Perth sensory impairment charity welcomes allowance for guides from other households

Join thousands of others who have signed up for the Daily Record newsletter.Police have issued a warning to Wishaw residents after reports of a rise in bogus workers targeting households.Officers took to social media after reports emerged of crooks trying to con local residents.A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Reports have been received of bogus workers targeting vulnerable households by offering to carry out gutter/roof cleaning and repairs in the Wishaw and Motherwell areas.“Please remain

Perth Museum and Art Gallery cannot wait to welcome visitors back to the attraction on Saturday.

Duncan Bannatyne has warned he could be forced to close his health clubs in Scotland, putting 600 jobs at risk, if they are not allowed to reopen by the end of August. Bannatyne's health club and spa firm Bannatyne Group has 11 clubs in Scotland and he told BBC Scotland's The Nine show they are currently being subsidised by his outlets south of the border.

Perth cancer fighter Lily Douglas has shared her top tip for getting through shielding with the country.

Join thousands of others who have signed up for the Daily Record newsletter.A director at the Royal Blind charity has slammed a report on a Paisley care home after inspectors criticised its care and support for staff and patients during the Covid-19 pandemic.Hawys Kilday revealed she was “disappointed” by the Care Inspectorate’s (CI) findings at Jenny’s Well, insisting the charity - which runs the home - did not have a chance to respond to comments ahead of them being laid before the Scottish

Perth’s Christmas light switch-on and other Winter Festival events will take place this year.Councillors are expected to make a decision on whether to pull the plug on the annual celebration at a meeting next month.And council leader Murray Lyle has admitted it would be “challenging” to run the events as they usually doCall for urgent action on road named one of the most dangerous in Scotland The news follows the decision in Edinburgh to cancel its traditional Hogmanay street party, with

Perth residents can sit in at the two McDonald’s stores in the city. The fast food giant announced on Wednesday that, after a successful pilot, its’s restaurants were now able to have customers in them.This will impact the McDonald’s at Broxden and on Dunkeld Road. Call for urgent action on road named one of the most dangerous in Scotland Residents previously rushed to the stores when the drive thru service opened in June.

the region’s beauty spots. The group is formed of Perth and Kinross Council, Police Scotland and the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service, with help from local communities, and could see motorists fined or have their cars removed by police officers if they feel they are causing a dangerous obstruction to emergency services.

Join thousands of others who have signed up for the Daily Record newsletter.MONKLANDS drive-thru customers are being urged to take their rubbish home to prevent lockdown litter.Environmental charity Keep Scotland Beautiful has joined forces with fast-food chain McDonald’s and Costa Coffee to encourage customers to put their takeaway litter in the bin, or take it home with them.In a bid to tackle litter waste, more than 100 McDonald’s and Costa drive-thru restaurants in Scotland will display

Perth and Kinross were on the UK Government’s Job Retention Scheme by the end of June.

lockdown restrictions and starts shopping on the high street again, many parents are stocking up on uniforms for the start of  the new school year. Scottish schools are set to return on August 11, one week earlier than planned for most pupils, providing cases of coronavirus don’t rise.

Blairgowrie Library will become the latest in the region to reopen next week. Culture Perth and Kinross is bringing back its services in phases after being given the green light by the Scottish Government.AK Bell Library is set to open this coming Saturday and it has now been confirmed that Blairgowrie will follow suit this Saturday, July 25.

Covid-19.Rebecca Parker plans to play for 100 days and is now nearing the end of her emotional musical challenge.Every morning since April, the pensioner plays through her arthritis the Baby Grand piano of McClymont House in Lanark.Rebecca is one of the oldest residents of the Lanarkshire care home and is determined to keep spirits of staff and fellow residents high in the face of lockdown restrictions.Now she has touched the hearts of people around the world and is raking in donations on her

Perth and Kinross Council is making “progress” in its engagement with young people in the region. The report, published by Being Heard, reviews all 32 Scotland councils’ performances over the course of 2019 in relation to young people's participation and engagement with decision makers and decision-making processes with the local authority.

Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterIrvine’s MSP today thanked North Ayrshire residents for playing their part in suppressing the spread of Covid-19.Ruth Maguire MSP also welcomed the announcement from the First Minister Nicola Sturgeon that the Scottish  Government will begin to ease into Phase 3 of its exit from lockdown.The announcement came with additional dates for further relaxations to lockdown restrictions.Ruth Maguire MSP

group of MSPs has warned. Almost three-quarter of the facilities used by schools and youth groups are run by charities who are now counting the costs of a summer season cancelled by lockdown.

Perth and Kinross. Chancellor Rishi Sunak is cutting the rate of value added tax (VAT) on hospitality and tourism from 20 per cent to five per cent from July 15, 2020 to January 12, 2021. Fund for funeral of young girl (7) killed in tragic accident at Perthshire beauty spot raises over £20,000 Around 18,300 jobs are dependent on the Perth and Kinross hospitality and tourism sector - around 23 per cent of the total workforce in the region - as it prepares to reopen in Scotland next week.

shops are expecting to be flooded with donations as they slowly start to reopen in Scotland following months of closure.Those itching to get rid of unwanted stuff after a lockdown clear out will have to follow new strict rules to stop the spread of coronavirus.Oxfam has already urged shoppers not to dump donations bags outside closed stores as it prepares to reopen in Scotland next week.Stores are being told to isolate donated items for up to 48 hours before they are sorted during the

Perth.Officers from Police Scotland swooped on Newhouse Road in the city shortly before 6pm on Saturday, July 4.The man, 29, was arrested for the alleged possession of a weapon, thought to be a sword.Emergency services responded to a “disturbance” at around 5.50pm.Witnesses of the incident said he was armed with the weapon.There were no injuries reported during the incident.At least three police vehicles responded to the report and the man was arrested near a roundabout on Newhouse Road.Police

Join thousands of others who have signed up for the Daily Record newsletter.A person required treatment for smoke inhalation after an incident in Perth on Tuesday.Firefighters were called to a blaze in a home on Dunkeld Road shortly after 2pm.Two fire engines were needed to put the fire out.A Scottish Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson said: "We were alerted at 2.14pm on Tuesday, June 30 to reports of a dwelling fire in Perth."Operations control mobilised two appliances to the city's Dunkeld