Perth firefighters 'shocked' at decline in service cover due to 'savage' SFRS cuts

Firefighters battled through the night to douse a fire that broke out at a Perth car dealership.

The latest figures from the Scottish Government show there are estimated to be around 850,000 people with hearing loss in Scotland and of those, 70 per cent are over 70. It is projected that figures could double over the next 20 years, with a delay of up to 10 years before people address their hearing loss.

Fergus Ewing will shun the SNP conference in Aberdeen this weekend as the rebel MSP warned the party faced entering a period of "very serious decline". The Inverness MSP is currently appealing his temporary suspension from the Nationalist group of MSPs at Holyrood.

World Mental Health Day on October 10 aims to encourage more people to talk about mental health and show others how important it is to encourage people to ask for help. More than one million adults across Scotland have experienced levels of anxiety stopping them from living their daily lives, recent research from the Mental Health Foundation suggests.

The latest figures from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) show in February this year, there were 416,313 people across Great Britain receiving Attendance Allowance support for arthritis, making it the most-claimed for health condition by people over State Pension age. More than 37,500 older people in Scotland are receiving either £68.10 or £101.75 each week in extra financial support along with more than 1,100 living abroad.

ScotRail has announced there will be significant disruption to its services after an amber weather warning was issued in Scotland.

A local business owner has hit out at what he has described as a “heavy-handed” and “non-routine” inspection of his premises by Trading Standards and Police Scotland.

Social Security Scotland has issued new guidance for people on Personal Independence Payment (PIP) or Disability Living Allowance (DLA) whose circumstances change while they are transferring from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) IT system. However, the advice also applies to people in receipt of Adult or Child Disability Payments.

Rural parts of Highland Perthshire are set to see beavers introduced in attempts to boost population numbers.

Perth and Kinross councillors will next week be asked to approve the consultation strategy for its bid to create a new national park in Northern Perthshire.

Firefighters are spending a third day dealing with a blaze at a historic train station hotel.

Children’s Hospices Across Scotland (CHAS) has launched an “udderly brilliant” new fundraising sculpture trail which will see a herd of colourful cows displayed across Perth and Kinross.

A gutted family has told how they missed the ENTIRE Ayr Show due to parking chaos – after a three and a half hour drive from Stonehaven.

A fire ripped through a Chinese takeaway in Uddingston this morning.

Love Island star Ella Barnes took a swipe at Ella Thomas on social media, after the two had a feud this summer in the villa. Ella B entered the villa as a bombshell and caused drama when it became clear she was interested in Ella T’s boyfriend Tyrique Hyde. Tension built between the pair until it erupted in an all-out row in the villa after it emerged that Ella B had already met Tyrique outside the villa, with the two sharing a kiss.

Scotland’s prisons are “bursting at the seams” with nearly 1,800 prisoners doubling up in cells built for one person.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has confirmed that the payment window for the second part of the £900 means-tested cost of living support will open next month. Some eight million households across Great Britain, including thousands across Scotland, will receive £300 directly into their bank account from the DWP between Monday, October 31 and Sunday, November 19, 2023.

The latest statistics from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) show that State Pension currently provides regular financial support for 12.6 million older people across the country, including nearly one million retirees living in Scotland. This payment is available for those who have reached the UK Government’s eligible retirement age, which is currently 66 for both men and women, and have paid at least 10 years' worth of National Insurance Contributions.

The Northern Lights will set Scotland's skies aglow this week after stunning displays were spotted last night.