Perth & Kinross

A Scottish Water site in Perth is now significantly greener, thanks to the installation of an £852,000 solar scheme. The scheme has seen 1,236 ground mounted PV (photovoltaic) panels installed on the site at Gowan’s Terrace which hosts a Scottish Water office and water treatment works. I

Balfour Beatty has been awarded a £27 million contract to deliver the Comrie flood protection scheme in Scotland, on behalf of Perth & Kinross Council. Awarded through the SCAPE Civil Engineering Framework, a rapid access framework designed to drive collaboration, efficiency, time and cost

Perth and Kinross Council has approved the granting of a lease for the non-café parts of the South Inch Pavilion to Fair City Juniors Football Club (FCJFC). The lease will enable FCJFC to convert the vacant central part of the Pavilion into modern changing facilities for sports teams.

First Minister John Swinney visited the Cross Tay Link Road project this week to witness the final stages in the structural completion of Destiny Bridge.

An innovative pilot project aimed at introducing the younger generation to the construction industry has come to a conclusion in Perth.

Craigie Hill Golf Club’s revised plans to create a community sport and leisure hub for Perth – based around a nine-hole course – will be unveiled at two Open Days this month. The golf club, which has been part of the city’s sporting landscape for more than 100 years, has take

A project to introduce a new retail and community hub at the former British Car Auctions site at Bridgend in Kinross has begun in earnest. Loch Developments Ltd, advised by LSPIM Dev Co, has announced that the demolition of buildings for the regeneration is now underway and is expected to be complet

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.

Plans for a replacement poultry processing factory in Coupar Angus have been approved in principle by Perth & Kinross Council.

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.

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

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

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

Perth and Kinross Council have approved plans for ten short-term let units above a Kinross High Street supermarket.

Persimmon North Scotland’s plans for 209 energy-efficient new homes in Crieff have been given the green light by Perth and Kinross Council.