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Work will begin next week on a £334,000 project to preserve the heritage of another historic building in Lochgilphead.

Three secondary schools in Argyll and Bute are preparing to take part in an award-winning mentoring programme that aims to help care-experienced and disadvantaged young people to unlock their potential, regardless of their circumstances.

Funding secured by Argyll and Bute Council is set to benefit Mull and Tiree with over £1 million to help local housing demand and create a new Community Care Hub.

New figures show that 93.9% of young people in Argyll and Bute are currently in education, employment or training, placing the region in fifth place out of the 32 Scottish local authorities - an increase from its position of tenth in 2020-21.

Development of plans to restore historic buildings and bring them back into use are some of the key actions for the first phase of a new Tarbert Heritage Regeneration Scheme.

Education professionals, agencies and employers will meet in Dunoon this week for the inaugural Developing Young Workforce Argyll and Bute Conference.

Please remove any trailers, caravans, boats or motorhomes in the next fifteen days or risk having them removed - that is the warning from Argyll and Bute Council.

Kilcreggan Primary School has become the fifth school in Argyll and Bute to receive gold accreditation in UNICEF UK’s Rights Respecting School programme.

Councillors are calling on the Scottish Government to take urgent action to address concerns across Argyll and Bute communities, regarding the introduction of the Deposit Return Scheme (DRS).

With more multi-million pound savings to make again this year, Argyll and Bute Council is inviting communities to get involved earlier than usual in the budget-setting process by using a budget simulator to set high level priorities.