Funding boost for vital partnership helping young people in Perth and Kinross achieve their potential

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increased financial support for more than 19,400 children and young people to help their families heat their homes this winter has been outlined in the Scottish Parliament. The proposed legislation extends the eligibility criteria for the annual Child Winter Heating Assistance payment to young people aged 16 to 18 in Scotland, who are in receipt of the enhanced daily living component of Personal Independence Payment (PIP).

Perth and Kinross last week - despite a slight decrease in the infection rate.

Perth and Kinross councillors have outlined how they would address rising poverty in Perth and Kinross - after a report revealed one in three local people are living in or on the edge of poverty. The PA approached all four council groups to ask how they would tackle this growing issue.

Scotland’s Minister for Mental Wellbeing Kevin Stewart told the Standard the government was investing £120 million to transform services in response to the mental health effects of the Covid-19 pandemic and with the aim of reducing waiting times for (CAMHS) and psychological therapies.He said: “We know that demand for these services is continuing to increase and delivering service improvements can only be achieved with the right workforce capacity and capability.

Perth and Kinross ’s Chinese community is gearing up for one of the biggest events in its calendar.

Perth and Kinross hit another peak this week with cases still rising.

Perth and Kinross were still being supported by furlough at the start of last month with the scheme set to finish in two weeks.

Kate Middleton is heading back to work following her summer break.

iOS - Android Fearless.org is the youth programme of independent charity Crimestoppers.Nine out of 10 of those caught with offensive weapons in Scotland are on average under 30 years old and male.Lyndsay McDade, National Youth Projects Coordinator for the charity Crimestoppers Scotland, said: “In our experience, young people want to do the right thing and speak up, but they’re often worried about being labelled a grass or physical reprisals.“We’re urging young people to continue to tell our

Perth and Kinross roads. A total of 874 offences were recorded in the region between April 1 and June 30, 2021 - a 109 per cent increase from the same period last year.Drivers were caught doing speeds as high as 118mph.

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Perth and Kinross have now been offered both doses of the COVID-19 vaccine.

Perth and Kinross over the spring and early summer. A large proportion of those who have gone missing are young males aged 10-19.The figures were revealed in the latest quarterly police report for Perth and Kinross.

Get the latest top news stories sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletterAlmost 700 young people in Forth Valley are still waiting for vital mental health treatment, according to new figures.The latest data from Public Health Scotland (PHS) has revealed that 695 people are still awaiting support from the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) locally for the period up to June 30, with only 39 per cent of those having been waiting for 18 weeks or fewer.It represents a

Perth and Kinross last week. It is the highest weekly figure since the week beginning July 19 after a huge rise in cases.It brings the total number of death certificates to record the coronavirus as a cause of death in the region to 272 since the crisis began last year.

Perth and Kinross charity has teamed up with over 20 local groups and politicians to offer support to the council in welcoming Afghan refugees. PKAVS has led a commitment by local groups to offer their support in providing a safe place for those fleeing the Taliban takeover.Perth and Kinross Council hopes to welcome Afghan families and/or individuals in the next few weeks.

Perth and Kinross Council is confident of meeting the deadline to install interlinking fire alarms.

Before she died, Sarah Harding wanted to tell her story. Hers was a "wonderfully full and colourful life", she said, and she was grateful to have achieved "above and beyond anything I dreamed of when I was a little girl". So at the same time as going through treatment for breast cancer, which had quickly spread to her lung and other parts of her body, she wrote her memoir - the story of the "other" Sarah Harding she felt had somehow become lost in celebrity.