Kinross Council: Last News

Balbeggie Primary School was closed because of a fire in a classroom on Wednesday, April 19.

The A9 contraflow between Inveralmond Roundabout and Luncarty is due to complete on August 3 - three weeks ahead of the original schedule.

A Perth hotel that went up in flames on January 2, killing three people, was served with three health and safety warnings from the local council a fortnight before the fatal fire struck. The environmental health report claimed “guests do not feel safe within the hotel during the night”.

The name for the new museum being built as part of the £26.5 million Perth City Hall revamp has been unveiled as...Perth Museum.

A family in Letham on the outskirts of Perth are struggling to live in a house that has not had mobility adaptations made despite it being 10 weeks since a man’s discharge from Perth Royal Infirmary.

The Queen's coffin and Royal Cortege will travel through Perth and Kinross today on its way to Edinburgh from Balmoral.

A drug-detecting dog called Boo became the hero of the hour after sniffing out around £1500 of fake tobacco during a search operation of Perth shops.

Perth city centre pubs and cafes will temporarily lose their outdoor seating areas as work on the £26 million Perth City Hall project progresses.

A company director has submitted a fresh application to Perth and Kinross Council asking for permission to demolish a former bowling club in Scone in order to build new homes on the site.

Perth Christmas events are set to get underway this weekend.

A climate change motion put forward by the SNP at a recent meeting of Perth and Kinross Council has been branded a “COP26 cop-out”.

Perth’s dreams of being named the UK’s City of Culture 2025 - in a joint bid with neighbouring authorities - have been dashed.

Perth and Kinross are being urged to seek support if suffering from trauma as a result of the recent Afghanistan crisis. Perth and Kinross Council says it recognises that the current situation in the Middle East country may be “evoking difficult memories” for many of the local armed forces family who may have served or known loved ones during the conflict in the country.

Perth and Kinross Council says it will be undertaking a review of polling places as concerns are raised over the distance Bertha Park residents have to travel to vote. Perthshire North MSP John Swinney has written to the local authority over the matter following May’s Scottish Parliament elections and in advance of the 2022 council elections.

Perth and Kinross Council says it is working to avoid repeats of anti-social behaviour in an area near a Perth school. It has been claimed youngsters have been vandalising walls, destroying trees and even urinating in the street close to Moncrieffe Primary.The primary school itself also suffered vandalism during recent school holidays.The issue has been reported to the council’s community warden team and the local authority has said the COVID-19 lockdowns have had a “significant” impact on children.

Perth and Kinross Council by-election. But around a quarter of voters opted for a postal vote.Perth and Kinross Council said it had issued 2015 postal ballot packs to an eligible electorate of 7903 in the Almond and Earn ward.

Perth and Kinross Council is preparing for the full return of pupils to school when the time comes.It was announced this week that all primary school children in Perth and Kinross will return to the classroom on March 15.And secondary pupils across the region will spend some time in school as part of a blended learning model before the Easter break, after which they will return full time.Children in primaries one to three have already returned.Perth and Kinross Council says it will continue to follow Scottish Government guidance and will communicate with parents as soon as it knows more details about the return.A spokesperson said: “The health and wellbeing of all our pupils and school staff is of paramount importance to the

Perth and Kinross Council says it is turning its attention towards repairing potholes in the region’s roads, now that the icy weather has dissipated.The local authority is also advising residents to only inform them of potholes where there is risk of “a serious accident”.The council has revealed that 1696 potholes have been identified since January 1 this year and that 329 have been repaired so far, which were mainly caused by the recent weather.However, PKC officers still have 2500km of roads to check and will be bringing in more workers in to help over the next few months.The cold conditions create new potholes, or make existing ones worse, as water gets into cracks in the road, and then when it freezes the road expands, weakening the

Perth and Kinross pupils have had to self-isolate after positive COVID cases at their schools in just six days earlier this month - including nearly 100 at one school alone. New figures have revealed that, between November 5-11, 28 cases were confirmed, eight of which are from staff members, across 11 schools and one private nursery.Move to level three could be "tipping point" for many businesses in region Responding to the figures, Perth and Kinross Council said there had been no evidence of in-school transmission.

Covid-19. The cases were detected at Parkdale Care Home in Perthshire.

Dance studios delighted to expect returning students on August 31Perth and Kinross Council asked for the organisation’s help when much of Perthshire was deluged by heavy rainfall overnight on August 11/12.Director, Carol Raeburn told the PA: “We were contacted by Perth and Kinross Council to come and support them.”Homes and businesses in Alyth, Bridge of Earn, Dunning, Kinross and Perth were all affected by flood damage.And Carol believes global warming means storms such as the severe one a fortnight ago could sadly become more common.She explained: “I think with climate change this may be the way of the future.