Perth’s Christmas light switch-on and other Winter Festival events will take place this year.Councillors are expected to make a decision on whether to pull the plug on the annual celebration at a meeting next month.And council leader Murray Lyle has admitted it would be “challenging” to run the events as they usually doCall for urgent action on road named one of the most dangerous in Scotland The news follows the decision in Edinburgh to cancel its traditional Hogmanay street party, with organisers looking at alternatives to see in the new year.Cancellation would be a massive blow to traders already reeling from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.The 2019 Christmas light switch on alone attracted 90,000 people and contributed over £2.
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