Farmer angered as car damages field

A FARMER has spoken of his anger after an out-ofcontrol motorist careered into a field of cattle, then left the gate open as they made their escape.

Robert Morgan said the damage will cost hundreds of pounds to repair, adding that it was lucky no cattle had made their way on to the road before it was discovered.

He said he would have been understanding had the driver approached him to explain rather than making off without a word.

The incident happened near the junction between Station Road, Errol, and the road leading to the A90, less than half a mile from Robert’s home at East Leys Farm.

He said: “It’s not the first time it’s happened and it won’t be the last and I wouldn’t have been angry if they’d let us know – I’m far, far more angry that they drove off.

“They could have looked across and they would have seen the farmhouse – it wouldn’t have taken a genius to work out who the field might belong to.

“They’ve obviously been driving far too fast on a narrow country road and haven’t been able to take the junction. They demolished 40 metres of fence, which will be an expensive repair.

“They’ve then driven through the field to the gate.

“The fence was down and the gate was left wide open – at the very least they should have shut it.

“I’d be very surprised if they didn’t see that there were animals in the field.

“It’s just luck that the cows didn’t get out as there was nothing to stop them going onto the road.

“I don’t like to imagine what would have happened if they got out – they could have been injured or someone could have gone into them. It could have been much worse.”

A Police Scotland spokesman said: “We can confirm that officers in Perth have received a report of damage to a farm fence in the Station Road area of Errol, which is believed to have taken place overnight between Thursday May 7 and Friday May 8.

“Inquiries are at an early stage.”

POLICE were called to a residentia l street after concerns were raised of a man carrying a weapon.

Officers arrived on Dundonald Street and were stationed near the junction with Ogilvie Street, and were seen combing the area to trace the man shortly before 3pm on Sunday.

A spokesman confirmed they attended the scene but were unable to track down the suspect, who was reportedly “carrying a metal pole”.

Officers carried out an extensive search of the area before standing down, according to those living in the neighbourhood. One man who lives close by said those living on Dundonald Street would not have been “surprised” to see the police.

He added: “I came past probably shortly before 3pm and there were three police cars parked up near to the convenience store and there was also an officer on a push bike.

“There are police on this street quite regularly for one reason or another, so I don’t think many will have been surprised to see officers here in the numbers they were – it’s fairly notorious.

“I clocked one police officer coming out one of the blocks of flats during the incident.