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Brown Bin Waste Collection

13 Jul 2010

Collection of brown bin (compost) waste is to be reduced...

Problems as Murray Royal Construction Gets Underway

27 Jun 2010

Building work is underway but there have been problems for local businesses and residents....................

No Positive Packaging

14 Jun 2010

There will not now be a presentation on Positive Packaging at our next meeting...............

Fernhill/Bellwood application refused

11 Jun 2010

The planning application by Edinmore for housing has been refused.....

Development Trust

08 Jun 2010

A Development Trust for our area has been suggested.......

Music in Kinnoull

13 May 2010

The wonderful Kinnoull Mini Music Festival ends tonight......

Kinnoull School Travel Plan

07 May 2010

Kinnoull Primary School Safer Routes to School Committee has produced a Travel Plan.......

Kinnoull Mini Music Festival

06 May 2010

Kinnoull Mini Music Festival will take place on 11th, 12th and 13th May......

Housing at Fernhill/Bellwood Park

02 May 2010

Edinmore has applied for planning consent for four houses between Fernhill and Bellwood Park......

Kinnoull School World Cafe

22 Apr 2010

Kinnoull School is to hold a World Cafe Event to discuss the future of education in our area.....

Dad Runs in Aid of Kinnoull Church Nursery

06 Apr 2010

Duncan Ryan will be running the Paris Marathon on 11th April 2010 to raise money for Kinnoull Church Nursery.....

Pavement Parking

25 Mar 2010

Pavements around our area are being broken by cars being parked....

Decision on Revocation Deferred

24 Mar 2010

The full PKC meeting has deferred a decision on revocation of the consent for the Incinerator at Shore Road....

PKC Report on Shore Road Incinerator

17 Mar 2010

PKC's Report on Shore Road Incinerator now available......

Shore Road Incinerator - Council Meeting

12 Mar 2010

Perth & Kinross Council has announced the date of the meeting to consider possible revocation of the outline planning permission for a waste to energy facility at Shore Road.

Tree Felling Proposed in Bell Park

14 Feb 2010

Trees are to be felled as part of the work to be carried out to the Bell Park.......

Murray Royal Hospital Work to Restart

11 Feb 2010

A new contractor has been appointed to carry out work at Murray Royal Hospital.....

Kinto to Reopen

11 Feb 2010

Kinto, the restaurant in Main Street is to reopen.......

Work to Bell Play Park

23 Jan 2010

Work is to be carried out to improve Bell Play Park....

Murray Royal Hospital Planning Application Approved

20 Jan 2010

Perth & Kinross Council today approved the planning application for the development of the new hospital facilities....

Concern Over Murray Royal Traffic Issues

14 Jan 2010

We are worried that traffic issues will not be considered at the planning meeting on 20th January.......

Murray Royal Hospital Contractor In Receivership

10 Jan 2010

Torith, the contractor undertaking the enabling works has gone into receivership....

Bad Weather Refuse Collections

10 Jan 2010

PKC has suspended some refuse collections until 22nd January at the earliest......

Chairman's Report on Incinerator

13 Dec 2009

Our Chairman Brian Raine has produced a report on the campaign to stop the Incinerator at Shore Road....

Right of Way to be diverted

04 Dec 2009

The right of way beside the Murray Royal Hospital site is to be diverted.....

Kinnoull Tennis Club Achieves a Tennis Clubmark

01 Dec 2009

Kinnoull Tennis Club has been awarded Clubmark accreditation,,,,,,,

Incinerator refused

26 Nov 2009

PKC's Development Control Committee refused consent for the Waste to Energy Plant at Shore Road........

Shore Road Decision on 24th November

18 Nov 2009

The application to erect the incinerator on Shore Road will come before the Development Control Committee on 24th November..........

Incinerator Noise Test

16 Nov 2009

We had a noise test carried out at Shore Road on Friday evening....

Murray Royal Traffic Survey -What Traffic?

01 Nov 2009

The latest traffic survey was carried out at lunchtime on Friday.....................

MRH Outline Planning Application Lodged

21 Oct 2009

Morgan Ashurst plc has now submitted the planning application for the new development......

Consultation on Houses on Monastery Ground

16 Oct 2009

Cala Homes is to hold a public consultation at the monastery....

Application to Demolish MRH Listed Buildings

16 Oct 2009

A planning application has been lodged to demolish Elcho and Birnam Wards.....

Kinnoull Conservation Area Appraisal

16 Oct 2009

PKC has produced a draft Kinnoull Conservation Area Appraisal......

Works on Murray Royal Hospital Site

11 Oct 2009

We have asked to be informed about works on the MRH site....

Kinnoull Conservation Area - Public Consultation

11 Oct 2009

There will be a Public Consultation and Exhibition in Kinnoull Church on the Kinnoull Conservation Area ......

Needle Exchange Premises

01 Oct 2009

Bridgend no longer has the only needle exchange in Perth....

Shore Road -Where are we now?

23 Sep 2009

Unless Perth & Kinross Councillors act the incinerator will happen...

Incinerator project may face challenge in court

07 Sep 2009

Council officials in Perth are “in denial” over the proposed incinerator development at Shore Road and are determined to “tough it out” against the growing wave of opposition among the city’s residents.

This became clear at a public meeting where Ian Innes, Head of Legal Services for Perth and Kinross Council (PKC), faced angry townsfolk opposed to the application by waste management giants Grundon to build a massive incinerator plant on the banks of the Tay.

Kinnoull Hill under threat again

23 Aug 2009

There are proposals to develop land near Bellwood Park.......

Request to Revoke Shore Road Consent

23 Aug 2009

We have written to PKC to ask them to revoke the consent for an incinerator at Shore Road.....

Shore Road planning designation changed

18 Aug 2009

If you wish to access this application you need to use a new designation....

Shore Road Action Goes On

13 Aug 2009

We continue to argue against the Waste to Energy Incinerator at Shore Road......

Nurses' Home to be demolished

04 Aug 2009

An application has been lodged to demolish the Nurses' Home at Murray Royal Hospital ......

Rio to open for visitors.....

09 Jul 2009

Rio is to be open for visitors on 30th July........

Letter to PKC about Rio

11 Jun 2009

Our Chairman has written to the Chief Executive about Rio.....

Murray Royal Hospital Works About To Start

10 Jun 2009

Enabling Works on the Murray Royal Hospital site are due to start in July and work will go on for three years. ....

Millennium Park Experiment

10 Jun 2009

Our Millennium Park is undergoing experimental management.....

Shore Road Update

05 Jun 2009

We are still working hard to try to prevent the incinerator being built opposite our area......

Bridgend - good news at last!

05 Jun 2009

We are delighted to see new businesses opening in Bridgend....

Meeting with SEPA about Shore Road

21 May 2009

We have had a meeting with SEPA.....

Reaction to BBC Broadcast on Shore Road

18 May 2009

We were very disappointed that the BBC chose to focus on NIMBYism.......

Shore Road Broadcast

14 May 2009

Interviews about Shore Road will be broadcast on BBC1 on Sunday..........

Rio- response from PKC

13 May 2009

We have at last heard from PKC.......

Murray Royal Hospital Update

13 May 2009

Enabling works are due to start in July........

Shore Road - Time to Act

22 Apr 2009

If you want to stop this development you must act now......

Election Results

20 Apr 2009

There were nine nominations for ten places........

Shore Road Waste Plant Interviews

14 Apr 2009

Perth fm will broadcast interviews....

Rio - latest (or not!)

13 Apr 2009

The Community Council and Kinnoull School Council still await the response from PKC promised on 13th January....

Waste to Energy Plant

13 Apr 2009

We are having a public meeting on this matter on Thursday 16th April in Kinnoull Church at 7.30.p.m.

New Restaurant in Bridgend

29 Mar 2009

A new restaurant, Kinto, has opened in Main Street.......

Long Serving Community Councillor Retires

20 Mar 2009

Richard Salvin has retired after 11 years on the Community Council.......





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