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The Latest Breaking News from Perth and Kinross Council

New battery storage facility at Coupar Angus given the green light

Councillors approved the amended proposals for the controversial plant at a meeting last week

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Perth and Kinross Council establishes committee to tackle climate change and protect biodiversity

The local authority for Big Tree Country has made a commitment to achieve zero carbon emissions by 2045

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Plans for the £12 million new Scottish Crannog Centre have been submitted to Perth and Kinross Council

The planning application is for the visitor attraction to move to a site on the opposite shore of Loch Tay

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Conservative group at Perth and Kinross Council expresses outrage at SNP choosing committee convener

Tory group leader John Duff said it was "shameful" and "disgraceful" the new administration got to select the person for the role tasked with scrutinising the local authority

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Perth and Kinross Council staff could take strike action over pay dispute

GMB Scotland senior organiser Keir Greenaway said unless COSLA "vastly improved" its two per cent pay rise offer "then industrial action looks inevitable"

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Perth and Kinross Council commits £700,000 to help those struggling with rising cost of living

The motion was tabled by the local authority's new SNP administration and Scottish Labour

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Perth and Kinross Council is believed to have appointed its youngest ever provost

On Wednesday councillors voted for Independent Highland Perthshire councillor Xander McDade (28) to helm the prestigious role

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Perth High School teacher struck off for completing her own students’ assessments

Natasha Sturrock admitted to the General Teaching Council for Scotland (GTCS) to passing off the National 4 history tests as her pupils’ work

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Ambitious solar farm proposal lodged for Perthshire town which could eventually power local primary school

Blackford Farms Ltd has applied to Perth and Kinross Council for permission to construct the large renewable energy development on the outskirts of Blackford

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SNP councillor Grant Laing looks set to become new leader of Perth and Kinross Council

All 40 ward members will meet for the first time since the local elections to determine the political structure of Perth and Kinross Council for the next five years

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Call for Strathearn to be granted independence and given its own distinct council

Local resident Roger Cartwright - who stood in the local elections as an independent candidate - would like to see the decentralisation of power from Perth and Kinross Council

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Questions raised over council contractor's agreement to clean Perth watercourse

BAM Nuttall has been tasked to clean the Lade in Perth to meet a requirement agreed through its contract for the Cross Tay Link Road project

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Council denies Perthshire shooting estate owners consent to build 'fairy tale' castle on their land

Rod and Sheila Flavell of Logiealmond Estate west of Harrietfield applied to Perth and Kinross Council in March for permission to knock down a disused shooting lodge house and erect a three storey high Scots Baronial style structure in its place

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Minority SNP administration to be formed in Perth and Kinross Council after no coalition arrangement

It is understood the proposal for the SNP to form a minority administration will go before councillors on May 25

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Provost of Perth and Kinross Council will “step into retirement” after local election exit

Dennis Melloy has served as a councillor for the Strathmore ward for the past 15 years

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Developers excited to restore "beautiful building" in Perth to its former glory

A lease agreement for 1-5 High Street was approved by 26 votes to nine as one of the final acts of the 2017-2022 group of Perth and Kinross councillors.

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2022 Local Elections: SNP overtake Conservatives to become largest party in Perth and Kinross Council

Perthshire North MSP and Deputy First Minister John Swinney called it "an absolutely astounding result"

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First councillors announced in 2022 Perth and Kinross Council election

Alasdair Bailey and Angus Forbes are re-elected while Ken Harvey replaces Beth Pover

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Count for the 2022 Perth and Kinross Council election now under way

There are 40 seats across 12 wards up for contention in the central Scotland region

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Distraught Scone pupils plead for irresponsible drivers to 'kill' their speed - and not the ducks - outside their primary school

The children who attend Robert Douglas Memorial have made posters and drafted letters calling for more action after a spate of fatalities among the Scone Pond duck population

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Call for new Perth and Kinross councillors to be given access to WhatsApp on council-issued mobile phones

The local authority has blocked local representatives from using the messaging app

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New Perth bridge idea backed after critics question council funding for feasibility study

Perth and Kinross Council had agreed to pay up to £25,000 for a study to be conducted to assess the practicality of forming a new active travel route between Perth and Scone including a new bridge over the River Tay at the North Inch

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Councillors dispute panel's conclusion Perth and Kinross Council acted "appropriately" over Abernyte Primary School decision

A scrutiny review panel concluded the council had "strong legal grounds" to challenge the Scottish Government's actions

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Puffin crossing makes pavement too narrow for some users so obstructions must be moved

A road safety measure installed in Crieff has not enough room on the pavement for prams and mobility scooters to remain protected from passing cars so action is to be taken by BEAR later this month.

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Petition and growing support for community buy-out of vacant Aberfeldy Cottage Hospital

If a controversial planning application is refused, the way may open for Highland Perthshire residents to take control of a building that could become valuable accommodation for local workers with no place to stay.

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