PERTH AND KINROSS: NEWS IN BRIEF

LETHAM Thieves who broke into a phone box in Perth’s Firbank Road on October 13 made off with a quantity of money.

The theft took place at around 10pm and police are keen to hear from Letham residents who may have seen suspicious activity.

Anyone with information is asked to call Police Scotland on 101 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111. BLYTHSWOOD The Blythswood Care collection van will be at Asda in Perth next Tuesday between 11.30am and 1.30pm.

Donations of clothing, shoes, books, bric-a-brac, curtains, cushions, toys and games and even small items of furniture will be welcomed.

The charity’s annual Shoe Box Appeal, which takes a Christmas gift and a message of hope to thousands of vulnerable people in Eastern Europe and Pakistan, is also under way.

A full list of collection and handover locations, dates and times is available on the Blythswood Care website. EMBROIDERERS’ GUILD The latest meeting of the Perth and District Branch of the Embroiderers’ Guild takes place next Saturday.

Ali Ferguson will delve into the lives of women in the past, taking old sewing materials as inspiration, and there will also be a morning workshop.

Admission is £5 for visitors. Call secretary Pam Canning on 01821 650728 for more information. ARTHRITIS AWARENESS Arthritis Awareness in Atholl meet in the Moulin Hall next Monday at 2.30pm.

Guest speaker will be Vivian Milford from Perth and Kinross Council’s recycling department. LITTER PICK Pitlochry Litter Action Group’s next litter pick will take place next Tuesday.

Participants are asked to meet in the Pitlochry Festival Theatre car park at 10am.

More information is available from Roger West on 01796 474255. VANDALISM Vandals damaged a car in Perth’s Jeanfield Road at around 12.45am on Saturday October 29.

Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call police in Perth on 101.