5 h. ago Popular Perth pub urged to get planning permission for beer garden which has been operating for 20 years

The planning issue came to light at a recent meeting of Perth and Kinross Licensing Board

Events

5 h. ago SNP proposing 9.5 per cent council tax increase in Perth and Kinross

Councillors will meet on Wednesday, February 26 to set Perth and Kinross Council's 2025/26 budget

Politics

53 h. ago Perth and Kinross Council recommended to approve 10 per cent council tax rise

If approved, residents living in a Band D property will pay an extra £11.70 a month from April

Politics

4 d. ago Readers' letters: SNP's years of council tax freezes are coming home to roost

SNP policies are to blame for big increases in council tax bills, a reader argues

Politics

4 d. ago Cardiff council plans to hike council tax and increase the cost of parking permits

As part of its proposed budget for 2025-26 Cardiff council also plans to spend money in a number of areas like schools and social care

Economics

5 d. ago Angry about huge council tax rise? Your local councillors are not the ones to blame

Council tax bills are set to increase by more than two times and, in some places, more than three times, the rate of inflation

Politics

5 d. ago 'Brutal SNP cuts' blamed as five authorities confirm biggest council tax rise in 20 years

SNP ministers are facing pressure after five local authorities confirmed the biggest rises to council tax in a generation.

Economics

6 d. ago Full list of London council tax hikes as almost all boroughs seek maximum increase

Full list of London council tax hikes as almost all boroughs seek maximum increase  Evening Standard

Politics

6 d. ago Scots face biggest council tax increases in 20 years as John Swinney blames 'enormous financial pressures'

John Swinney blamed "enormous financial pressures" caused by the previous Tory government at Westminster for the perilous state of many councils across Scotland.

Economics

6 d. ago Full list of London council tax bills as virtually every borough seeks maximum increase

Revealed: Why Wandsworth can set the cheapest bills but Kingston’s are biggest in the capital

Economics

6 d. ago Perth and Kinross Council cuts down on X usage after 'decline in engagement'

Perth and Kinross Council will reduce the frequency of posts, which comes after another Scottish council earlier this week announced it will stop posting on the platform due to "harmful and extremist content".

Politics

6 d. ago Questions raised over Perth and Kinross Council climate committee's own sustainability

This week's Climate Change and Sustainability Committee meeting was removed from the calendar due to a lack of business; councillors will instead watch a presentation

Politics

7 d. ago Cross Tay Link Road "final piece of the jigsaw" approved by Perth and Kinross councillors

The £150 million Cross Tay Link Road is due to open on March 31 and a road connecting Bertha Park to the new route has been unanimously approved

Politics

7 d. ago Perth and Kinross residents fined for parking on their own private pavements

Motorists are being fined by Perth and Kinross Council for parking on pavements they own and maintain - even when doing it to let the council bin lorry past

Politics

8 d. ago Care home closure set to reduce council budget gap by over £1m

RCT's cabinet will soon discuss its budget plans for next year which at the moment include a 4.5% council tax increase

Economics

9 d. ago Readers' Letters: Taxpayers need protection from council pickpockets

East Lothian Council’s proposed council tax increase of 10 per cent is unjustified, says reader

Economics

9 d. ago Council tax is increasingly resembling 'the dreaded poll tax' with the poorest households feeling the pinch the most, report warns

A new report estimates that the average bill has soared by 77 per cent in real terms in recent decades and have become an even greater burden amid falling benefits support.

Events