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Police forces attempt to challenge public's perception of knife crime problem
Despite a perception that knife crime is getting ''out of control'', police chiefs insist they are winning the fight against blade culture on the streets of Tayside and Fife. (...)
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Tayside Fire and Rescue plagued by hoax calls
The number of malicious calls to Tayside Fire and Rescue has risen. (...)
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Federation of Small Businesses dismayed by Perth and Kinross parking charge increase
Higher parking charges in Perth and Kinross will damage fragile businesses already suffering from the adverse economic conditions, it has been claimed. (...)
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Perth gearing up for campaign to become base for Scotland's single national police force
Business leaders and politicians say Perth is the "perfect place" to base Scotland's proposed new single police force. (...)
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Warning that NHS cuts could affect Perth Royal Infirmary
A Perth councillor has warned NHS job cuts could have a "knock-on effect" at the town's main hospital. (...)
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Councillor reveals 'anxiety' of constituents worried about rising energy prices
A Perth councillor has slammed recent rises in energy prices after receiving complaints from some of his constituents. (...)
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Council Conservative group leader says day care service price rises are an attack on the old
A dramatic rise in the cost of day care services in Perth and Kinross has been slammed as an attack on "the old, the frail and the infirm." (...)
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Councillor says he is 'delighted' travellers have moved on from Broxden Business Park
A Perth councillor says he is "delighted" that a travellers' encampment described as a "blot on the landscape" has been removed. (...)
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Councillor shares concerns after travellers set up at Broxden Business Park
Just two months after steps were taken to prevent travellers from taking up residence at the Broxden dental hospital, a new encampment has been set up nearby. (...)
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Tayside Police board member says crime rate 'will undoubtedly rise'
A leading member of the Tayside Joint Police Board has warned that crime in the region "will undoubtedly rise" despite new figures which show that crime figures are at a 10-year low. (...)
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Perth and Kinross Council rejects 'guff' emergency service proposals
The Scottish Government has been told to go back to the drawing board over plans to change the face of the nation's emergency services. (...)
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Ringing endorsement of Perth's city status bid
Perth's bid for city status has taken a leap forward with unanimous support among councillors for the 50-page bid document. (...)
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Leuchars base gets official backing of Perth and Kinross Council
The fight to save RAF Leuchars received official backing from Perth and Kinross Council during a debate which threatened to spill over into a political spat on Wednesday. (...)
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Council passes budget in face of 'unprecedented financial challenge'
Jobs and frontline services in Perth and Kinross have been protected despite the council setting a savings target of £23 million over the next three years. (...)
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Cherrybank Gardens impasse sees Scotland's Garden Trust accused of 'horticultural vandalism'
The ongoing impasse over the future of a Perth beauty spot has been blamed firmly on the site's owners, Scotland's Garden Trust. (...)
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Councillor Dennis Melloy stands by 'lazy' retailers comment
An under-fire Perthshire councillor has blamed elements of the press for the row that has seen him heavily criticised by local businesses and retailers. (...)
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Conservatives distance themselves from Dennis Melloy's 'lazy' retailers comments
The leader of the Conservative group on Perth and Kinross Council has moved to distance the party from comments accusing local businesses of laziness. (...)
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Tayside Police's warning to festive drink-drivers
There will be no hiding place for drink-drivers over the holidays, motorists in Tayside and Fife have been warned. (...)
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Perth and Kinross Tory leader downbeat on outlook for rural areas
Rural Perth and Kinross communities face an uncertain economic future, the leader of the council's Conservative group believes. (...)
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'Strings attached' to Scottish Government's council funding offer
The Scottish Government has been accused of "blackmailing" local authorities into freezing council tax. (...)
