Vaccination centre staff privileged to play their part for Perth and Kinross

Perth and Kinross Council will look to plug a £17 million gap when it meets to agree its revenue budget next week.Councillors will be asked to approve an updated net revenue budget for 2021/22 of £387 million when they meet on Wednesday, March 10.Elected members agreed in September 2020 to set a budget for one-year covering 2021/22 rather than its usual three, due to the uncertainty created by the coronavirus.Last month councillors voted to freeze council tax charges for 2021/22.The £17m comes

Perth and Kinross dropped to their lowest level since November last week.Data from the National Records of Scotland shows there were six deaths linked to the coronavirus across the region in the week beginning February 22.That is the lowest figure since the week beginning November 16 last year.Two-hundred-and-forty-seven people have now lost their lives to the pathogen in the region.The infection rate across Perth and Kinross also continues to fall, albeit at a greatly reduced rate.On February

Perth and Kinross Council’s headquarters are expected to be completed by June.The council’s iconic Perth building at 2 High Street suffered “extensive flooding” during spectacular thunderstorms last year.The conditions in August saw the worst Perth and Kinross flooding since 1993.Over 200 properties in the region were flooded internally - with many more affected externally - including Perth Leisure Pool and PKC’s headquarters.Back in September, Conservative council leader Murray Lyle told the PA

Perth and Kinross Council says it is turning its attention towards repairing potholes in the region’s roads, now that the icy weather has dissipated.The local authority is also advising residents to only inform them of potholes where there is risk of “a serious accident”.The council has revealed that 1696 potholes have been identified since January 1 this year and that 329 have been repaired so far, which were mainly caused by the recent weather.However, PKC officers still have 2500km of roads

direct to your inboxTeaching staff at a North Manchester high school were encouraged to book coronavirus vaccination slots despite not being eligible for the jabs.Leaders at the King David High School in Crumpsall said in an email that teachers could book a vaccine appointment by using slots for health and social workers.The email, circulated earlier this month, included a link to the NHS booking system for slots at the Etihad vaccination centre.Under Government guidelines only those classed as

Prime Minister made the joke, which many are saying was "distasteful" when visiting Cwmbran vaccination centre earlier today. A microphone picked up Mr Johnson joking that he was "like OJ Simpson" as he struggled to put on a latex glove.

Perth and Kinross health chief has said the increase in COVID cases after Christmas may have been down to festive relaxations.Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP) chief officer Gordon Paterson also said a more infectious strain played its part in the January peak when providing an update to the Perth and Kinross Integration Joint Board (IJB).His latest report said the new COVID variant was “tending to have a more sustained impact on care homes than previously” with nine local care homes

vaccination centre was plunged into chaos after a fridge broke down.Replacement Covid-19 vaccines had to be brought in after the fridge failure Glentrothes' Rothes Halls site, Fife, which delayed jab appointments this morning.NHS Fife said the clinic was now running again with people encouraged to turn up.In a statement, the health board said: “We experienced a brief issue earlier this morning at our Rothes Halls community Covid-19 vaccination clinic following a fridge failure overnight.“The

area, according to the council. It means almost a fifth of those eligible have now received at least one dose of the Covid-19 vaccine The majority of groups deemed most at risk - everyone 70 and above and clinically extremely vulnerable people over 16 - have now either had their jab or have an appointment booked.

Hugh Bonneville has taken on a new role – a volunteer marshall at one of England’s COVID-19 vaccination centres.

Fife and Tayside. Hundreds of pensioners were left standing for hours in the snow and ice, with lengthy queues reported at Caird Hall in Dundee, and community clinics in Kirkcaldy, Lochgelly, Anstruther, Buckhaven and Glenrothes.

50 Cent and Steve Aoki have both performed at Super Bowl parties this weekend with no masks or social distancing.Tonight (February 7) hosts the massive annual American football event, and a number of shows across the US in the run-up have defied social distancing rules and COVID-19 restrictions.A new pair of reports by TMZ says that 50 Cent performed inside an airport hanger in St Petersburg, Florida to a crowd of maskless fans, who made no effort to socially distance themselves.Aoki, meanwhile,

Perth is now open and has handed out its first jag to the public. The facility at Dewars Centre in Perth, will help NHS Tayside continue its vaccination programme as the region fights back against COVID-19.

Sign up to the MySalford newsletter and don't miss a thing happening in and around the cityTwo vaccination centres in Salford have temporarily closed - and military personnel stood down - as the city waits for NHS approval to progress its programme.Everyone in the first four priority cohort groups in Salford has been invited for a Covid vaccination, with more than 80pc having received their first dose.This includes care home residents and staff; people aged 70 and above; health and social care