24 h. ago Leading businessmen Simon Peckham urges politicians to back UK firms

Peckham is best known as the former boss of Melrose, the FTSE 100 firm which thrived by snapping up businesses under its 'buy, improve, sell' mantra.

Politics

3 d. ago Perth and Kinross Council will consider cumulative impact of multiple battery energy storage systems

The local authority has received a number of planning applications for electricity generating stations

Science

3 d. ago Call for tougher legislation to tackle "dirty camping" issues in Perth and Kinross

At Loch of Clunie 354 bags of discarded rubbish were collected in just five weeks

Politics

3 d. ago Keir Starmer: 'We're putting the power in Greater Manchester's hands'

More than £2bn of funding is to be ploughed into Greater Manchester's public transport network, writes the Prime Minister

Politics

5 d. ago Prolonged efforts to close Perth port compared to getting man on the moon

Perth and Kinross Council voted to stop operating Perth Harbour as a commercial port in February 2023 but it remains open

Politics

5 d. ago Feedback on visitor levy proposal could help shape Perth and Kinross' tourism policy

In 2023 tourism generated £641 million for the Perth and Kinross economy

Events

8 d. ago Carse of Gowrie path would be a lasting legacy of Errol local hero

Perth and Kinross Council has submitted a substantial bid to the Scottish Government to make Roger Humphry's vision a reality

Politics

8 d. ago Perth and Kinross councillor calls for urgent review of national planning policy on retail developments

The Planning and Placemaking Committee convener believes the current policy on retail developments "lacks coherence" and risks "stifling competition"

Events

9 d. ago Perth and Kinross Council actively monitoring gypsy traveller camp at Perth park

Council officers have been visiting Perth's Western Edge Park on a daily basis since Tuesday and say legal action will be taken if the group fails to move on this Saturday

Politics

1 week ago Perth and Kinross politicians urge Transport Minister to take Swallow Roundabout issues seriously

Road users have not only faced delays but found the new layout both confusing and dangerous

Politics

2 w. ago Family farm inheritance tax changes slammed as "disastrous" by Perth and Kinross councillor

Bailie Claire McLaren said generational family farming businesses in Perth and Kinross - and across Scotland - were "reeling from this ill-informed tax"

Events

2 w. ago Councillor requests to see Swallow Roundabout road safety audit following concerns about new layout

The Perth and Kinross councillor made the FOI request believing a report on public safety should be made public

Transport

2 w. ago Battery energy storage system on prime agricultural land approved by Perth and Kinross councillors

Perth and Kinross councillors unanimously approved the plans subject to a safety plan given its proximity to the railway

Science

3 w. ago ‘Flying taxis’ could appear in UK skies as early as 2028, minister says

Transport minister Mike Kane said the Government wants to ‘maximise the benefits of future flight technologies including flying taxis’.

Politics

3 w. ago Perth and Kinross Council monitoring its IT systems around the clock

A Perth and Kinross councillor questioned how secure digital systems were after major cyber attacks to other organisations

Politics

3 w. ago Trump administration offers refugee status to 49 white South Africans

Group, including families and small children, departed for US after Trump order created relocation programA group of 49 white South Africans departed their homeland on Sunday for the United States on a private charter plane having been offered refugee status by the Trump administration under a new program announced in February.The group, which included families and small children, was due to arrive at Dulles international airport outside Washington DC on Monday morning local time, according to Collen Mbisi, a spokesperson for South Africa’s transport ministry. Continue reading...

Events

4 w. ago Atholl Estates has released details of its biannual “Schools Day”

Taking place this year on 28th May, the interactive and highly engaging day sees Nursery & Primary Schoolchildren, from all over the Perth & Kinross Council areas, invited to the estate, the home of Blair Castle, for a day of fun filled learning activities.

Politics

4 w. ago Blue Badge applicants with certain mobility issues told 'you do not qualify'

Minister for the future of roads at the Department for Transport Lilian Greenwood has issued a statement on changing the eligibility criteria of the Blue Badge following queries from MPs

Politics