What If Community Care Looked Like A Jigsaw That Never Ends
A lot of community support sounds good on paper, but falls apart when it’s hard to access, hard to navigate, or missing the human part. We sit down with Caroline Murphy, a trustee of Crieff Connections, and Gillian Burns, the charity’s manager, to talk about what it looks like when help is local, relational, and genuinely useful. From the start, our goal is simple: connect people with services, skills, and everyday essentials in ways that build dignity rather than dependency. We get specific...
13 Apr 2026
Put A Kilt On The Fountain And Call It Culture
26 Feb 2026
Radio That Knits Rural Perthshire Together
A phone call during lockdown set off a chain of events that reshaped local media in Perthshire. We sit down with Dave Mack and Scoogs to unpack how an online experiment became the force behind a revived Heartland FM—keeping a vital FM signal alive where DAB drops out, building a trusted What’s On guide, and turning a humble studio into a community classroom. We talk through the sound of the station: a melodic, easy daytime mix built for shops, cafes, surgeries, and workplaces, then a nightly...
21 Feb 2026
Building A Sensory And Illusion Hub For All Ages
Strathearn Stories Recorded in Johnston Media's Podcast Studio in Crieff Produced by Johnston Media - https://johnstonmediapodcasts.co.uk Hosted by Iain Johnston - Strathearn Stories Guest - Nadia McNicol, founder of What the Sence We sit down with Nadia McNicol, founder of What the Sence, to talk about why she would like to build a sensory and illusion activity centre in Crieff. Imagine a place where a tough day can soften in minutes: a quiet room with gentle lights, a movement space with...
9 Feb 2026
Inside Scotland Shop: Craft, Heritage, And Community
We sit down with Anna White of Scotland Shop to explore how tartan turns heritage into something you can wear, design, and pass on. From the Doddy Tartan’s charity impact to great kilt demos, we map a global community anchored in wool, craft, and identity. • shops in Crieff, Edinburgh, Duns and Albany • thousands of registered tartans and variations • identity through clans, districts and school uniforms • designing new tartans with personal meaning • Doddy Tartan as charity brand for MND • ...
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