers of Scotland’s premier sound and light show, The Enchanted Forest, have announced they expect this year’s event to attract over 20,000 visitors, setting a new record for The Enchanted Forest.
20 June 2008
Perthshire’s Best Shortlisted in National Business Awards for Scotland
Two Perthshire organisations are in line to win one of Scotland’s major business gongs in the 2008 National Business Awards for Scotland.
20 June 2008
Volpa Wins Woodfair Work
Volpa, has been appointed by Forestry Commission to manage their PR, marketing and event management requirements for this year’s Scottish Woodfair which is set to take place in September 2008.
20 June 2008
St John’s Shopping Centre Signs Deal with BSkyB
St John’s Shopping Centre, Perth has concluded a deal with retailer BSkyB for a new retail kiosk in the centre.
05 June 2008
Pop into Perth: Are you Perth’s Best Young Snapper?
St John’s Shopping Centre is issuing a call to action to all budding young photographers to take part in their latest competition, run in conjunction with Perth Museum and Art Gallery, Pop into Perth: Now and Then which starts Saturday 7th June.
30 May 2008
St John’s Shopping Centre Welcomes True Scots
St John’s Shopping Centre, Perth has announced a new retail unit for the clothing and gift retailer “True Scots” will open in South Street Mall just in time for the start of the high tourist season in Perthshire.
28 May 2008
Simply Terrific Jobs: St John’s Shopping Centre Launch New Job Alert Service
St John’s Shopping Centre, Perth has launched a free weekly job alert service to promote retail career opportunities to local job seekers.
21 May 2008
Enchanted Forest Appoints Big Ben’s Lighting Company
The Enchanted Forest, the innovative outdoor sound and light show at Faskally Wood in Perthshire, has appointed Sound 2 Light, the company responsible for projecting provoking charity messages onto the side of Big Ben, to produce this year’s light show: A
19 May 2008
Sandi Thom to Busk in St John’s Shopping Centre
St John’s Shopping Centre, Perth has announced that Scottish singer-songwriter, Sandi Thom, will celebrate the release of her new album, ‘The Pink & The Lily’, with a free gig and album signing at Perth’s HMV in St John’s Shopping Centre on Tuesday 27th M
15 May 2008
Free Perth Festival Fringe Concerts to Launch Late Night Shopping
St John’s Shopping Centre, Perth has announced a series of free “fringe” Perthshire Festival of the Arts concerts to celebrate the launch of its late night shopping which will start on Thursday 22nd May, the same night as the launch of this year’s PFA.
14 May 2008
Highland Perthshire Gears Up for Etape Caledonia
The Highland Perthshire business community is gearing up for a weekend festival of food, fun and fitness to entertain the influx of several thousand spectators and participants who have travelled to the area for this Sunday’s Etape Caledonia cycle event.
14 May 2008
New Technology Takes Cycle Race onto Global Platform
New tracking technology developed by a Perthshire company, BlueSky Telemetry, will enable sporting enthusiasts from around the globe to track the movements of the fastest man in the world at this weekend’s Etape Caledonia cycling event.
12 May 2008
Commonwealth CEO Pays Homage to Economic Impact of Cycling Event
The UK’s only closed road cycling event, Etape Caledonia, which takes place in Highland Perthshire on Sunday 18th May, has been credited with bolstering the local tourist economy.
08 May 2008
City of Perth Set to Make way for the Republic
St John’s Shopping Centre, Perth has announced that work has now begun in earnest on a new Coffee Republic Deli outlet at the King Edward Street entrance to the shopping mall.
07 May 2008
How Clean is Your Bike? Scots Clean Queen gets on her Bike to Raise Some Money
Scottish TV star, Aggie MacKenzie, will be swapping her ice skates for a bike later this month when she competes in a gruelling 81 mile bike ride through the Perthshire Highlands for national health charity Action Medical Research.
07 May 2008
Enchanted Forest Flushed with Success of LAVY Award Win
Two major Highland Perthshire events, The Enchanted Forest, the innovative outdoor sound and light show at Faskally Wood in Perthshire, and the Pitlochry Autumn Festival are flushed with success at the news that they have been voted Event of the Year
04 May 2008
St John’s Shopping Centre Raises £2300 for Local Heroes
St John’s Shopping Centre has raised a whopping £2300 for Tayside Mountain Rescue in its recent fundraising campaign which featured a week long series of events in and around the centre.
29 April 2008
British Ski team swaps blades for bikes at Etape Caledonia
As Scotland draws breath after the best ski season in years, its top professional skiers have their minds focussed on an entirely different sport; cycling.
25 April 2008
Caledonia Calls: Scots World Record Breaker Comes Home for Cycle Challenge
Mark Beaumont, the fastest man to cycle around the globe, has announced he will be taking part in this year’s only closed road cycling event, Etape Caledonia, which takes place in Highland Perthshire on Sunday 18th May.
23 April 2008
Volpa Wins Local Challenge for Etape Caledonia Work
Perth based agency, Volpa, has been appointed by IMG World, the world's premier and most diversified sports, entertainment and media company, to manage their Scottish PR and Marketing requirements for premier cycling event Etape Caledonia 2008.
23 April 2008
Take Your Kids to Work meets Beat the Boss in Perth
On Thursday 24th April, five Perthshire school children will be taking home a work experience day to remember. St John’s Shopping Centre in Perth is playing host to five local school children in part of the national initiative “Take Your Child to Work Day
11 April 2008
Roaring Welcome for Full Throttle Bikers at St John’s Shopping Centre, Perth
St John’s Shopping Centre in Perth gave a roaring Scottish welcome to the team of Full Throttle Fundraisers from the West Midlands
08 April 2008
Bike Signed by the Hamster up for Grabs at St John’s Shopping Centre Fundraiser
A Suzuki GSX650F motorbike signed by Top Gear’s Richard Hammond is one of the top prizes up for grabs in St John’s Shopping Centre’s Full Throttle raffle
04 April 2008
St John’s Shopping Centre Aims High with Mountain Rescue Fundraiser
St John’s Shopping Centre has set its sights high for a 9 day long charitable fundraising campaign to raise money for local rescue service Tayside Mountain Rescue.
17 March 2008
Local Boss Battles it out with TV Bright Sparks
Perth based entrepreneur, Tricia Fox, is set to battle it out on 27th March at 4.35pm on BBC1 for the winning place in the BBC’s top business show for kids: Beat the Boss.
10 March 2008
Volpa Enchants Locals with Forest Win
Volpa has been appointed by Forestry Commission Scotland to manage their PR and Marketing requirements for the major tourist event The Enchanted Forest 2008.
05 March 2008
St John’s Shopping Centre has Shop for Agency in the Bag
Volpa has been appointed by St John’s Shopping Centre to manage their PR and Marketing requirements for 2008 following a competitive three way pitch.