What is the future for Luing School?
Argyll and Bute Council is hosting a drop-in session on the future of Luing School on Thursday May 26 from 10am to 7pm at the Atlantic Islands Centre
Argyll and Bute Council is hosting a drop-in session on the future of Luing School on Thursday May 26 from 10am to 7pm at the Atlantic Islands Centre
A new front has opened up in the war of words between Mull and Iona Ferry Committee and the national owner of CalMac’s fleet – this time over catamarans versus monohulls
CalMac are proposing a sliding scale of up to 100 per cent of vehicle fares would be forfeited, if passengers fail to travel on their intended sailing
A teachers’ union says 85% of its members in Argyll and Bute oppose the council’s ‘ludicrous’ plans to introduce executive heads
The council’s plan for collective school headships has been strongly opposed by islanders on Tiree – the island serving as the council’s ‘successful’ model for the proposal
More work still needs to be carried out to meet legal requirements so Argyll and Bute can take on the responsibility of a statutory harbour authority – that work includes a broad consultation of stakeholders
But head teacher who spent the majority of her teaching career within a Gaelic medium school assures parents, ‘Do not believe for a second that Gaelic medium education was in any way forgotten about or diminished. It certainly wasn’t.’
Some of the key changes after listening to the community’s say included adding bungalows and increasing the number of flats