7 h. ago 'My rude neighbour keeps filling up my wheelie bin – it's causing huge issue'

A man has revealed he's considering confronting his neighbour after catching them using his wheelie bin without permission – and people are urging him to take action

Politics

8 h. ago Perth and Kinross Council has begun work to install 40mph signs on Rait road

Due to the expected increased traffic, Rait residents had been promised the 40mph speed limit would be in place ahead of the Cross Tay Link Road opening

Politics

1 week ago More than 8,000 wheelie bins replaced in Dumfries and Galloway in two years

The local authority claims the number is likely due to bins reaching the end of their useful life.

Politics

1 week ago Ayrshire's councils fork out replacing more than 15,000 damaged and missing wheelie bins

Figures released under Freedom of Information laws found that Ayrshire's councils replaced more than 15,000 wheelie bins in 2024.

Events

1 week ago Perth and Kinross Council splashes out on almost 1000 replacement wheelie bins in two years

More than 900 new bins were issued since 2023, with a 69 per cent increase last year alone.

Politics

2 w. ago Flames soar outside Manchester house after wheelie bin fire spreads

Three fire engines raced out to the scene

Events

2 w. ago Mobile phones will be banned in Perth and Kinross classrooms from August

Councillors have welcomed and approved Perth and Kinross Council's personal mobile devices in schools policy

Events

2 w. ago How Birmingham bin strike's buried the city in 17,000 tons of rubbish, unleashed huge rats and a disgusting stench... as tempers flare: ROBERT HARDMAN

The children are just a few feet away. I can hear them on the other side of the fence. They must be able to smell it: a mountain of leaking bin bags, foul-smelling waste sacks and suppurating wheelie-bins

Events

3 w. ago New figures reveal Perth and Kinross Council is owed £36.8m in unpaid council tax

Perth and Kinross Council is owed more than £36.8million in unpaid council tax according to new figures, which come weeks after councillors voted to hike council tax by 9.5-per cent.

Economics

3 w. ago Aldi resubmits plans to Perth and Kinross Council to build a new store in Perth

It comes after Tesco successfully challenged Perth and Kinross Council's decision to grant planning consent in the Court of Session

Politics

3 w. ago What happened to Stephanie Slater who was locked inside wheelie bin for 8 days?

Stephanie Slater was kidnapped and held hostage for eight days by killer who posed as a potential house buyer, before forcing her into a coffin-like box at knife point

Politics

3 w. ago Perth and Kinross chalet parks hit with "unfair" and "excessive" fees for multiple short

Chalet park owners are "demoralised and disappointed" by the way Perth and Kinross Council has treated them

Events