Perth city unscathed as Perthshire hit by adverse weather
Although Perth itself has emerged relatively unscathed by the adverse weather, there were fresh snow falls in some parts of the Local Authority area and strong winds have led to drifting snow and fallen trees. Council staff have been working to carry out gritting and snow-clearing and to remove fallen trees, with priority roads gritted in advance of the weather forecasts. There have been road closures through the morning in areas further north around Pitlochry and Comrie and two primary school closures.
Climate Challenge fund money awarded to Perth communities
Communities across the east of Scotland will be receiving a share of over one and a half million pounds of funding. The final round of the Climate Challenge fund is supporting more Perth and Kinross communities – with the money going towards reducing carbon footprints. St Ninian's Old Parish Church has been awarded 144 thousand pounds to refurbish their church hall. While The Letham Residents Association will be growing their own food in gardens around the area, after receiving 71 thousand pounds. They’ll also be training residents to help, and to decrease waste through composting.
Kirk "Future" project reaches new milestone
Today marked a milestone in St John's Kirk's "Vision for the Future" project, as contracting was announced for the completion stages. based company Laurence McIntosh will be carrying out work in the Kirk nearer the end of the year, which will see the Kirk closed for 6 months from the end of August. The project aims to improve the facilities within the Kirk, making it accessible for arts, culture and heritage events. Fundraising has been carried out for 2.8 million pounds needed, with only 50,000 pounds left to go.
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