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Cross Tay Link Road construction methods amended to reduce carbon footprint following local backlash

Perth and Kinross Council says contractor BAM Nuttall (BAM) has undertaken “detailed design development and changes to construction methodologies” and claims to have reduced the carbon output by over 35,000 tonnes

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Green light given to build ‘game changing’ £830,000 community hub in Kinloch Rannoch

Rannoch Community Trust has been granted planning permission to develop the project in a former outdoors centre and school

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Perth and Kinross Council faces £30 million funding shortfall due to Covid, Brexit and the global energy crisis

The council's Medium-Term Financial Plan 2023–29 saw the most pessimistic prediction at a whopping £42.1 million reduction

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Demolition team lined up to take down dangerous building in Bridge of Earn

A house in Perthshire that's stood for nearly 250 years is to come down in a hurry after cracks appeared and fears grew it was on the point of collapse.

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Perth and Kinross short-term lets licences among the most expensive in Scotland

The new short-term lets licensing scheme is being introduced this weekend

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Anti-poverty taskforce to be formed in Perth and Kinross to aid struggling residents

On September 28 members at the full council meeting will also be asked to approve an additional £470,000 of funding to support those most in need over the winter period

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Perth and Kinross grit bins will soon have QR codes to make reporting them easier

The council has 1600 grit bins and it is hoped the codes will make it easier to identify which bins are empty

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Safety fears raised over forest track plan in west Perthshire

Those living along the Glascorrie road were shocked to discover that Perth and Kinross Council planners had approved the creation of a road to facilitate timber harvesting

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Perth family move out after being flooded for third time in two years

Residents in the Croft Park area of Perth call for action after recent storm water submerged gardens and came into homes.

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Scots family flooded for the third time in two years hit out at Perth Council

Samantha and Richard Lamond, both 39, and their two children have been living in temporary accommodation since the ground floor of their home in Croft Park was wrecked by floodwater and sewage.

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Councillors unanimously agree to comprehensive review of Perth Harbour after decline in use

The Fair City's harbour has been operating at a deficit and one option mooted is to close it

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Perth and Kinross Council analysing 7700 responses to controversial school survey

The Scottish Government's Health and Wellbeing Census sparked controversy due to the intimate questions asked of older pupils

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Pay deal could place a further £1.6 million pressure on Perth and Kinross Council budget

Perth and Kinross Council already currently faces a projected £2 million overspend on this year's revenue budget

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Many residents facing an "impossible hill to climb" as annual budgets stretched by £3000

Councillors were this week given an update on the impact of the crisis on Perth and Kinross residents

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Perth and Kinross councillors approve funding up to £32.5 million more on Cross Tay Link Road

As costs soar a call to rethink continuing with the project was outvoted by councillors

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Waste collection and school staff strikes in Perth and Kinross suspended after pay offer breakthrough

Perth Academy and Fairview School will now remain open next week as trade union members are being recommended to accept COSLA's latest proposal

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Holiday home agreed in Perthshire rental red spot

Perth and Kinross Council gave a four-bedroom letting home the green light but agreed to revisit the issue at a later date

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Concern aired over Perthshire company's planning appeal

A councillor fears an appeal raised by a door supplier over the local authority's refusal to grant the business a certificate to use a site near Grange as a workshop could see villagers’ concerns about the operation ignored

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Electric vehicle owners will soon have to pay to use Perth and Kinross Council's charging points

Perth and Kinross councillors have agreed to introduce charges at the start of next year

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Council calls for Scottish Outdoor Access Code to be updated

Perth and Kinross Council's leader has been instructed to write to the Scottish Government requesting NatureScot carry out a "long overdue" review of the code

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Scottish council moves towards strict controls on Airbnb-style lets

ONE Scottish council has moved a step closer in following Edinburgh in bringing in controls on short-term lets ...

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Councillors scrutinise Perth and Kinross Council's proposed licensing scheme for short-term lets

The policy will now go out for public consultation before coming into force on October 1

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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

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Perth and Kinross Council's award-winning campaign to improve recycling rates is expanded

The Waste Services team’s ‘Stick to the Six’ campaign will now include households in Braco, Greenloaning, Auchterarder and Crieff despite previous criticisms from Perth residents over its strictness

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Plans to convert 19th century Perthshire farm buildings into homes now in limbo

Councillors granted listed building consent for work to be done on the protected buildings but refused the detailed plans for the development

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