Kathryn Anderson

3 days ago | dailyrecord.co.uk | Kathryn Anderson

Perth and Kinross Council has said it is monitoring the situation and will take appropriate action if there has been "unauthorised felling"Persimmon Homes has been accused of "vandalism", after Blairgowrie residents counted 137 trees "massacred" to provide drainage for a housing development. A row of trees has been chopped down on the field opposite the new Gallowbank/Kinloch Brae development just off Dunkeld Road.

3 days ago | dailyrecord.co.uk | Kathryn Anderson

A Perth and Kinross councillor said the busy road's safety enhancements - estimated to cost up to £486 million - were "long overdue"Members of the public are being invited to have their say on the proposed Pass of Birnam to Tay Crossing section of the £3 billion A9 dualling project, estimated to cost £427 to £486 million (at April 2023 prices).

3 days ago | dailyrecord.co.uk | Kathryn Anderson

Provost Xander McDade was keen to have a "more practical and environmentally friendly" vehicle anyone could useDitching the swanky civic car has cut the annual travel expenses for the Perth and Kinross Provost by almost £14,000. Previously the Provost would be driven to events in an Audi A8 but in January 2023 Provost McDade announced plans to switch to a "more practical and environmentally friendly" option.

3 days ago | dailyrecord.co.uk | Kathryn Anderson

The local authority has reminded car park users RingGo never uses QR codes for parking paymentsPerth and Kinross drivers are being urged to beware of a fake RingGo parking website. Perth and Kinross Council (PKC) this week alerted car park users to the scam and shared a photo of a PKC parking machine displaying a QR code claiming to be for the RingGo website. The warning came after an eagle-eyed parking attendant spotted the QR code stuck to a machine at PKC's Leonard Street car park in Perth.

3 days ago | dailyrecord.co.uk | Kathryn Anderson

Perth and Kinross Council's Planning and Placemaking Committee gave its overwhelming support to the now £5.5 million development on Necessity BraePerth and Kinross councillors have voted - against planning officers' recommendation - to approve a new £5.5 million Aldi in Perth, creating around 16 new jobs. It is the third time councillors have approved plans for the German-based supermarket chain to replace its Glasgow Road store with a larger, modern, fit-for-purpose store on Necessity Brae.