By Jill Goldsmith
24.01.2020 - 14:16 / dailyrecord.co.uk
Today is the last day for parents to have their say on the future of the council’s school admissions policy.
Perth and Kinross Council is planning to introduce a new school admissions policy. A public consultation on this has been running since the beginning of December.
Parents will have until today (Friday, January 24) to have their say.
This comes after an unprecedented 181 pupils were refused a place at their school of choice last year, with some pupils from outside the Perth and Kinross
By Jill Goldsmith
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are heading back across the pond! A royal source tells ET that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex will join the rest of the royal family for the Commonwealth Service for Commonwealth Day at Westminster Abbey in London next month.
High value items have been stolen and materials set on fire in recycling centres across Perth and Kinross.
The chair of the Perth and Kinross Integration Joint Board (IJB) says it will discuss the recommendations from a report into mental health services across the region at a meeting next week.
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Manchester Day will shine a spotlight on the climate emergency this year with an Our Planet, Our City theme for this year's parade.
Calls have been made to see Perth’s “dirty jewel” developed as a vital link route to encourage active travel.
The screams echoed across Puerto Rico when Jennifer Lopez unfurled a feather cape representing the flag of the U.S. territory during the Super Bowl’s halftime show, a moment that many were still replaying and sharing on Monday.The move came at a trying time for those on the island of 3.2 million U.S.
Ricky Martin is changing the tune of his upcoming album. Originally, the Puerto Rican superstar planned on talking about love and fatherhood, but with the recent events in his hometown, the inspiration for his music changed. “When I returned to the studio, everything that I had done musically expired because I had poetic material in my head to share with the world after what happened in Puerto Rico,” he told the Associated Press.
Following an uproar over the suspension of Washington Post reporter Felicia Sonmez regarding her Twitter posts in the wake of Kobe Bryant’s death, the outlet has now ruled that she did not violate its social media policy.
Ricky Martin’s wide smile began to fade as the Puerto Rican superstar talked about his next album. It’s influenced by the U.S. territory’s political turmoil as people struggle to recover from Hurricane Maria and a recent 6.4 magnitude earthquake that killed one person and destroyed hundreds of homes amid a 13-year recession.
A raft of measures have been approved by councillors which they believe will improve parking in the Fair City.
Councillors have approved the building of a new primary school in the Bertha Park development - on the basis it does not lead to the closure of any neighbouring rural schools.
Oasis of the Seas, January 21. (Photo courtesy David Halpern)
The area commander for Perth and Kinross is raising awareness of doorstep crime, particularly against vulnerable residents.