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Perth and Kinross Council agrees to write off £57k school meal and breakfast club debts

Councillors made the unanimous decision in a bid to help families struggling with the ongoing cost of living crisis

Daily Record

Perth and Kinross Council gives this year's Perth Mela Festival a financial boost

Thousands are expected to attend the event next month

Daily Record

An official Syd Barrett YouTube channel has been launched

The Syd Barrett Estate has launched an official YouTube channel for the Pink Floyd founder - first up are new videos for Terrapin, Dominoes and Dark Globe

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Tay Street sewer drop-in event draws criticism for 'distant' Perth councillors

Criticism for 'distant' Perth councillors as Tay Street sewer work starts soon

Daily Record

Councillors approve installation of £2.4 million Gypsy/Traveller site on Perth outskirts

The site - managed by PKC - will accommodate up to 10 caravans and provide showers, toilets, a kitchen, an office and bins

Daily Record

Perth and Kinross councillor brands Levelling Up funding snub for county a "disgrace"

The Fair City missed out on a share of the £2.1 billion in the latest round of the UK Government's Levelling Up programme

Daily Record

Councillors agree to market Pitlochry car park site for lease

The committee had twice previously refused to offer Rie-Achan Road Car Park much to the disappointment of the McCallums who hoped to open a Thai restaurant in two train carriages there

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Perthshire Conservative councillor apologises after suggesting Scottish Tories be recognised as “ethnic and minority group”

Cllr Crawford Reid made the comment as Perth and Kinross Council met to approve two separate motions to tackle anti-Semitism and Islamophobia

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Perth and Kinross Council looks set to commit to tackling anti-Semitism and Islamophobia

Councillors will this week be asked to take a "first step" in challenging racist behaviour in a "targeted and effective manner"

Daily Record

Fair City actor Andrew off to tour live version of Trainspotting but thinks fondly of home town of Perth

With a plum role as the lead in a live theatre version of Trainspotting touring UK cities, Perth's Andrew Barrett is delighted to be back on the road and crawling out of the pan again as he chooses life and resumes his part as Renton.

Daily Record

Perth and Kinross councillors urge Scottish Government to increase funding to avert staff strike action

The leaders of PKC's two largest opposition groups believe the offer is not enough to stop strikes - which could potentially close local schools

Daily Record

Councillor believes flats on upper levels are the future for Perth as Debenhams building remains empty

The gap site left by Debebhams in Perth High Street highlights how new commercial ventures are loath to risk investing in the old model of selling on multiple floors.

Daily Record

Perth and Kinross Council weighs up proposal to turn Rodney Centre into primary school annex

The plan was brought up during a meeting of the full council on Wednesday, where councillors agreed to Live Active Leisure (LAL) withdrawing services from the facility

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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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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

Daily Record

Illegal tip site beside Perth shore remains a blind spot one year further on

Sneaky fly-tippers continue to blight private land near the edge of Perth City Centre in the face of environmental protection officers failing to ensure the dumping stops.

Daily Record

Perth and Kinross Council condemns vandalism to blue and yellow lights for Ukraine as "deplorable"

Police are appealing for information after several light fixtures at Perth's Queen's Bridge were smashed in

Daily Record

Perth and Kinross Council's longest-serving councillor Willie Wilson to step down

The former depute provost was first elected as a local representative in 1980

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