Perth and Kinross residents assured that COVID-19 vaccine is safe and they should get it

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

Perth and Kinross schools will only be open for vulnerable children and the children of key workers from January 7.

Perthshire North MSP John Swinney spoke following the announcement that Boxing Day will see all non-essential shops and hospitality businesses in Perth and Kinross close for three weeks.

Perth and Kinross will be closed from December 24, it has been announced. Culture Perth and Kinross is temporarily halting public admission to all its archives, libraries, museums and galleries from Christmas Eve until further notice. Two new ‘world-class’ schools to be built in Perth after Scottish Government funding go-ahead Perth Museum and Art Gallery  will be closed to the public slightly earlier, from Tuesday, December 22.

Greater Glasgow & Clyde health board region - which covers a large geographic area in the west of the country - this week.

Charley Pride, a legend in the country music world, has passed away at the age of 86.

Perth councillor - who sits on the NHS Tayside board - is urging people to be patient when it comes to the COVID vaccine. Perth City Centre councillor Eric Drysdale made the remarks as he opened Wednesday’s IJB meeting.

Perth and Kinross has recorded its highest number of COVID-related deaths over a seven-day period since May.

Perth and Kinross police intercepted 43 people gathered together inside a house during the autumn, it has emerged. The discovery was made as part of a Freedom of Information request by the Perthshire Advertiser to Police Scotland.

Perth and Kinross fire chief has said anyone working from home should undertake a workplace risk assessment. Area Commander Gordon Pryde was responding to a question raised by a local councillor about the risks of homeworking during a meeting of Perth and Kinross Council’s housing and communities committee on Wednesday (December 2).

Perth and Kinross response to the care home sector during the pandemic has been hailed as “exemplary.” The region’s chief officer for health and social care this week told a local committee it had been a “very challenging seven months.”He praised staff for having done “a remarkable job in those most telling circumstances.”Perth and Kinross residents told COVID vaccine is safe and they should get itThe chief officer for health and social care Gordon Paterson was presenting a six-month performance

Perth and Kinross councillor caused excitement in his SNP rivals' ranks when he asked for any declarations of “independence” at a meeting.

Perth and Kinross Friday morning.

Perth city centre and surrounding towns are the focus of a new Perth and Kinross Council campaign encouraging residents to ‘shop local’ this Christmas.

Perth and Kinross who have died from COVID-19 has now risen to 90. Seven people in the region had the virus on their death certificate between November 23 to 29.Female drummers put their twist on a Christmas classicThe figures were released on Wednesday by the National Records of Scotlkand.

Perth and Kinross residents over £1 million more than in other council areas, a report has revealed. The figures from the Scottish Parliament Information Centre (SPICe), also highlights parcel delivery surcharges have cost the region’s residents over £2.4m.

Perth and Kinross.

Perth and Kinross councillor has volunteered for the Tayside COVID vaccine trial.

Perth and Kinross schools after positive COVID cases has dropped dramatically over a two-week period this month. A total of 213 pupils and staff had to self-isolate between November 18-24 - 216 less than in the six days prior to that.

Perth and Kinross councillor has slammed the council administration for not doing more to protect council tenants from flooding. The region is still counting the costs of the August 11/12 flooding - the worst in Perth and Kinross since 1993.