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FollowPerth: We need to talk about the takeaway situation
Picture this: It's a Saturday night, you’ve been catching up with your friends and enjoying a cocktail or two in one of Perth’s busy taverns.
News Desk · 3 min readBLOG: We need to share the roads better
So when did you last look at the Highway Code? Like the majority of us, it was probably the night before you sat the driving test you passed.
News Desk · 8 min readBLOG: Website is faster with added CDN severs
Havoc at GoDaddy and some words from Salt Agency in Leeds.
News Desk · 2 min readPerth couple appear on The Jeremy Kyle Show
A young couple from Perth appeared on the ITV morning show The Jeremy Kyle Show following allegations of cheating.
News Desk · 1 min readPerth's most famous food challenge ever - could you do it?
Scone Arms, a local pub in Perthshire is famous for its food challenges and it seems to be a popular thing in the area.
News Desk · 1 min readNew improvements for Perth Gazette
Perth Gazette has recently made improvements with addition help to improve our community news website.
News Desk · 1 min readSmartphone users to enjoy Perth Gazette stably
iOS and Android users are to experience Perth Gazette more stably and smart from Today.
News Desk · 1 min readChanges to Perth Gazette
A list of changes throughout Perth Gazette - Readers take notice Social Media Social Media will now only be used during evening and nights to promote and share our content. However, if breaking news occurs or we are at live events social media will resume as normal. (Decision has come from feedback readers. Users found using social media during evenings was more effective) To not miss a post bookmark our website, subscribe to push notifications or use Google News to find our content. Text hotlin
News Desk · 1 min read5 top eyesores in Perth
5 top eyesores in Perth, from building to council issues.
News Desk · 1 min readTwitter users left confused following Michelle Keegan pregnancy hoax
Michelle Keegan announces she's pregnant with Fiance Mark Wright.
News Desk · 1 min readPOLL: What can be done to improve retailers in the city centre?
POLL: What can be done to improve retailers in the city centre?
News Desk · 1 min readVita Bar & Grill celebrates Stars War Day in style
Vita Bar & Grill are offering free meals to people that come down dressed in Star Wars gear.
News Desk · 1 min readThe best hashtag ever when UKIP trends
UKIP trend once again following Patrick Mercer's resignation.
News Desk · 1 min read4 places you should visit on a Sunday in Perth
I will be showing you my best top 4 places to visit in Perth on a Sunday.
News Desk · 1 min readSuccessful day for Pink Ladies Day in Perth
A successful day for all inside St Johns Shopping Centre as Perth dresses in Pink for charity.
News Desk · 1 min read5 Things that annoy us in Perth
Yes, okay, this is our 5 things that annoy us in Perth.... well assuming.
News Desk · 1 min readThe stats that we like to share with our readers
Some factual stats from Alexa.com who has certified our website to give us the best results which are 99% accurate when certificated. Over 870,000 visits last month on our domain perthgazette.co.uk which is down by 2.9% from the previous month. Most visits are from Facebook and Google which leaves Twitter in third place. Popular devices such as iOS and Android are still in the lead leaving Windows last for the 4th time running. Most visitors come from, Perth, Perthshire, Dundee, and Edinburgh.
News Desk · 1 min readNew features and some great achievements
Ah, Perth Gazette. Everyone loves PG for the right and wrong reasons. Whether it's grammar, debates, opinions or good content we're still going strong. Below you'll find some cool features along with a few announcements or two! PUSH - Notifications Perth Gazette has started to introduce push notifications through iOS and Android - once enabled you are able to receive direct notifications of breaking news which directs a link with content. You can enable this by clicking here. Welcome Blend on bo
News Desk · 1 min readStats for Jan 14'
We at Perth Gazette like to keep you informed of anything new, exciting or boring updates. As we launched in November, we had a huge response of visitors than expected leaving us puzzled to upgrade our servers to get your fix of stories. Since December, our traffic has went up by 80% from Google and Bing (Alexa) and each month since December our average visitors sum up to 1.5 million a month. These visitors coming from Perth, Dundee, Fife, Aberdeen and Australia. (Alexa) So this is how well we h
News Desk · 1 min readPerth's most memorable moments of 2013
Some of the finest moments in 2013 were indeed a cracker, and let's face it you can laugh, rant or be rude whatever it is, it was memorable. 1. A woman from Perth tried to save her daughters hat - The hat which "flew" in the dog trash can caused a viral spark after a picture was snapped from a witness; the photo which appears to show a young woman's arm is stuck. - No picture rights unfortunately. 2. Several youths caught hi-jacking a stagecoach (well nearly) bus were caught by a schoolboy racer
News Desk · 1 min readNew commenting system!
It's time for a change here in Perthshire and we don't mean new underwear either. We have now decided to use the latest technology and use the Facebook Commenting System. This allows you to comment with your Facebook account. You are automatically logged in (if you are signed in on Facebook) and you are freely to comment. [blockquote style="3"] Perth Gazette Blogs is a place for opinions. These opinions belong to the author and are not necessarily shared by Perth Gazette. [/blockquote]
News Desk · 1 min readNew features for the start of the year
Every week we update the website to improve style and networking connections. Well, things have just gotten a little better here at the improvement team. You may have noticed a few changes within our website as we like to brag about changes and updates. Forums Now you can join hundreds of members in our forums, with no rules you can say what you like. Whether its a rant or an opinion feel free to type it. The forum style offers a clean and easy service and now has a reply system by @ the name. Y
News Desk · 2 min readCorrections, updates & new stuff
A list of corrections, updates and new stuff for Perth Gazette. Corrections Perth Gazette has corrected an article which mentioned "Castle Huntley" we have changed this to "Castle Huntly" A blog post was removed due to the lack of proof and source about two tattoo shops in Perth. Updates Perth Gazette has now added Twitter Card "Photos" On our Twitter all photos being uploaded or shared across Twitter will show a card with our Twitter tag line on the top similar to article previews. *New logo ad
News Desk · 1 min readSmall Updates
Updates and Fixes Our Facebook Page Perth Gazette is no longer accepting wall comments due to the overload of spam advertising and questions. If you would like to advertise on Perth Gazette please click here . If you would like to contact the news desk for a featured story please click here . You can also see our new launched YouTube channel by clicking here . We are also experiencing issues with Google index page. Some users won't be apply to retrieve our website. Please look in your address
News Desk · 1 min readSecurity updates
SSL Perth Gazette can now confirm we are fully secure from hackers and spam attacks. With an SSL certificate issued on our domain it makes it much harder for personal details to be accessed by authorized users. SSL-encrypted connections stands for, Secure Socked Layers. Basically this is a special IP folder which transmits through hidden folders. HTTPS will only work on contact forums, checkout payments such as advertising and another other personal data fields. HTTPS will not be used on artic
News Desk · 1 min readStats - Two Weeks On...
Site Stats Two Weeks On.... Google Webmaster tools shows how well we've done since being 2 weeks old. (14th of November 2013) Total hits: 67,433 Total views: 66,954 Keywords in Google: (Perth Gazette, 14,043) (Perthshire Gazette, 3,000) (Perth Gazette Offers,574) (nightclub Perth, 4,944) (Other, unknown) Facebook: 32,000+ posts were seen, 800 new likes, 201 shares, 32 messages, 301 new comments. (by a week) Popular Post: Perth Teen Nico Pettigrew Found Guilty After Punching Horse > Perth Propert
News Desk · 1 min readNew Features
A list of new features which has been added to the website over the weekend. Verification Badge The verification badge what you see on Twitter and Facebook tells its users that the author/member/creator is trusted. Basically it means that they're the person who they say claim to be. This blue tick is offered to its staff and authors in Perth Gazette. The creation was helped by a web script developer Ahem Fouad. The verification badge is also special granted to our readers who comment on posts, e
News Desk · 1 min readA look inside Perth Gazette - Stats
Site Stats A Week On.... Google Webmaster tools shows how well we've done since being 1 week old. (1st of November 7th 2013) Total hits: 32,090 Total views: 31,299 Keywords in Google: (Perth Gazette, 3,733) (Perthshire Gazette, 1,140) (Perth Gazette Offers, 833) (nightclub Perth, 4,944) (Other, unknown) Popular Post: Pedestrian dies after being hit by van on M9 Come Dine With Me Hits Perth Advertisers Signed Up: 14 Complaints Received: 9 News Tips By The Public: 103 [blockquote style="3"] Perth
News Desk · 1 min read