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Invergowrie Primary School pupils will continue to be eligible to attend Harris Academy after councillors voted to expand the secondary.

Invergowrie parents have welcomed a proposal which could see their children avoid an hour-long round trip to school.

Retail job losses: Fashion shops in Dundee and Fife to close © DC Thomson Overgate Shopping Centre in Dundee Fashion shops in Dundee’s Overgate Shopping Centre and Dunfermline’s Kingsgate Centre are to close. Online retailer Asos today announced it had acquired Arcadia brands Topshop, Topman, Miss Selfridge & HIIT. The £265 million deal is for the brands and stock – but not the stores. © PA The Overgate and Kingsgate shopping centres contained Topshop stores. It is the second blow for ...

Education: Kinross and Perth High School Career: Human resource manager at the Scottish Office; Perth and Kinross councillor (1988-2001) and leader of Perth and Kinross Council (1996-1999) Political career: Minister for Parliamentary Business (2007-2011); Cabinet Secretary for Government Strategy and Parliamentary Business (2011-2012) Casting his mind back to 1999, when the Scottish Parliament reconvened for the first time in 300 years, the SNP politician said it was a “day of remarkable joy�...

‘Significant blow to retail in Dundee’: Overgate searches for Debenhams replacement © Mhairi Edwards/DCT Media Overgate Shopping Centre is in talks with retailers interested in taking over the Debenhams space. It was announced today that online fashion giant Boohoo had purchased the department store from administration. But the deal does not include any of the Debenhams workers or its remaining 118 stores. Flagship Overgate shop © DC Thomson A closing down sale has been under way since De...

Job losses: Shops and workforce not part of rescue deal for Debenhams © DC Thomson The Overgate Shopping Centre in Dundee. All Debenhams shops will close and workers will lose their jobs as part of a rescue deal. Online fashion retailer Boohoo has bought the Debenhams brand and website from administration for £55 million. But while the department store’s name will survive all the company’s remaining 118 stores close for good. It means that 12,000 jobs will be lost UK wide. © Mhairi Edwar...

Huge blow for Perth city centre as £55m deal fails to save Debenhams store The Debenhams brand and website has been taken over by Boohoo in a deal worth £55 million Updated Debenhams on Perths High Street Join thousands of others in getting the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox.Invalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they’ll include rec...

Debenhams: Staff forced to seek jobs amid pandemic as takeover deal signals trouble for Tayside and Fife high streets © Steve MacDougall/DCTMedia Thank you for signing up to The Courier daily newsletter Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up Hopes of a last minute reprieve for Debenhams stores across Tayside and Fife have been shattered, forcing hundreds of staff out of work and prompting grave concerns about the future of the region’s high streets. Branches in Perth, ...

Taxi grant from Scottish Government too little, too late Financial aid to help Perthshire taxi drivers has been announced with drivers to be contacted by the council and invited to claim. Andy Lothian, owner of Ace Taxis in Perth says the trade has been decimated by the pandemic (Image: submitted) Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.Invalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the informa...

More retail gaps for Perth as Paperchase is "on the brink" and Lakeland looks to leave in May The New Year opens with news of store closures and job losses on the cards for Perth. Updated Everything points to Perth High Street having another high profile departure as Paperchase scrambles to find a solution to trading woes (Image: Perthshire Advertiser) Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.Invalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again lat...