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NHS Tayside is running a drop-in vaccination session in Pitlochry at the Atholl Leisure Centre today, between 10 am and 6 pm. There you can get either your first or second dose of the vaccine. They’ll also be offering a range of other jabs to help keep you safe over this winter. They’re are encouraging …
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Keep Scotland Beautiful (KSB) is running an up-stream battle on the River Tay to combat litter which makes its wat into the ocean. Around 80% of all litter in our oceans comes from rivers and that’s why KSB are looking for help from local people across Tayside to help clean up the river. They’re looking …
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Following last years deviating Storm Arwen, Forestry and Land Scotland are planning to replant trees in Highland Perthshire Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) estimates that up to 2223 acres – the equivalent of 738 football pitches – in forests that it manages, were damaged across the east coast, Perthshire, Aberdeenshire and south Scotland in November …
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The Perth and Kinross Council are planning to close the Pintacree Bridge, which sits above the River Tay and leads over the river into Grandtully. They will be closing the bridge between 09:15 to 15:00 from 14 February 2022 for ‘a period of two weeks.’ A spokesperson for the Perth and Kinross Council explained: “The …
Local community watch groups in highland Perthshire are reaching out to locals to promote help line numbers for those living with domestic abuse. Any form of physical, verbal, sexual, psychological or financial abuse which might amount to criminal conduct and which takes place within the context of a relationship. The relationship will be between partners …
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The family behind the proposed Thai restaurant running from inside a restored railway carriage in Pitlochry, ‘the Wee Choo Choo’, are appealing to the council to reconsider on Monday (January 10). Fergus, Isara and Mia McCallum started a petition which reached 1,185 signatures calling on the council to ‘rehear the matter’. Mr McCallum explained: “We …
Perthshire businesses are calling on the Scottish Government for greater support while the omicron variant continues to spread. The Perthshire Chamber of Commerce is looking for the government to offer more support for businesses as omicron continues to create uncertainty in the economy. Vicki Unite, Perthshire Chamber of Commerce’s chief executive officer, said: “All that …
More than one hundred families across Perth and Kinross received food, household essentials and some ‘Christmas treats’ over the festive season. The Perth and Kinross Council’s Parenting and Family Learning Team offered this support to families through the Fuelled for Fun food insecurity fund. Lifelong Learning Convener, Councillor Caroline Shiers said: “Celebrating Christmas can be …
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This week, COVID measures are changing with a revised self-isolation period, a new Tayside drop-in centre location and updated booster criteria. The first minister, Nicola Sturgeon, announced this week that self-isolation for Scots is reducing down to 7 days instead of 10. NHS Tayside is also opening their doors to their new ‘Perth Central’ drop-in …
A new vaccination centre is opening in Perth and is opening its doors for drop in vaccinations this week. There is no drop-in centre running this week in Highland Perthshire, however, local people can make their way to the new centre in Perth within the St Johns Shopping Centre. They’ll be offering vaccinations from today …
