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Red squirrel trapped in Greggs shop is captured and released back into woods

A Greggs store in Perthshire has been closed after a red squirrel was trapped inside. The creature was discovered in the Atholl Road branch in Pitlochry on Saturday. After giving us the run around, we managed to catch the Greggs Squirrel safe and ...

28 Sept 2022 at 19:07

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Alan Cumming looks forward to ‘homecoming’ with key role at Perthshire theatre

Stage and screen star Alan Cumming has described as a “homecoming” his appointment as the artistic director of Pitlochry Festival Theatre. The critically-acclaimed performer, writer and director, who made his professional theatre debut in ...

13 Sept 2024 at 16:00

Scotland

Tens of thousands of visitors expected at expanded sound and light show

Tens of thousands of visitors are expected at a Scottish sound and light show as it marks its 21st year. Faskally Wood in Pitlochry, Perthshire, will again be transformed by sound, light and video for The Enchanted Forest show, this year ...

04 Oct 2023 at 19:30

Scotland

Action ‘urgently required’ to save Scotland’s independent theatres, report warns

The boss of one of Scotland’s best known theatres has warned “fundamental sustained action is urgently required” to save the sector. Alex McGowan, executive director of Glasgow’s Citizens Theatre, said venue closures and the “end to a ...

27 Jul 2023 at 11:36

Scotland

Enchanted Forest returns to offer ‘magical experience’ after two-year hiatus

A woodland has been transformed into an “enchanted forest” again as the sound and light show welcomes back visitors for the first time since before the pandemic. Organisers said this year’s theme, Together, has been inspired by the ...

28 Sept 2022 at 22:00

Nicola Sturgeon, Ian Rankin and Val McDermid headline Winter Words Festival

Nicola Sturgeon is to headline an “eclectic” literary festival along with crime writers Ian Rankin and Val McDermid. Pitlochry Festival Theatre’s Winter Words Festival will take place at the Perthshire venue between February 12 ...

02 Dec 2025 at 13:16

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I had no idea Traitors US would blow up – it’s bonkers, says host Alan Cumming

Alan Cumming has said he had “no idea” The Traitors US would be such a hit as he described the success of the programme as “bonkers”. The Scottish actor hosts the US version of the hit reality TV show which has gained global ...

13 Nov 2025 at 12:00

Scotland

Cumming in independence call: Westminster should get boots off our necks

The UK Government’s decision to strike down gender reforms in Scotland shows why the country needs independence, Alan Cumming has said, as he told Westminster to “get your boots off our necks”. The Scottish actor, who is a ...

13 Nov 2025 at 12:00

I hope to make audiences gasp, says Alan Cumming on new artistic director role

Stage and screen star Alan Cumming has said he wants to make audiences “gasp” as he prepares his first season as artistic director at Pitlochry Festival Theatre. The multi award-winning star, who took up the post last ...

21 Feb 2025 at 15:06

Scotland

Date set for inquiry into death of man in scalding hotel bath

A fatal accident inquiry (FAI) into the death of a man from scalding injuries after he became stuck in a hotel bath is set to start next month. The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) has lodged a ...

02 Aug 2023 at 09:44

Scotland

Line-up of stars set for new theatre festival celebrating LGBT+

Actor Sir Ian McKellen, presenter Graham Norton and writers Val McDermid and Armistead Maupin will be among the stars taking part in a new festival celebrating LGBT+, programmed by Alan Cumming. The Pitlochry ...

27 Oct 2025 at 11:06

Alan Cumming praises ‘extraordinary’ arts festival

Actor and director Alan Cumming has praised the “extraordinary” atmosphere of the first Out In The Hills Festival, which has featured guests including actor Sir Ian McKellen, crime writer Val McDermid, ...

19 Jan 2026 at 08:21

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