Local MP Raises Awareness of Growing Number of Scams
John Nicolson, Member of Parliament for Ochil and South Perthshire today called on constituents to be more vigilant with regards to the growing number of scams in the constituency. The National Cyber Security Centre has taken down more scams in the past year than in...
Child Safety Warning – Magnets
RoSPA ,the Child Accident Prevention Trust and others are worried about increasing reports of injuries from swallowing magnets, particularly among children and young people. High-powered magnets in products such as building toys, building blocks, jewellery beads and...
Perth & Kinross Local Area Commander’s Bulletin
Wednesday 9 June 2021 Hare coursing Hare coursing is a UK wildlife crime priority and an offence under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981. It is committed by a small number of individuals, who travel far and wide to indulge in this illegal activity. It is...
Tactran Invites Views on Key Transport Issues
Tactran, the regional transport partnership covering the Angus, Dundee, Perth & Kinross and Stirling Council areas, has started work on a new Regional Transport Strategy (RTS) and would welcome your views on the key transport issues in your area. The RTS provides...
Comrie Primary School Praised in MSP Jim Fairlie’s First Speech to Parliament
Mr Jim Fairlie MSP, Member of the Scottish Parliament for the Perthshire South & Kinross-shire constituency, reserved a special mention for Comrie Primary when he delivered his debut speech in the Scottish Parliament today during a debate on education. As is...
Families in Perthshire South and Kinross-Shire Urged to Apply for Best Start Grant
With applications now open for this year’s Best Start Grant School Age Payment, Mr Jim Fairlie MSP, Member of the Scottish Parliament for the Perthshire South & Kinross-shire constituency, is urging eligible families in his constituency to apply. Jim explained...
Perth & Kinross Local Area Commander’s Bulletin
Wednesday 26 May 2021 Motorcycle Safety Perthshire is blessed with beautiful scenery and roads that are favoured by motorcyclists but over the past few years this has not been without its tragedies. Previous years’ figures show that in Scotland motorcyclists account...
The Melville at The Royal Scores High with Locals and Visitors
Following an extensive refurbishment and the relaxing of COVID restrictions, the former Royal Bar has reopened to guests with a fresh new look and a brand new menu created by head chef David Morris. Now called The Melville, the Royal Hotel's "exciting new casual...
Announcing The Skills Collective Ltd to the Business Directory
Comrie Community Council are pleased to announce The Skills Collective Ltd to the Business Directory For more information please follow this link: https://www.comrie.org.uk/business-directory/16647/the-skills-collective-ltd/ We wish Karen and her colleagues all the...
Job Opportunity – Local Firm Seeks Joiners
Local joinery firm Bacon & Crerar has put out a call for two more joiners to join their team on a self-employed CIS basis. "Skilled nail hands / joiners mate also considered," said the firm in a Facebook post. "Bacon and Crerar do jobs of all sizes throughout...
PKC Urges Residents to “Stick to the Six”
Blue bins are begin regularly "contaminated" by the wrong kinds of rubbish, and Perth & Kinross Council has launched a publicity campaign called "Stick to the Six" in a bid to raise awareness of the types of recycling that should be going into blue bins. "Over the...
Perth and Kinross Heritage Trust Launches Community Heritage Grant Scheme
Perth and Kinross Heritage Trust (PKHT) have launched a new Community Heritage Grant Fund and are inviting applications from local groups. The aim of the Fund is to support community projects which conserve or enhance the historic environment of Perth and Kinross. The...
Scam Alert – Doorstep Crime
Doorstep Peddlars In Tayside Division, we have received recent reports of a group of males going door to door offering household items such as cleaning products, small garden tools for sale. The group claim to be on probation, and have authority to be conducting this...
Perth & Kinross Local Area Commander’s Bulletin
Wednesday 12 May Moving to Level 2: What You Can Do Currently all of Scotland is at Level 3 however from 17th May, mainland Scotland will move to Level 2. At Level 2: you can meet socially in groups of up to: 6 people from 3 households in your home or theirs –...
Latest Scam Update – Tayside Division
Good day to everyone receiving this alert. For those of you who are not aware Police Scotland Tayside Division will be providing a monthly update around the most common current scams in the Tayside area and how to avoid becoming a victim. We will also release alerts...
PKC Community Renewal Fund – Reminder for Bid Submissions
The Community Council has received the following notice from PKC Perth & Kinross Council - Community Renewal Fund (pkc.gov.uk) Bids must be emailed to Perth & Kinross Council at PKCommunityRenewalFund@pkc.gov.uk. The deadline for bid submissions is 10.00am,...
Welcoming the Scholar’s House to the Business Directory
Comrie Community Council is pleased to announce that The Scholar's House has joined our Business Directory For more information please follow this link: https://www.comrie.org.uk/business-directory/16611/the-scholars-house/ We wish them well going forward and hope for...
Comrie Primary School – Fund Raising Event
Fundraising morning in St Kessogs Square this Saturday for P7s Big Day Out...... Comrie Primary’s graduating P7s have had a challenging year, and we want to send them off with the traditional BIG DAY OUT! We have a fundraising stalls planned for Saturday 15th May from...
Welcoming Comrie Joinery to the Business Directory
Comrie Community Council are pleased to welcome Comrie Joinery to the Business Directory. Please follow this link for more information: https://www.comrie.org.uk/business-directory/16601/comrie-joinery/ We wish Neil all the best going forward.
Community Funding Opportunity from Persimmon Homes
The following letter was received from Persimmon Homes North Scotland, located at Broxden Business Park, Perth I am writing to ask for your help to encourage local charities and groups across the Perth and Kinross local authority area to apply to the Persimmon Homes...