Callum Purves: Last News

A Conservative councillor has announced he will stand as an independent candidate in the May 2022 local elections.

Schools close in Perth and Kinross as heavy snow arrives overnightKinross-shire councillor Callum Purves also sees potential in the project and has decided to back Ms Smith’s campaign as he hopes a park and ride station could also be established in Kinross later down the line.Ms Smith told the PA: “The transport minister wouldn’t commit to creating a direct line between Perth and Edinburgh, but we will continue to press the Scottish Government on this matter.“Everyone knows that the journey time on the Perth to Edinburgh railway line is much the same as it was 100 years ago, with the obvious negative effects this has for passengers and, just as importantly, for journey times to Dundee, Aberdeen and Inverness.Jags missed because of snow will

Perth and Edinburgh. A local MSP and councillor would like to see a new rail station built at Kinross in order to cut time on the Perth to Edinburgh route “by up to 35 minutes” which may better serve local communities.

Two councillors are calling for Perth and Kinross Integration Joint Board (IJB) meetings to be open to public scrutiny.

A councillor has suggested the leader of the local authority ought to “seriously consider his position” after two colleagues he accused of breaching a code of conduct were cleared by investigators.

Councillors this week went against officers’ advice and voted to defer a decision on a major development in Stanley after major concerns about road safety were raised by local residents.