Perth and Kinross Council looking for applicants to take on £138k chief executive role

link!“The Scottish government budget once again fails to provide sufficient funding to maintain vital local services in our communities – the proposed settlement to all councils falls well short of the budget increase from Westminster.“Yet again we will be faced with having to cut services or jobs to balance the books; every SNP councillor, MSP and MP in North Lanarkshire has a responsibility to join us in fighting for their constituents.”

The consultation is now underway until Friday, March 5, 2021, and everyone is encouraged to put forward their views by heading to sosrep.dumgal.gov.uk, emailing [email protected] or by calling 01387 454 032 for more information. There are currently 32 members of the South of Scotland REP from Dumfries and Galloway and Scottish Borders councils, South of Scotland Enterprise, Skills Development Scotland, VisitScotland, Scottish Funding Council, Dumfries & Galloway College, Borders College, SRUC

Scots teen learning to talk again after suffering injuries in lamppost crashCouncillors approved the rent increase at a meeting of PKC’s housing and communities committee on Wednesday, February 3.Directing his comment and question at fellow Blairgowrie and Glens councillor Brawn, Cllr McEwan said: “Universal credit was designed as a punitive benefit encouraging people to go and seek work.“But obviously because of COVID people are losing their jobs and there are no jobs to replace them.

direct to your inboxFurther freezing temperatures, snow and gusts of up to 40mph are forecast for parts of the UK as the cold snap continues.Met Office forecasters said records for the lowest temperatures had been broken by 'quite some way' in recent days as the 'extreme freeze' saw the mercury plummet in some areas.The weather station in Braemar, Aberdeenshire, recorded a temperature of minus 23C on Wednesday night, the lowest in the UK since 1995.Temperatures in areas in the Scottish

Jackie Weaver has revealed she was born in Motherwell and says Scots would not have let her now-famous Zoom meeting turn into chaos. The nation has been entertained by footage of a bizarre community meeting in Handforth, Cheshire.

link!Representative for East Kilbride Central North, Councillor Fagain said the budget failed to meet the needs of local government. He told the News : “It doesn’t even come close.

Perth and Kinross dropped to its lowest level this year last week.Data from the National Records of Scotland showed 11 people had the coronavirus recorded on their death certificate in the week beginning February 1.It brings the total number of COVID deaths in Perth and Kinross to 220.It was the second week in a row deaths have gone down since the figure peaked at 29 in the week beginning January 18.The infection rate is also continuing to drop across the region.On February 7, the rate was 65.2

whisky distillery after plans for its design were given the green light by the local council.The Argyll & Bute council planning committee has granted permission to Elixir Distillers to build its much anticipated new distillery.Already home to some of Scotland's top distilleries, plans for Elixir Distillers' new site on the island were first announced in 2018.The spirits company's co-founders Sukhinder and Rajbir Singh say they have taken a big leap forward towards their dream of building a

police officers were left furious after being ordered to cancel vaccine appointments amid confusion over their entitlement to jabs.A string of officers secured slots for the vaccine at Ayr Hospital after a booking number was circulated among colleagues earlier this month.But when police chiefs got wind of the appointments, they were ordered to scrap them because the force is still awaiting the result of Scottish Government discussions on when staff will be given access to the jab.  One angry

council worker was crushed between two snowploughs at a Scots depot.The 51-year-old man was raced to hospital after the horrific incident at the Aboyne depot in Aberdeenshire.Emergency services raced to the scene on Friday and the Health and Safety Executive have been contacted to start an investigation.It is understood he suffered serious leg injuries after being crushed between the massive machines.The region, like most of the country, has been hit by heavy snowfall recently.An Aberdeenshire

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The Snuts have debuted their new video for ‘Somebody Loves You’, which has seen the band joining forces with the Scottish Refugee CouncilThe romantic track from the rising Scottish stars is a direct collaboration with the charity, which is dedicated to supporting refugees in need of protection.As well as handing their entire production budget for the video to the charity, the clip sees The Snuts directly highlighting the stories of those who have been directly helped by the charity.Describing

Perth and Kinross to think twice before attempting to rescue swans or other birds and animals they fear may be stuck in ice.

Perthshire Advertiser she played a big part in bringing home the Stone of Destiny - the focal point of the £26.5 million transformation of Perth City Hall - “making Perth and Kinross an even better place to live and work.” Mrs Reid will take up her new role as chief executive of NHS Education for Scotland (NES) on Monday, February 1.Cllr Lyle said: “I worked closely with Karen and was impressed by both her vision and her hard work.

Boots starts their annual 70% off sale in stores across the country, with shoppers snapping up bargains in store and online. But, with shops across Scotland closed due to lockdown, customers might have wondered if they would miss out on the yearly savings in 2021.

Rutherglen youngsters are being urged to take part.

army veteran who suffers from extreme anxiety-triggered PTSD has successfully fought for his local council to change their on-hold music, which he says can cause flashbacks to his time in Bosnia. Harry Marshall, 41, found the on-hold music used by the systems at Perth and Kinross Council triggered severe anxiety whenever he was forced to sit through it.

Perth pervert was caught in a sting operation asking a teenage girl to speak with him on the phone while he carried out a sex act on himself.

Perth and Kinros s, it has been confirmed. According to statistics from the National Records of Scotland, 17 people died from the coronavirus between January 11 and 17.