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Councillors approve plan to enhance area's film appeal

Councillors today approved a plan that will enhance Argyll and Bute’s accessibility and appeal as a location for filming. With recent productions such as Hollywood blockbuster Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom and upcoming big screen movie Love Me To Death having been filmed in Argyll and Bute, the spotlight is on the area as a desirable location for film crews from around the world.

16 August 2018
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£150,000 made available for small businesses

More than £150,000 of funding is to be made available to businesses in Argyll and Bute over the next three years. A surplus of £154,700 has been left following the closure of the West of Scotland Loan Fund (WSLF), and this money will now be set aside to boost small to medium enterprises (SMEs) in Argyll and Bute.

16 August 2018

Best wishes to our pupils

With thousands of young people from across Argyll and Bute returning to school today after the summer holidays, Argyll and Bute Council’s Policy Lead for Education, Councillor Yvonne McNeilly, would like to wish them the very best of luck: “From those entering their final year of secondary school, to our primary ones who are just starting out on their educational journey, I would like to wish each and every one of them lots of happiness and success in the new school term.

14 August 2018

Aithisg mhath airson Seirbheis an Fhoghlaim

  Tha aithisg adhartais air Seirbheis Foghlaim Comhairle Earra-Ghàidheal is Bhòid a’ toirt fa-near do mar a tha ceannas làidir ann, taic a tha air a dealbh a dh’aona-ghnothach do dhiofar sgoiltean, agus do mar a tha an luchd-obrach air cur romhpa piseach a thoirt air an t-seirbheis.   Dh’fhoillsich Luchd-sgrùdaidh na Banrigh airson Foghlaim toraidhean an sgrùdaidh aca an-diugh (Dimàirt 31 Iuchar) agus iad air tadhal gus faicinn dè na ceumannan a bha a’ Chomhairle air a ghabhail gus piseach a thoirt air seirbheis an fhoghlaim aca.  

13 August 2018

Train to become a teacher in Argyll and Bute

An event will be held in Oban next week to enable graduates in Argyll and Bute to find out more about the opportunity to become fully qualified secondary school teachers without the need to move away from the area. Argyll and Bute Council has been working in partnership with the Universities of Dundee and the Highlands and Islands to agree a programme, recently approved by the General Teaching Council of Scotland, which will see student teachers based in local schools over an 18 month period.

13 August 2018
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Pupils celebrate exam success

School pupils in Argyll and Bute are celebrating exam success today − with 100% of National 3 and 4 students passing and more Higher and Advanced Higher pupils achieving pass marks than last year.

7 August 2018

Don't be scammed by bogus callers!

Argyll and Bute Council’s Trading Standards team is warning people to be aware of doorstep cold-callers, after receiving reports of traders turning up unplanned at peoples’ homes in the area to offer household maintenance, repairs and general improvement work. Before carrying out any work at your property, traders must provide you with written details that include the name and address of the trader, the price and details of the work involved.

7 August 2018

Conserving Argyll and Bute's historic landscape

People living in conservation areas or listed buildings in Argyll and Bute are being encouraged to check with the council before carrying out any changes to their property. Argyll and Bute has a total of 32 designated conservation areas, from Campbeltown to Tobermory.

7 August 2018
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