Health services in Perth and Kinross hit by need to focus on virus

Perth and Kinross rose by almost 50 per cent last week. Data from Public Health Scotland shows 30 cases per 100,000 in the seven days up until October 12.Controversial road project set to get the go ahead despite objectionsThat is up from 21.1 the week before.

James McClain After relisting it over the summer for a princely $5.5 million, Calvin Harris has succeeded in unloading his idiosyncratic Los Angeles home, albeit at a discounted $5.1 million. The highly-compensated Scottish DJ barely broke even on the sprawling estate, which he bought in 2017 for a few hairs over $5 million from fellow DJ Steve Angello.

There are many reasons these days to want to get away from it all: being cooped up too long with a bad case of Zoom fatigue; the family’s constant chattering finally getting on that last good nerve; needing a break from endless doom scrolling. For some people in Hollywood, cars during stay-at-home orders in California represent, more than they ever have, a way to escape.

Perth -based care provider says relaxation of home visitation rules is “ill-thought-out” and putting staff and residents “at possible risk”.

Perth and Kinross Council has been nominated for the leader of the year gong at the 2020 Cllr Awards.Murray Lyle will go up against Cllr Jenny Laing from Aberdeen City and Cllr Douglas Reid from East Ayrshire.Cllr Lyle told the Perthshire Advertiser his nomination was “a reflection of all elected members and, in particular, the outstanding officers”.Garden store looking for jolly residents to take on role of Santa this ChristmasAnd he believes how the council dealt with the 2 Sisters food plant

Beggar stole hundreds of pounds from vulnerable and disabled pensionThe paper listed various factors contributing to non-compliance, including “knowledge of the rules; inability to work from home or having high contact occupations; living in shared accommodation; as well as lower motivation (due to lower individual risk of severe disease) and lack of confidence in guidelines i.e.

Cardi B is celebrating her 28th birthday on Sunday (October 11) and her estranged husband Offset gave her a surprise present to kick off the weekend! The 28-year-old Migos rapper placed a birthday billboard for Cardi on Sunset Boulevard in West Hollywood, California. Cardi posted a video on her Instagram account from when she saw the billboard for the first time. It has a photo of Cardi and her daughter Kulture and reads, “Happy birthday Mommy.

Karen Gillan has said that if she hadn’t become an actress she would have been a therapist.The Hollywood star said she enjoys reading psychology essays and is fascinated by the subject.The 32-year-old, who has starred in hit films such as Avengers: Infinity War, Guardians Of The Galaxy and Jumanji, said she likes learning about mental health conditions in her free time. Karen, from Inverness, said she then uses that knowledge to improve her acting roles.She used psychology essays to research

Perth and Kinross arts scene.The body behind Perth Theatre and Perth Concert Hall has been hit hard by the pandemic and will shed 12 full-time, 24 part-time and 69 zero-hours positions.The process was concluded on Wednesday (October 7) following months of negotiations with staff members.Perth and Kinross Council convener calls for clarity in wake of exams cancellationThe Perth-based arts group had originally mooted that 120 jobs faced the axe but following a £750,000 grant from Creative Scotland

Perth and Kinross council’s lifelong learning committee has called for clarity after it was revealed pupils studying for National 5s will not sit exams in 2020/21. On Wednesday, Perthshire North MSP and education secretary John Swinney announced the exams would be cancelled for the current academic year.

Calvin Harris has sold his luxury mansion in the Hollywood Hills for almost £4 million. The Dumfries -born DJ put his 6,000sq ft home in the Los Angeles neighbourhood on the market earlier this year.

David Robb Labor EditorThe latest report from the Anita Hill-led Hollywood Commission has found a “remarkable bias gap” among workers in the entertainment industry, with industry women across all demographics “roughly twice as likely as their male counterparts to experience every form of biased or unfair behavior.” The report also found that less than half (49%) of the 9,630 industry workers surveyed believe that diversity and inclusion are core values of the entertainment industry.The report

Ted Johnson Joe Biden will participate in an NBC News town hall on Oct. 5 in Miami, with Lester Holt moderating.The event was announced following this evening’s debate between Biden and President Donald Trump.This will be Biden’s second town hall of the fall campaign.

Perth and Kinross Council has called on the local authority to be given more support in dealing with an increase in people choosing to stay in the region for their holidays.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.As virtual meetings look set to continue, one Perth and Kinross councillor has told the PA he is “heartily sick” of them.Perth City Centre councillor Andrew Parrott thinks online meetings create a “sterile artificial environment” and are “a barely adequate substitute for real meetings.”As First Minister Nicola Sturgeon last week encouraged those who can to continue working from home, virtual meetings look

coronavirus cases. Fresh guidance from the Department for Transport released on Wednesday (September 23) states that motorists should "only stop at petrol stations or motorway service stations if you 'really need to'".

If a film such as “The Irishman” or “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” is unnecessarily long, then what will people say about “Malmkrog,” Cristi Puiu’s three-and-a-half-hour period adaptation? Focused almost entirely on the intellectual discussions of five aristocrats gathered at a wintry Transylvanian mansion in the early 1900s, “Malmkrog” belongs to the milieu of cerebral art-films whose arduousness is perhaps exactly the point.