Butcher helps beef up cultural stakes
Perth will step up to the mark . . .
Perthshire butcher Simon Howie has officially announced he will back Perth’s bid for UK City of Culture 2021.
The firm, which has a base in Dunning and outlets elsewhere within the county, joins a host of other local businesses showing their support for Perth as a candidate city, including Stagecoach, SSE, House of Bruar and Aviva.
Simon Howie said:“As someone with a long association with Perth, having attended Perth Academy and did my training in a High Street shop in the 1980s I can wholeheartedly say that Perth will step up to the mark as a place worthy of its City of Culture accolade, should it be successful.
“The many visitor attractions and parks will be a Mecca for people