In the December 2019 Newsletter, available in the shops on Saturday 30 November...

Here we are once again, with Christmas just around the corner. How the year flies by, and how fortunate that your Newsletter is on hand to guide you through the festive season! We have a full list of Christmas and New Year opening times for local organisations and amenities, plus the schedule of Santa´s visits around Kinross-shire. And of course, if you want to know what´s going on in and around our county over the Christmas period, make sure you pick up your copy!

In the season of good will, the last thing anyone wants is to have to deal with is anti-social behaviour. Our top story this month is our local community police team´s initiative to combat anti-social behaviour, led by Inspector Kat Thompson, Community Inspector for Kinross-shire, Almond and Earn, Strathearn and Strathallan. We wish Kat and her team every success - find out more in your Newsletter.

Also in your December Newsletter, other good news for Kinross-shire: Aero Space Kinross (ASK) has been awarded considerable funding by the UK government; children´s festival ´Wildhood´, held annually at Tullibole Castle, has just won the Best Cultural Event award at the Scottish Thistle Awards regional finals, and Kinross Primary School has become a public access collection point for dropping off crisp packets for recycling!

As ever, you´ll also find our usual mix of councillors´ reports, local and community news, views, sport and features. The Newsletter is your essential guide to what´s happening in and around Kinross-shire, so don´t miss out on the fun - make sure you get your copy!

And finally, the Newsletter Team would like to take this opportunity to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Remember, there´s no Newsletter in January, so we´ll be with you again for the February issue.