2014 was a joyful year for Perth City, St Johnstone FC became the cup winners, Perth took part in our Commonwealth Games and local cops went viral.

So here are the three top articles shared across the web from 2014

St Johnstone FC make history after winning the Scottish Cup against Dundee United – Click here to read

This article became the top most shared article and most read article on Perth Gazette. This was also trending on Facebook and Twitter. The link was shared over more than 204,000 times. (In December it also received another 185 shares)

Local cops PC Fiona Wilson & PC Alan Musgrave make 2nd appearance at Commonwealth Games – Click here to read

Our local police officers PC Fiona Wilson and PC Alan Musgrave went viral after they were spotted on the BBC signing their hearts out. This article was shared over 78,000 times and was viewed more than 119,000 times. (In December it also received 214 shares)

Biased BBC? Yes voters were told to say ‘No to Independence by producers during a debate show’ – Click here to read

During the Scottish Referendum this article was viewed more than 59,000 times. In December 2014, it received another 14.1K shares on social media. This article was the top trending article on Facebook trending feature tool.

Our header photo was captured by James Newton, this reached over 346,000 people on Facebook, from places like, Scotland, London, Paris and America.