Heartstart Discovery will continue to offer their free two-hour emergency lifesaving training sessions to the public in April. They will be running two courses in Perth with the first on the 8th and the second on the 29th both running from 10am until 12 noon. Helen Brady, Heartstart Discovery Co-ordinator said, “We are delighted to …
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The Scottish Government has launched a consultation to ask people their views on a new legal minimum number of school learning hours. If approved by Parliament, councils would be required by law to provide the equivalent of 25 teaching hours per week for Primary Schools and 27.5 per week for secondary schools across the school …
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A new Emergency Alert mobile phone warning system has been launched across the UK, by the government, with a trial of the system planned for next month. On Sunday 23rd of April a test message will be issued to mobile phones across the UK, including those in Scotland, from the new system which will use …
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Flora McInnes – Loch Rannoch Conservation Association Warden, Crew Commander James Black – Scottish Fire and Rescue , Lynsey Thomson -Now Where Campers, and Jeannie Grant – Forestry and Land Scotland Ranger The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service in conjunction with Forestry and Land Scotland and the Loch Rannoch Conservation Association will be resuming their …
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Contraflow working will take place on the A9 from next month as contractor BAM Nutall commence works on the A9 to tie-in the existing road with the new realigned A9 as part of the Cross Tay Link Road works. In order to facilitate the works which are associated with the new flyover between the Inveralmond …
Contraflow Working to Take Place on A9 From Next Month as Part of Crass Tay Link Works Read More »
PIC: MARK PASSMORE/APEX 04/01/2017 This picture shows forge owner Chris Hannam alongside the giant statue. The Black Watch Castle and Museum in Perth will be the only place in Scotland to date to host ‘The Hauntings’ a scrap metal sculpture of a war-weary soldier. The sculpture will be on display from the 1st of July …
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The financial support available to undergraduate students will rise by £900 from the start of the 2023-24 academic year. The increase will be available to students already at college and university and for new students who are set to begin their course this Autumn. Higher and Further Education Minister Jamie Hepburn said: “This rise in …
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Projects supporting young people across Scotland are set to receive up to a total of £20 million in funding recovered from the proceeds of crime. The funding, which reinvests criminal assets recovered through the Proceeds of Crime Act, aims to provide support to young people at risk of entering the criminal justice system and communities …
The National Theatre Connections Festival, which showcases the exciting young acting talent in Scotland will be coming to Pitlochry Festival Theatre for the first time. Pitlochry Festival Theatre will be one of 33 Partner Theatres across the UK and will premier three newly commissioned plays, performed by four youth theatre groups, between the 25th and …
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The Scottish Government has launched a new fund to support community groups bringing people and communities together to tackle isolation. The £3.8 million Social Isolation and Loneliness Fund is part of a new plan, Recovering our Connections, that aims to reduce inequality by bringing people from communities across Scotland together. Equalities and Older People’s Minister …
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