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Local calls have returned urging the decriminalisation of personal drug use after the number of drug-related deaths in Perth and Kinross increased – despite a nationwide decrease.

The premises licence for a Perth hotel where three guests were killed in a horror blaze has not been paid for two years.

Dennis Harvey Film Critic Awkwardly arriving the very same day as “The Bricklayer,” with Aaron Eckhart as an ex-CIA agent with the titular dayjob, “The Painter” has Charlie Weber as ex-CIA agent who has taken up … well, you can guess. This more humbly scaled actioner likewise finds its uber-tough erstwhile operative reluctantly forced back into activity amid a conspiratorial hail of bullets. From that shared starting point, Brian Buccellato’s script finds its own path.

Councillors have given the nod to potentially demolish a former Perth care home and develop the site into 40 affordable homes for older people.

Perth’s branch of the Scottish clothing chain Wilkies is believed to be one of just a few that will remain open after the business faltered.

Perth and Kinross Council has agreed to write off outstanding school meal and breakfast club debts for 2022/23.

Perth came together on Sunday evening to hold an emotional vigil for Brianna Ghey, the 16-year-old transgender girl from Warrington, Cheshire who was killed on February 11.

Perth and Kinross councillors have agreed a £5.2 million commitment for the extension at Dundee's Harris Academy to proceed.

Perth and Kinross councillors will this week be asked to make a commitment to tackle racism when they meet on Wednesday, November 7.

The days of Perth ’s multi-floored commercial buildings are past and using upper floors for flats is the way forward, reckons councillor Peter Barrett.

Fly-tipping has reached farcical levels on the banks of the River Tay – one year on from a previous call for action.

PKC's longest-serving councillor will step down after almost 42 years of service.

Motorists are being warned to expect "significant delays" when essential roadworks in Perth get under way.

Perth post office branch has been given support by local politicians after being refused permission to issue car tax renewals. Perth City Centre Lib Dem councillor Peter Barrett told the PA the Post Office Ltd had declined to provide the facility at Bridgend Post Office on the grounds that there was adequate coverage in place elsewhere.

Perth High Street. It means all jobs at the shop will go.Perth City Centre councillor Peter Barrett said: "“The Boohoo deal is the death knell for Debenham’s in-store staff and for the future of the High Street Store chain.

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