Perth and Kinross schools due to the coronavirus has increased - with 124 currently staying away from one school alone.
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Perth and Kinross councillor wants to stop the tide of farm steading developments in the region and subsequent loss of food-growing opportunities. Strathallan SNP councillor Tom Gray said he had watched over 70 farms disappear in his area alone.
The Perthshire farmer - who sits on PKC’s planning and development management committee - is calling for a reverse in this decline. Council leader pushes for 'Dundee plus' restrictions modelHe aired his views at a meeting of PKC’s environment and
.Perth and Kinross schools due to the coronavirus has increased - with 124 currently staying away from one school alone.
Perth and Kinross are being asked to have their say on next year’s council budget.
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Perth and Kinross while it has risen by four per cent nationally.This is just one of the achievements outlined in Perth and Kinross Council’s Annual Assurance Statement, which was presented to councillors last week.Head of housing Clare Mailer was seeking approval of PKC’s 2019/20 statement in order to comply with the Scottish Housing Regulator’s regulatory framework.Latest COVID infection rate revealed as region adjusts to new restrictionsThe report was put before councillors at Wednesday’s
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.
Perth and Kinross Council chief has told homeowners and businesses it is up the them to protect their properties against flooding. The comments came as councillors discussed the impact of the “unprecedented” flooding on August 11 and 12.
Perth and Kinross has been placed in level three of the Scottish Government’s coronavirus restrictions system.
Perth and Kinross currently has a higher rate of COVID infection than neighbouring Stirling had when it was placed in level three of restrictions last month. In the week up until November 5, the region recorded 96.1 cases per 100,000 people.
Perth and Kinross councillor said he was "concerned" at the news. SNP councillor Eric Drysdale chairs the Perth and Kinross Integration Joint Board and sits on the NHS Tayside board.
Perth and Kinross Council has completed 3000 inspections of headstones in the region as part of a project to make cemeteries safer.
Perth and Kinross could use sheep to maintain cemeteries across the region. The idea was raised at a meeting of Perth and Kinross Council’s environment and infrastructure committee on Wednesday, October 28.It was suggested during a discussion on community greenspace in the region.Damaged community building set to be repaired after gift from businessmanKinross-shire independent councillor Michael Barnacle was inspired by a recent trip North Yorkshire.
Perth man has said a new range of items to tackle social distancing issues in public has helped him regain his confidence.
Perth and Kinross Council has called on the Scottish Government to consider putting parts of the region close to Dundee into tier three of coronavirus restrictions so the majority can go in to tier two. Cllr Murray Lyle said he is concerned about the prospect of Tayside-wide tier three restrictions being brought in after a rise in cases in Dundee.
Perthshire MSP has criticised the first minister for being “oblivious” to what was happening in care homes across the region earlier in the coronavirus pandemic. At the weekend it was reported Nicola Sturgeon said ministers and government officials did not have information on the results of COVID-19 tests prior to patients being discharged into care homes, or where these patients were discharged before figures were published in a national newspaper in August.
Perth and Kinross is likely to be placed in tier two of the new coronavirus restrictions.
Man caused mayhem on busy street during trio of incidentsAccording to Public Health Scotland, Kinross was the worst hit area in the region with seven cases alone in the town.Fifty-four positive cases were recorded in Perth and Kinross in the week up until October 19.Convicted murderer who spat at prison guard is jailed for eight monthsIt comes as Scotland’s clinical director Professor Jason Leitch told the country to prepare for a “digital Christmas”.Mr Leitch told BBC Radio Scotland it was
Perth and Kinross residents hoping to do a spot of decorating are facing a shortage of items. The likes of paint and other materials are flying off the shelves across the region as people look to busy themselves during the COVID-19 restrictions.
i reports.The new rules were introduced on Thursday by the BBC’s director general Time Davie, and include social media restrictions alongside a ban on news reporters attending “public demonstrations or gatherings about controversial issues” regardless of whether they are doing so in a personal or professional capacity.Davie said that employees should avoid “virtue signaling,” and refrain from endorsing campaigns “no matter how apparently worthy the cause or how much their message appears to be
Perth and Kinross Council has promised a “more robust” approach to dirty camping in 2021.