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£1m funding set to boost defibrillator numbers

Two Free Emergency Life Saving Course to be Held in Perth Next Month

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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Primary school children running drugs for gangs has ‘become the norm’

Scottish Government Seeking Public Views on School Learning Hours

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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Wild Camping Patrols to Resume in Highland Perthshire

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 to Take Place on A9 From Next Month as Part of Crass Tay Link Works

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 …

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Climate change education should become fully embedded in system, unions say

New Plan Approved To Support Pupils With Disabilities

A  new plan has been approved by Perth and Kinross Councillors, which will improve access to education for children with disabilities and Additional Support Needs. The Accessibility Strategy Action Plan, was agreed at the Perth & Kinross Council’s Learning and Families Committee meeting last week. The plan will work to improve participation in the curriculum, …

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Projects Continue To Support Scotland’s Pollinators

Projects are taking place across Highland Perthshire and Scotland to help tackle biodiversity loss and support the pollinator insects. According to The Pollinator Strategy 2022 Progress Report, a  number of environmental bodies, local authorities, scientific colleagues, and community groups have been working hard to create wildflower meadows, connect habitats, and gather evidence on how climate …

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Perthshire to Host Only Scottish Exhibit of WW1 Sculpture ‘The Hauntings’

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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Scottish Government to Increase Support Packages for Undergraduate Students

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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