Perth and Kinross Matters: Arts and culture deserves financial backing
When money is in short supply, funding for the arts and culture is often among the first things to be squeezed.
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‘People will raise an eyebrow’ — council plans £1.4m City of Culture-inspired celebrations days after foodbank plea is rejected
Council chiefs in Perth plan to dig into their reserves to help pay for more than a million pound of City of Culture-inspired festivities.
How to keep polar bears at bay, and other design solutions
Have you ever wondered how to stop polar bears paying you a visit while you sleep?
BBC bosses reject claims of City of Culture favouritism
The BBC has defended itself against accusations that it was biased towards Paisley in its coverage of the UK City of Culture contest.
Fife Council must do more to tackle gulls
Sir, - Congratulations to your journalist Jonathan Watson for continuing to highlight the issue of seagulls blighting our towns and attacking innocent people.
Multi-million pound Perth City Hall plans “still on track”
The £20 million transformation of Perth City Hall remains on track despite the failure of the city of culture bid.
Groovy Dundee is ‘fizzing with energy’ – but Perth is ‘posh and dull’, claims prestigious guide
Dundee is a city “fizzing with energy and attitude” that deserves high praise for transforming itself from “dismal deprivation to groovy creative hub”, according to a prestigious guide that lists it as amongst the top 12 best places to live in Scotland.
Perth & Kinross Matters: Restored pride not the only benefit of city status
What’s in a name? Quite a lot when it comes to city status apparently.
Perth’s cultural aspirations outlined in London
The campaign to see Perth crowned City of Culture 2021 has been taken to the heart of political influence.
Monday Matters: Maligned heritage could yet be unlikely star of Perth’s future
The burden of history can be a heavy one indeed.