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No flammable waste plea to Perth locals as bin lorry blaze probe continues © Denis Munro Sign up for our daily newsletter of the top stories in Courier country Thank you for signing up to The Courier daily newsletter Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up Residents and businesses are being urged not to throw out dangerous items as a probe into a bin lorry fire continues. Perth and Kinross Council issued a plea to locals to take care disposing of waste such as batteries, hot ashes, ashtrays and gas canisters. The cause of Wednesday’s blaze in the centre of Perth remai...

Investigation under way after bin lorry catches fire during Perth collection route Sign up for our daily newsletter of the top stories in Courier country Thank you for signing up to The Courier daily newsletter Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up Council bosses have launched an investigation after a bin lorry burst into flames. Its crew, who were collecting rubbish in Perth city centre, escaped unhurt and looked on as the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service put out the flames which engulfed their vehicle on Wednesday morning. The lorry had been parked up on the cobbles ...

© Xinhua/Shutterstock SNP's Annual National Conference 2019. Sir, – Regarding Denis Munro’s claim the SNP has achieved little in government (Letters, December 15). Since 2007, the SNP has enacted groundbreaking policies. The Baby Box gives every wee one a good start in life, and will help reduce infant mortality. Free tuition widens access to education and provides a route out of poverty. Free personal care for all who need it helps our vulnerable people. The SNP delivered the Queensferry Crossing on time and under budget. In February the SNP will introduce the Scottish Child Payment of ...

© DC Thomson A worker looks out over the yard at BiFab in Methil. Sir, – Since the nationalisation of Prestwick in 2013 the Scottish Government has spent millions on an airport with no flights and, last year, the purchase of a shipyard with no orders – except for those that drove it to bankruptcy. According to a parliamentary committee, Nicola Sturgeon’s government oversaw a “catastrophic failure” in the building of two new ferries and should be investigated by Audit Scotland. The cost of constructing these has risen from £97 million to £200 and the final cost could be £296m. Ac...