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The Latest Breaking News from Perth and Kinross Council

Perth and Kinross Council still has questions about the Deposit Return Scheme

A councillor has claimed that had PKC's 2016 offer to pilot the scheme been accepted, it would have been "workable" and "ready to go" by now

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Perth and Kinross councillors praise improvements made to Perth Grammar School

The local authority has been working with the school since a disappointing inspection report published in January 2020

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Perth and Kinross Council apologises and launches probe into school staff video shared on social media

PKC said all staff are expected to abide by the local authority's code of conduct

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Tayside Contracts to be reviewed after projected £3.2 million financial deficit announced

Perth and Kinross Council agreed to give £1.1 million from its reserves to the shared service - which also encompasses Dundee and Angus - to pay its share of the shortfall

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Housing development named after late son of former Perth depute provost

Caledonia Housing Association’s Crieff Road home estate will now be known as Steven’s Place in memory Carol and Dave Scott’s beloved child

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Concern over major discrepancy between Perth and Kinross Council and pupil bullying figures

A survey of primary pupils showed 42 per cent had experienced bullying in 2021/22 yet PKC's records showed only 0.3 per cent had been bullied that year

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Crieff cinema development given the go-ahead

Perth and Kinross Council's Local Review Body unanimously voted to grant the planning appeal for a two-screen cinema, radio hub and bistro

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Scotland's first Passivhaus primary school in Perth to open to pupils next term

Pupils from Balhousie and North Muirton primaries will move into the brand new Fair City school - Riverside Primary - in May/June

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Seven Perth and Kinross libraries saved from proposed closure

Perth and Kinross Council has committed funding to keep the libraries open this year but will review how affordable and sustainable they are

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Perth and Kinross Council offices at Pullar House could be mothballed from April 2024

The total cost to the public purse for running the Kinnoull Street building in 2022/23 was £3.1 million

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Perth and Kinross schools remain open as national teacher strikes paused to consider improved pay offer

Faculty members at schools in MSP John Swinney’s Perthshire North constituency were set to walkout over March 7-9

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Perth Leisure Pool and Dewars Centre could close due to high energy costs

Live Active Leisure's board of directors will meet this month to decide how best to tackle "significant" financial challenges

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Calls for Scottish Government to overturn decision to halt new slip road plans on Perthshire A9

Perth and Kinross Council’s planning committee backed a recommendation from officials last November to refuse a joint application from Muir Homes and Stewart Milne Homes to make the changes at Auchterarder

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Blairgowrie Recreation Centre plans back on track but Perth pool plans paused due to rising costs

Perth and Kinross Council's SNP administration has pledged to fund the new facility and have it built "as soon as possible"

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Council tax in Perth and Kinross to increase by 3.9 per cent

The council tax increase is understood to be currently the lowest approved in mainland Scotland

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Reinvest teacher strike savings John Swinney tells Perth and Kinross Council as parents voice concern

The saving to Perth and Kinross Council of from eight days of school closures in February and March triggered by teachers striking should go towards study hubs to help those sitting SQA exams advises Perthshire North MSP John Swinney in a response he made to concerned parents.

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Perth and Kinross Council agrees to stop buying Chinese surveillance cameras after security risk warning

The local authority was made aware of issues around the Hikvision tech via a security briefing

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Around 200 potential job losses at Perth and Kinross Council

The scale of the financial challenge facing PKC means councillors will have difficult choices to make when setting the council's budget on Wednesday

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John Swinney calls for industrial action in schools to be called off

Schools in John Swinney's constituency are set to close on Wednesday for three days as part of targeted strikes

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Wood burning stove complaints discussed at Perth and Kinross Council meeting

Perth and Kinross Council often receives complaints about smoke from stoves which have been poorly fitted, maintained or operated

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Perth resident unveils business plan to save harbour from closure and develop sustainable community-owned site

Last week Perth and Kinross councillors voted to close the council-owned harbour as a commercial port but left the door open for "serious and viable" offers to lease it

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Council calls for "adequate" funding following Scottish Government's sanctions threat

Cabinet secretary Shirley-Anne Somerville threatened councils with financial sanctions if they did not deliver on three specific education aims

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Perth and Kinross generated 117,692 tonnes of general waste from 2020 to 2022

Perth and Kinross Council is seeking to improve its recycling rates and will introduce separate paper/card and plastic/metal/carton collections in 2023

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Council saved £245,000 on wages from one day of teacher strike action

Perth and Kinross councillors were uneasy at council capitalising on the industrial action of teachers and called for the money to be spent fairly

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Scots benefits scammer jailed after taking £30,000 taxpayer cash

Graeme Dewar pretended he was living alone for years despite having a common law wife he operated joint bank accounts with.

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