Perth and Kinross set to be placed in tier two of COVID-19 restrictions

Perth and Kinross schools due to the coronavirus has increased - with 124 currently staying away from one school alone.

Perth and Kinross are being asked to have their say on next year’s council budget.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.Local Jehovah’s Witnesses will be among those taking part in a worldwide campaign this month to distribute the issue of the Watchtower magazine entitled ‘What Is God’s Kingdom?’The answer to that question has captivated the attention of people from many different faiths for centuries.Jehovah’s Witnesses will distribute the magazine to the general public, business owners, local and national government

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.Level four lockdown will be coming to Lanarkshire from Friday, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has confirmed.Businesses including hospitality, salons, gyms, hairdressers and non-essential retail will have to close when the new restrictions come into effect at 6am on Friday, November 20.For three weeks, Lanarkshire will be put into the highest level of restrictions used by the Scottish Government before being

Scotland at the Euros: Dumbarton stars Paul McGinn and Murdo MacLeod reactAddressing this issue during her daily briefing on Monday, Nicola Sturgeon said: “We don’t take issues of school safety lightly.

Perth and Kinross while it has risen by four per cent nationally.This is just one of the achievements outlined in Perth and Kinross Council’s Annual Assurance Statement, which was presented to councillors last week.Head of housing Clare Mailer was seeking approval of PKC’s 2019/20 statement in order to comply with the Scottish Housing Regulator’s regulatory framework.Latest COVID infection rate revealed as region adjusts to new restrictionsThe report was put before councillors at Wednesday’s

Nicola Sturgeon has vowed to keep schools open in the west of Scotland even in council areas placed at level four.The First Minister today gave her strongest indication yet that several local authorities will this week be moved into the Government's highest level of lockdown - meaning thousands of non-essential businesses will be forced to close.But both primary and high schools will stay open to ensure youngsters can still attend class.It comes as the country's biggest teaching union, the EIS,

Perth and Kinross pupils have had to self-isolate after positive COVID cases at their schools in just six days earlier this month - including nearly 100 at one school alone.

Perth and Kinross Council chief has told homeowners and businesses it is up the them to protect their properties against flooding. The comments came as councillors discussed the impact of the “unprecedented” flooding on August 11 and 12.

Perth and Kinross has been placed in level three of the Scottish Government’s coronavirus restrictions system.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.Renfrewshire families have been warned to adhere to coronavirus restrictions or face entering a level four lockdown.First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said Renfrewshire was one of a handful of local authority areas that had been giving her cause for concern following a spike in new cases.Speaking at Holyrood this afternoon, Ms Sturgeon said the next week would be “crucial” for the region.She said: “There are

Perth and Kinross currently has a higher rate of COVID infection than neighbouring Stirling had when it was placed in level three of restrictions last month. In the week up until November 5, the region recorded 96.1 cases per 100,000 people.

Perth and Kinross councillor said he was "concerned" at the news. SNP councillor Eric Drysdale chairs the Perth and Kinross Integration Joint Board and sits on the NHS Tayside board.

Perth and Kinross Council has completed 3000 inspections of headstones in the region as part of a project to make cemeteries safer.

Perth and Kinross could use sheep to maintain cemeteries across the region. The idea was raised at a meeting of Perth and Kinross Council’s environment and infrastructure committee on Wednesday, October 28.It was suggested during a discussion on community greenspace in the region.Damaged community building set to be repaired after gift from businessmanKinross-shire independent councillor Michael Barnacle was inspired by a recent trip North Yorkshire.

Perth man has said a new range of items to tackle social distancing issues in public has helped him regain his confidence.

Nicola Sturgeon has said the Government is looking at making travel restrictions mandatory.

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.

Perthshire MSP has criticised the first minister for being “oblivious” to what was happening in care homes across the region earlier in the coronavirus pandemic. At the weekend it was reported Nicola Sturgeon said ministers and government officials did not have information on the results of COVID-19 tests prior to patients being discharged into care homes, or where these patients were discharged before figures were published in a national newspaper in August.

Man caused mayhem on busy street during trio of incidentsAccording to Public Health Scotland, Kinross was the worst hit area in the region with seven cases alone in the town.Fifty-four positive cases were recorded in Perth and Kinross in the week up until October 19.Convicted murderer who spat at prison guard is jailed for eight monthsIt comes as Scotland’s clinical director Professor Jason Leitch told the country to prepare for a “digital Christmas”.Mr Leitch told BBC Radio Scotland it was