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Council leader Murray Lyle is stepping down after having had "the absolute privilege" of representing Strathallan ward for the past 15 years.

The leader of Perth and Kinross Council has revealed taxes will likely be increased and local services axed if the Scottish Government does not renege on its “unacceptable” £371 million real terms cut to funding.

Perth and Kinross Council has said the region has to take as many desperate Afghan refugees it can in response to the humanitarian crisis in the war-torn nation. Up to 20,000 Afghans could seek asylum in the UK and Perth and Kinross Council’s four political groups have all expressed a willingness to help.

Perth and Kinross Council’s headquarters are expected to be completed by June.The council’s iconic Perth building at 2 High Street suffered “extensive flooding” during spectacular thunderstorms last year.The conditions in August saw the worst Perth and Kinross flooding since 1993.Over 200 properties in the region were flooded internally - with many more affected externally - including Perth Leisure Pool and PKC’s headquarters.Back in September, Conservative council leader Murray Lyle told the PA

Perth and Kinross Council is set to bring in a new decision-making system during the COVID-19 pandemic, much to the anger of opposition councillors.

Perth and Kinross councillors believe council frontline workers should get a £500 bonus just like NHS and social care staff.

Fair City has waited for over a year to hear whether or not the coronation stone would form the centrepiece of the £23 million Perth City Hall revamp.

Perth and Kinross Council leader Murray Lyle has defended a decision to allow three members of senior management to move to a higher pay grade.

Perth and Kinross councillors on opposing sides both made clear their desire for the long-awaited deal to be signed off.

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.

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

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.

Perth’s Christmas light switch-on and other Winter Festival events will take place this year.Councillors are expected to make a decision on whether to pull the plug on the annual celebration at a meeting next month.And council leader Murray Lyle has admitted it would be “challenging” to run the events as they usually doCall for urgent action on road named one of the most dangerous in Scotland The news follows the decision in Edinburgh to cancel its traditional Hogmanay street party, with

A councillor has suggested the leader of the local authority ought to “seriously consider his position” after two colleagues he accused of breaching a code of conduct were cleared by investigators.

Councillors will now meet virtually as a result of recent government guidance relating to COVID-19.

The leader of Perth and Kinross Council has reassured residents the council is “well-prepared” for a potential outbreak of COVID-19 in the area.

The SNP group at Perth and Kinross Council (PKC) has called on the local authority to keep flying the EU flag at its headquarters even after the country leaves the EU on January 31.