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Councillor expelled from SNP group


Published Mar 11, 2010

An SNP councillor has been expelled from his SNP group at Argyll and Bute Council after breaching the party's standing orders.


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Mary’s Meals up for national award


Published Mar 11, 2010

Charity Mary's Meals, based in Dalmally,  has been short-listed in the Third Sector magazine awards for Britian's most innovative charity.


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Argyll school closure rumours fly


Published Mar 11, 2010

Could Tiree and Tarbert high schools be on a draft Argyll and Bute Council document looking at school closures?


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Concern about Argyll respite bureau plan


Published Mar 04, 2010

A new system for organising respite care in Argyll is being rushed in, according to a prominent group representing carers' centres.


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Argyll schools’ technical staff face cuts


Published Mar 04, 2010

Steps to cut technical staff hours to purely term time is a step too far, claims the Unite union.  Argyll and Bute Council agreed to the cuts as part of its budget setting for 2010-11.


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Argyll piping’s second wind


Published Feb 25, 2010

Argyll piping’s second wind

Young people from across Argyll are taking up the pipes and drums at an astonishing rate.


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Argyll and Bute to look at privatising elderly services


Published Feb 25, 2010

A special committee at Argyll and Bute Council is asking officials to looking in depth at privatising home care, day care and care home services as well as withdrawing compeltely from some services duplicated in the independent sector.


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Tiree to charge for overnight parking


Published Feb 18, 2010

More than 30 spaces have been identified on Tiree where caravans and campervans will be allowed to park overnight for a small fee - but they will have to be prebooked before they come to the island.


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Tears as council saves vulnerable people’s services


Published Feb 18, 2010

Argyll and Bute Council decided to save funding to two learning disability projects but millions of pounds worth of cuts and savings will go ahead, including fewer school pupils getting free transport and other organisations and services losing funds.


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West Highland line hit by strike action


Published Feb 18, 2010

Rail services to and from the West Highlands will be affected by strike action this Saturday and on March 1 and March 13. Buses will replace the train services.


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