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The Latest Breaking News from Perth and Kinross Council

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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Scottish man wins neighbour war over 40ft trees that made his life 'a misery'

Ker Hamilton, from Perthshire, went to the local council to push for his neighbour William Buchan to chop down 40ft trees after claiming they were making his life a misery.

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Scots man wins battle to have neighbour's 40ft trees chopped down

Ker Hamilton said trees belonging to William Buchan in Balgowan, Perthshire, were making his life a misery.

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Family living at unrepaired damp Perth flat call for action

A couple with a toddler are living in overcrowded and damp conditions in Perth.

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Councillors approve installation of £2.4 million Gypsy/Traveller site on Perth outskirts

The site - managed by PKC - will accommodate up to 10 caravans and provide showers, toilets, a kitchen, an office and bins

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Pitlochry and Moulin Community Council folds

A community council by-election will need be arranged to rebuild the core community volunteer group in Pitlochry after four of the five members resigned.

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Perth and Kinross councillors vote to increase tenants' rent by 2.2 per cent

The rise was the lowest of three options put forward and the one most favoured by tenants who took part in a survey

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Perth and Kinross Council to save thousands of pounds by slashing number of flags flown outside headquarters

The number flown will go from 27 down to just three following complaints about their poor condition

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Scottish Fire and Rescue Service reviewing similar premises in the area following fatal Perth hotel fire

Police Scotland is also continuing to offer support to families affected by the blaze at the New County Hotel

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Pole in the middle of new pathway laid by Perth and Kinross Council

A new walkway at Gourdie Hill between Grange and Errol in Perthshire has a telegraph pole smack in the middle of the path leading to bemusement and complaints from concerned residents.

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Council tenants in Perth and Kinross set to be hit by rent increases as financial pressures grow

A 2.2 per cent rise for 2023/24 is being recommended following a consultation

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Three Perth and Kinross councillors speak out about their dyslexia

The councillors have shared both the challenges and benefits of being dyslexic

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Voluntary group looks set to take over running of North Muirton Community Centre

This week North Muirton Community Group signed an agreement with PKC to take over the operation of the council-owned building from Live Active Leisure

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Work under way to install 41 new EV chargers in Perth

Perth and Kinross Council is seeking to improve EV charging infrastructure right across the region

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Perth and Kinross councillor issues plea over dodgy skip runs and fly-tipping

Carse of Gowrie representative Angus Forbes has urged local residents to ensure they use accredited operators to dispose of bulk waste

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Kind-hearted Perthshire kid hailed for gritting pavements in his village

Ten-year-old Charlie is Perth and Kinross Council's youngest self-help pathway gritting volunteer

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Call for “every inquiry” available into cause of fatal New County Hotel fire as serious concerns by guests come to light

Three people and a dog died after a fire broke out in the second floor of the County Place building in Perth city centre

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