Perth and Kinross Council

Council for the Perth and Kinross area for Scotland. For cost of living support and information visit:

[Scottish Fire and Rescue Service – Your Safety @SFRSYourSafety]

It’s Test It Tuesday! Making sure you have working smoke & heat alarms could save your life. Test them weekly to make sure if fire does break out everyone in your home has time to get out safely.

Alarm information: https://t.co/SJTOkIMLoy

[Perth and Kinross Council @PerthandKinross]

@iamtheetube @NatureScot @ScottishSPCA @PoliceScotland @tescomobile Hi, thanks for getting in touch. We'll pass this on to the relevant Council team for attention.

[Scottish Fire and Rescue Service – Your Safety @SFRSYourSafety]

Most wildfires are human caused - so, they're also preventable.

Ensure campfires are fully extinguished and dispose of cigarettes properly.

Remember, there’s no such thing as a harmless fire.

#NoHarmlessFires

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[Amey NE Trunk Roads @NETrunkRoads]

🛠️Surfacing works on A90 northbound at Glencarse.

❌ Rolling programme of traffic management.

🗓️Friday 22nd May to Tuesday 9th June.

➡️ No work from 23rd May to 30th May, and on 6th June.

Full info: https://t.co/ngBxv1dAfu

@trafficscotland @PerthandKinross

[Scottish Fire and Rescue Service – Your Safety @SFRSYourSafety]

If clutter, disorganisation or hoarding is affecting your mental/physical health or making you feel anxious, depressed or unwell, chat with your GP
If you/someone you know is affected by extreme clutter/hoarding disorder request a Home Fire Safety Visit
-> https://t.co/O4JqJSryl4

[Perth and Kinross Council @PerthandKinross]

Results for Perthshire North:
Angela Bailey (Scottish Labour) - 2,240
Murdo Fraser (Scottish Conservative and Unionist) - 10,171
Claire McLaren (Lib Dems) - 2,741
Kenneth Morton (Reform) - 4,630
John Swinney (SNP) 16, 414
John Swinney is elected MSP.
Turnout 0 58.4%.
#SP26

[Perth and Kinross Council @PerthandKinross]

Result for Perthshire South and Kinross-shire:
Amanda Clark (Lib Dem) - 4,329
Jim Fairlie (SNP) - 14,707
Roz McCall (Scottish Conservative and Unionist) - 9,656
Helen McDade (Reform) - 5,128
Luke Thomas (Labour) - 2,599
Jim Fairlie is elected MSP.
Turnout was 52.9%.
#SP26

[Amey NE Trunk Roads @NETrunkRoads]

⚠️ SCHEME EXTENSION: Drainage improvements on the M90 near Balmanno Hill.

🚧 24/7 lane 2 restrictions.
🗓️ Extended until Friday 3rd July.

📍 The Dron bend, approximately 5km north of Glenfarg.

🔗 Full work info: https://t.co/IiAiaXkXh9

@trafficscotland @PerthandKinross

[Perth and Kinross Council @PerthandKinross]

From tomorrow, Monday 20 April 2026, we will be carrying out two sections of road resurfacing on the A924 in Pitlochry under weekday-only road closures from 9.00am to 3.30pm.

Further details including diversion routes here: https://t.co/YTeNhlTV51

[Perth and Kinross Council @PerthandKinross]

From Monday 20 April 2026 we will be carrying out two sections of road resurfacing on the A924 in Pitlochry under weekday-only road closures from 9.00am to 3.30pm.

For more information, visit our website at https://t.co/YTeNhlTnft

[Perth and Kinross Council @PerthandKinross]

It's the Easter long weekend but the out of hours support service for people in North Perthshire experiencing difficulties with mental health and wellbeing is open as usual tonight, tomorrow and Sunday.

Get in touch - help is available - call or text 07917 243389.

[ERO_TaysideVJB @ERO_TaysideVJB]

If aged 16 or over on 7 May and live in Scotland, you can vote in the Scottish Parliament Election. You must be registered to vote by no later than 20 April. It's easy - just register at https://t.co/2ps0wnPSYm. The deadline for applying for a postal vote is 5pm on 21 April.

[Perth and Kinross Council @PerthandKinross]

Please be aware that pregnant women should avoid direct contact with any livestock, including lambs to protect their health and that of their unborn child. For more information, visit https://t.co/FCiKMeTgHi

[Perth and Kinross Council @PerthandKinross]

With the start of lambing season, there will be opportunities to experience the joy of feeding, handling, and caring for adorable lambs at wildlife centres and farms.
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[Perth and Kinross Council @PerthandKinross]

Avoid heavily soiled lambs: do not pet, handle or feed lambs with heavily soiled coats.

Report illness: if you experience diarrhoea and stomach pains within 2 weeks of visiting a farm, contact your GP and inform them of your recent contact with farm animals.
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[Scottish Fire and Rescue Service – Your Safety @SFRSYourSafety]

🛴💻Fires caused by rechargeable electrical devices such as e-bikes, e-scooters, vapes & laptops are rising. In some cases the fire can be ferocious.

Keep escape routes clear.

Buy, charge and recycle your devices safely.

🔋Boost battery safety - visit https://t.co/OBwQ0V4O9r

[Amey NE Trunk Roads @NETrunkRoads]

⚠️ TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT CHANGE: Drainage work on the M90 near Balmanno Hill in @PerthandKinross.

🚧 24/7 lane 2 restrictions will be in place.
🗓️ From Sunday 22nd March to Friday 17th April.

📍 At the Dron bend, approximately five kilometres north of Glenfarg.

@trafficscotland

[Perth and Kinross Council @PerthandKinross]

Thank you for your patience while we navigated this uncertain situation.

[Perth and Kinross Council @PerthandKinross]

All schools will now be open on Thursday 19 March and Wednesday 25 March 2026 as normal.
Following negotiations between Scottish Government, COSLA and the Trade Unions, EIS has announced that it is suspending all planned industrial action in relation to the national dispute.