Perth and Kinross Council confident it will meet fire alarm deadline

Perth -based group inspiring and supporting women in business are “delighted” to be a finalist in the 2021 Association of Scottish Businesswomen’s national awards. The hard-working Perthshire Businesswomen’s Network (PBN) is one of only three finalists in the ‘best affiliated group of the year’ category.

Perth minister is on top of the world after completing a gruelling race across the summits of some of Scotland’s most stunning mountains. Rev Jim Stewart (53) competed against people half his age from around the world in the 18-mile Salomon Ring of Steall Skyrace in the Highlands on Saturday, September 18.He drew deeply on his faith for strength as he ran and scrambled across extremely challenging terrain, including two ridges and four Munros - mountains higher than 3000 feet - in Lochaber.

Perth have been given the green light for the second time by council planning officers. The Perth Islamic Society applied for permission to construct the mosque at 43-51 Jeanfield Road for the third time back in December.

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

The Great Scottish Squirrel Survey runs from September 20 to 26 and there will be online and outdoor events across the country with the Threave feeders being streamed online on Wednesday.

mowed down by a speeding driver on Glenburn Road, Paisley, in July 2019.

Afghanistan in a Scots council area. So far 18 volunteers from East Dumbartonshire have raised nearly £6,000 by walking the distance between Syria and Scotland which is just under 3,000 miles.

Robert Jeffrey is urging fans to be on their best behaviour as the club gets ready to go under the national spotlight this weekend.A bumper crowd is expected at Meadow Park on Saturday as the hosts take on Auchinleck Talbot in the first round of the Scottish Cup.Police will be in attendance and the club have drafted in extra stewards to ensure the game passes without incident.Jeffrey is keen to show the club in a positive light with TV cameras in place to record match highlights.He admits some

Craig Gordon has another FOUR years left at the top after the Scotland number one produced derby heroics to shut out Hibs. The 38-year-old threw back the years with a string of stunning saves - equalled by his opposite number Matt Macey - as the two goalkeepers came up with towering performances at Tynecastle.The goalless draw means both sides missed the opportunity to go top having entered the weekend as joint leaders.

Get the latest Scottish crime and courts news sent straight to your inbox with our daily Criminal Record newsletterWest Lothian Council has imposed a new 40mph speed limit on roads approaching a busy roundabout.The move is said to “help reduce accident frequency and severity in the area and make the roundabout and surrounding roads safer for all users.”A statutory process is set to get underway which will see the speed limit on all roads approaching the A801 Boghead Roundabout to be set at the

Get the latest parenting news sent straight to your inbox with our weekly newsletterSchool clothing grants could double to £300 if Labour topple the SNP in next year’s local council elections, it has been claimed.Leader of the West Dunbartonshire Labour group, Councillor Martin Rooney tabled a motion at a recent council meeting proposing the rise to be implemented between 2022 and 2027.It comes after the Scottish Government funded an increase in the grants available for primary pupils to £120

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.

TikTok star Littlest Chicken opened up on social media about attending his first pride march as an out queer person. Mardi Gla, organised by Glasgow 's Pride, took place on September 4, as crowds gathered to march from Cessnock Festival Park to George Square.

iOS - Android Glasgow came sixth with 3400 while Edinburgh ninth on the list, dropping down to 800 complaints - but West Dunbartonshire received no neighbour noise complaints in the last year at all.Steven Williams, head of Churchill home insurance, said: “The pandemic has seen us confined to our homes which means we’ve probably all become very aware of noises around us.“As we go into more of a ‘new normal’, many of us will carry on working from home, at least part of the time, so noisy

iOS - Android Ms Humphries states in the report: “To ensure an adequate supply of sites for the new build programme, potential council owned sites continue to be evaluated for their suitability for inclusion within the programme.“The cost of constructing or purchasing these homes will be contained within the overall budget for the new build programme within the Housing Revenue Account.“There is a grant from the Scottish Government towards the cost of the new homes which is currently £59,000 per

PAISLEY DAILY EXPRESS: Live news as it happensMark, who lives in Lounsdale Drive in Foxbar, has an allocated garden space within the grounds of the block-of-four flats.However, he claims he has felt he has been unable to use it since March 2020 when the Ring doorbell camera was installed.The 55-year-old has lived in the property for nine years, and says he feels like his privacy is being invaded as it films directly onto his garden.But he says he is getting nowhere with the local authority to