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All the latest political news in Perth and Kinross.
John Swinney meets with Ukraine volunteers
Perthshire North MSP, Mr John Swinney, has visited a donation site to meet with volunteers organising a local Ukraine humanitarian effort.
Scottish Conservatives calls for harsher fly-tipping penalties
Murdo Fraser wants to increase the current fixed penalty imposed from its current threshold of £200.
Murdo Fraser MSP urges SNP Government to clarify the completion date of the A9 dualling scheme between Perth and Inverness
Murdo Fraser MSP has expressed his frustration with the SNP Government due to them failing to provide any clarity on when the A9 dualling scheme between Perth and Inverness will be completed.
220 job losses at OVO Energy in Perth
The energy company today (Tuesday) announced that there would be 222 of its Perth employees taking voluntary redundancy, with the remainder of the staff working from home.
Upgrades to North Inch Golf Course completed
Golfers on one of Scotland’s oldest courses will benefit from a raft of new infrastructure improvements made as part of its ongoing regeneration.
Broken promises as OVO Energy plans to remove Perth site
700 employees across the Perth site will lose their jobs through voluntary redundancy with a further 1000 job losses across other sites in the UK.
SNP MP Margaret Ferrier suspended after breaching Covid-19 restrictions
The Rutherglen MP, who previously called for Dominic Cummings to resign over his Barnard Castle visit has been suspended after breaching covid-19 restrictions.
MSP Roseanna Cunningham to stand down from parliament at the 2021 election
MSP Roseanna Cunningham has announced she will stand down from parliament at the next election in 2021.
SNP Government’s job start payment goes live
Roseanna Cunningham MSP, Member of the Scottish Parliament for the Perthshire South & Kinross-shire constituency, has welcomed a new Scottish benefit which starts this week and will help 16 to 24-year olds into work if they have been unemployed for over six months.
#ThankYouNicola trends on Twitter
Over 23,000 tweets have been posted on Twitter today, 21st of May after many of thousands show their appreciation to the First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon.