Perth & Kinross

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The team at Kilmac has played a role in restoring full public access to a popular Perth beauty spot. The company and Craigie Hill Golf Club teamed up with a community group in the Fair City to tackle a core path which was slipping into a burn.

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Plans have been submitted for a £10 million revamp of visitor facilities at Scone Palace. The estate wants to convert an unused stable block to create a new entrance and to open a restaurant with a gift shop, office space, an upgraded ticket office and additional visitor attractions.

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An innovative pilot scheme that supports people living in shared ownership properties to carry out essential maintenance and repairs has delivered successful results, a Perth & Kinross Council report says. The Missing Shares Scheme, launched in 2021, aims to make it easier for people who live in

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Plans to invest in Pitlochry High School to create a new community campus and create more affordable housing in the town have been given the green light by councillors in Perth and Kinross. The proposals, made following the Pitlochry Locality Asset Review, will see £8.7m invested in the school

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Work is now underway on a state-of-the-art school for children who have experienced significant trauma after it received more than £4 million in donations and fundraising. Seamab Care and Education in Kinross has delivered residential care and specialist support to children with complex needs

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ABP Food Group (ABP) has completed a £24.5 million investment in its beef processing facility in Perth. The investment includes a 2,800-square-meter extension, along with significant refurbishment and upgrades to meat production and maturation areas, storage areas and staff facilities. The pro

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Hundreds of homes will benefit from external and internal insulation work over the next year thanks to almost £2 million of funding secured by Perth & Kinross Council. The £1,938,834 from the Scottish Government’s Home Energy Efficiency Programmes for Scotland - Area Based Sche

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Perth-based waste manager Binn Group and French recycling and green energies firm Paprec have partnered on a new energy from waste (EfW) facility in Tayside. This €120 million project aims to provide low carbon energy to local industries, creating 200 jobs during construction and 30 long-term p

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Local community-led projects aimed at revitalising homes and improving rural transport links will be taken forward by Perth and Kinross Council and partners, following a winning bid for Innovate UK Pathfinder Places funding. The £150,000 funding provided follows a successful Phase 1 Pathfinder

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Work to restore Crieff’s 130-year-old Murray Fountain is to get underway this month, Perth & Kinross Council has said. The improvement project, which was announced last year, will see the James Square landmark’s masonry repaired and repointed, as well as electrical works to provide n

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