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News releases - March 2024

£5 million for Perth and Kinross announced in Spring Budget

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt announced Perth is to receive £5 million of capital funding to support culture and regeneration projects in his Spring Budget today (March 6).

Action on underage vape sales

Joint working by Perth and Kinross Council's Trading Standards team and Police Scotland has seen intelligence-led action on local traders known to repeatedly sell vapes to underage customers.

Community Learning and Development Plan - Phase 1 update

At the next meeting of the Learning and Families Committee, Elected Members will be updated on the delivery of Phase 1 of the Council's Community Learning and Development Plan which was delivered between October 2021 and March 2023.

Corporate Parenting Plan Update

At the next meeting of the Learning and Families Committee, Members will be asked to note the progress made in relation to the actions within the Perth and Kinross Corporate Parenting Plan 2021-2024.

Discover the best of Kinross-shire and Glenfarg at Better Place to Live Fair

The Better Place to Live Fair takes place on Saturday 23 March 2024, at Loch Leven Community Campus in Kinross.

Florence Place trial closure

Perth and Kinross Council is planning to close Florence Place, Perth to through traffic, at the location of the existing automatic bollard on the street.

Official Opening of Riverside Primary School

Riverside Primary School will officially be opened by Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills Jenny Gilruth MSP and John Swinney MSP on Tuesday 26th March.

Perth Crematorium services and staff are "first class" says inspection report

Perth Crematorium staff are providing a "first class" service to the local community, according to a new Scottish Government inspection report.

Perth early learning and childcare setting gets very positive Care Inspectorate assessment

A return visit by the Care Inspectorate to Goodlyburn and City of Perth Early Childhood Centre (COPECC) has resulted in a very positive inspection report, published on 6 March 2024.

Perth takes action to address shoplifting and anti-social behaviour

Perth and Kinross Council is working with local businesses and Police Scotland to tackle retail crime in the city.

Scotland's first accredited Passivhaus school officially opened

Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills Jenny Gilruth MSP and John Swinney MSP officially opened Riverside Primary School in Perth on Tuesday 26 March 2024.

Statement - Instrumental Music Service savings

In the same way as all Councils across Scotland, we are facing an increasingly challenging and complex financial situation in Perth and Kinross, with Council services under additional pressures, significant commitments such as climate change and tackling child poverty, and the ongoing impacts of the cost-of-living crisis and continued forecast for funding reductions in real terms.

Sustainable transport methods continue to be popular among Perth residents

The latest Sustrans Walking and Cycling Index for Perth reflects that sustainable transport methods continue to be regularly used by the city's residents.

Tickets to see Stone of Destiny at Perth Museum available now

More than 700 years since it left Scone, the Stone of Destiny has become the centrepiece of the new £27 million Perth Museum opening on 30 March.

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