Alastair McNeill

United Kingdom

Reporter at Stirling Observer

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Anger over codes in job ads for gay ministers amid Kinross church members split-vote row

3 days ago | dailyrecord.co.uk | Alastair McNeill

Critic said the use of a red “D” to distinguish between vacancies for which gay ministers may or may not apply is a "tactic to try and draw as little attention as possible to the issue."A code in job adverts to indicate gay ministers are welcome to apply for vacant posts has been revealed by a Kinross-shire Church of Scotland member. The capital letter D in red is used for vacancies open to candidates in same-sex relationships. It stands for departure from traditional male-female marriage.
Battery complex plan for Loch Tay shores sparks fury

4 days ago | dailyrecord.co.uk | Alastair McNeill

Objectors say units will be prominent in views from the other side of the loch as well as Killin, and Loch Lomond and Trossachs National Park, as well as nearby mountains. Perthshire residents are opposing a “blot on the landscape” Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) scheme by the shores of scenic Loch Tay.
Perthshire MPs clash over short-term lets and second homes issue

6 days ago | dailyrecord.co.uk | Alastair McNeill

The region has 1083 second homes and 1875 STL licences - 2958 combined or 3.89 per cent out of 76,136 dwellings. Perth and Kinross MSPs clashed this week over the issue of second homes and short term lets in the region which are more than twice the national average.
Emergency summit call for threatened Perth air training facility

2 weeks ago | msn.com | Alastair McNeill

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Emergency summit call for threatened Perth air training facility

2 weeks ago | dailyrecord.co.uk | Alastair McNeill

It comes as administrator says no suitable offer has been made for the Perth Airport based business. A call was made this week for an emergency summit to save jobs and courses at Perth’s Air Service Training (AST) facility. It comes as the administrator, appointed early April, said no suitable offer had been made for the business - despite interest from 51 parties. Assets are to be sold and it is understood staff have been laid off.
Greggs outlet creating eight jobs is planned for Perth's Broxden Services

2 weeks ago | dailyrecord.co.uk | Alastair McNeill

The proposed Greggs bakery is expected to generate four full- and four part-time jobs, recruited locally. A revamp of Perth’s Broxden services’ filling station, to include a food takeaway outlet, would create a total of eight jobs according to developers. Motor Fuel Group Limited (MFG) have applied for planning permission for a new ‘Food to Go’ offer operated by Greggs along with toilet block and new car parking.
Perthshire MSPs split over Holyrood Assisted Dying Bill

2 weeks ago | dailyrecord.co.uk | Alastair McNeill

County constituency MSPs John Swinney and Jim Fairlie take opposing stance in Stage One vote. Perthshire South and Kinross-shire MSP Jim Fairlie was this week among those backing Holyrood’s Assisted Dying Bill to go through to its next stage of deliberation. If passed, the bill would allow a patient to request medical assistance to end their life, but only if they had a terminal illness and had been ruled mentally fit to make the decision by two doctors.
UHI Perth principal steps down from role

2 weeks ago | dailyrecord.co.uk | Alastair McNeill

Dr Margaret Cook's departure follows wholly-owned UHI Perth subsidiary AST going into administration. Controversial UHI Perth boss Dr Margaret Cook resigned from the post this week as the institution faces continued financial challenges. City MSP Pete Wishart said she had lost the confidence of the entire UHI Perth community and her departure was the only way to avert further reputational damage for the institution.
Big send off as 100th aid lorry leaves Perthshire for Ukraine

3 weeks ago | dailyrecord.co.uk | Alastair McNeill

TASH4Ukraine volunteers gathered at Errol warehouse along with donors, organisations and individuals who generously support the charity. The 100th lorry transporting vital aid from Perthshire to Ukraine left the county on its 1700-mile journey on Wednesday. Tayside and Strathearn Help for Ukraine (TASH4Ukraine) — based at an Errol warehouse — is one of the leading Scottish charity aid efforts to Ukraine and has been sending humanitarian aid since the 2022 Russian invasion.
Perthshire nature reserve osprey Dark Female lays her first egg

3 weeks ago | dailyrecord.co.uk | Alastair McNeill

Osprey couple have fought off competitors for the Loch of the Lowes nesting spot - for the time being. Perthshire’s Loch of the Lowes top osprey pair are now incubating an egg. Male LM24 and female LF25 have fought off competitors for the nesting spot - at least for the time being. The female LF25, also known as Dark Female, laid her first egg just before 2pm on Sunday May 4. The first bird to arrive this year had been the female known as NC0, who landed on the nest on March 17.

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