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Welcome fall in hoax calls to fire service
Thursday 2.9.10
The number of prank calls made to Tayside Fire and Rescue in Dundee has dropped by more than half in the past 10 years thanks to a focus on "prevention rather than intervention."

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Hotel’s owners count cost of blaze in room
Wednesday 1.9.10
Grampian Hotel in Perth forced to close for weekend following fire

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Fire at Grampian Hotel in Perth
Monday 30.8.10
There was drama when fire broke out at a hotel in the centre of Perth last night.

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Woman dies in A92 collision with people carrier
Monday 30.8.10
The grim toll of tragedy continued on Scotland's roads this weekend as six died and another 14 were injured in five separate accidents.

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Memorial to Cheapside Street disaster to be unveiled
Monday 30.8.10
Special plaque set opposite scene of Glasgow tragedy where 19 people died.

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Quick 999 call helps save man from fire
Thursday 26.8.10
A Dundee man was dramatically rescued from his burning top-floor flat after a blaze broke out in the early hours of the morning (by Debbie Kerr).

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Tay angler rescue drama at Perth
Wednesday 25.8.10
An angler had to be rescued from the River Tay at Perth after he became stranded by the rising tide.

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Marryat Street residents forced out by fire
Tuesday 24.8.10
Resident were forced to flee from a Dundee block of flats after a fire broke out in a ground-floor property.

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Helicopter airlift for climber stricken in Dunkeld
Thursday 19.8.10
A climber was airlifted to Ninewells Hospital with suspected spinal injuries after she fell from a ridge near Dunkeld.

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Woman and child in amazing escape from car crash
Wednesday 18.8.10
A woman and her child passenger have had a miraculous escape from a spectacular car crash on Clepington Road in Dundee.

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