Planning
Two Perthshire Filling Stations Found Operating Without Planning Consent; Council Decides This Is ‘Probably Fine, Honestly’
Officials say enforcement 'would mean filling in a form about the people who didn't fill in a form'.
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Education
Council Scraps May Day Holiday and End-of-Term Early Finishes; Parents and Pupils Unite for First Time in History
New February break welcomed, but losing the Christmas half-day 'an attack on the Scottish way of life'.
Politics
Holyrood Plan to ‘Declutter’ the Public Sector Sends Council Into a Frantic Marie Kondo Session
Officials hold up each department and ask: 'Does this spark joy?' Planning 'not answering'.
Politics
MSP Writes to Transport Scotland About Hermitage Verge Parking, Joining Queue of 4,000 Letters About the A9
Transport Scotland confirms all correspondence will be dealt with 'in the order received, dualled or not'.
Local
Bonfire Night Listings Published; Perth Begins Annual Debate Over Whether That Bang Was Fireworks or Just the A9
Residents urged to 'pace their oohs' ahead of Christmas.
Development
Old Leisure Pool Site to Get Flats and a Care Home, Ending Years of Locals Standing Outside It Remembering the Flumes
Residents ask for 'one wee wave machine in the communal garden, for heritage'.
Energy
Carse of Gowrie Solar Park Plans Raise Concern That Panels Will Struggle to Find Any Sun to Collect
Developers insist the scheme can run on 'ambient Scottish optimism' during winter.
Culture
Perth Art Gallery Launches Digital Guide So Visitors Can Admire the Collection From a Bus Shelter in the Rain
Free app lets you 'experience world-class art without having to find somewhere to park'.
Local
Landmark Perth Art Shop’s Staff Find New Jobs, Leaving the City With an Unprecedented Shortage of Bad News
News desks 'left staring at a happy ending, unsure what to do with it'.
Weather
Scientists Say Leaves Change Colour Because Chlorophyll Fades; Perthshire Trees Insist It’s ‘Embarrassment About the Weather’
Big Tree Country oaks 'turn red every October out of sheer mortification'.