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  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.  

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.

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.

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.

Campbeltown’s B-Listed Old Courthouse building is in the hands of a new owner who hopes to bring it back into use for the first time in more than 30 years.

Strong leadership, customised support for schools, and staff committed to improvement are all recognised in a progress report on Argyll and Bute Council’s Education Service. HM Inspectors of Education (HM Inspectors) published their findings today (Tuesday 31 July) of a follow-up inspection of the steps the council is taking to improve its education functions.

Contractors working on the £12million Dunoon Queen’s Hall project have completed their official ‘handover’ of the building to Argyll and Bute Council. This important step in the process means the fantastic new facility remains on track to host its first public event on Friday, July 27 – a concert by Skipinnish, swiftly followed by ABBA Mania on Saturday, July 28, and a sold-out performance by The Proclaimers on Friday, August 3.

The Council’s Welfare Rights Team helped vulnerable people across Argyll and Bute to access almost £1 million of additional income during the first three months of 2018.   Thousands of people across the UK are not claiming the benefits they are entitled to, and Argyll and Bute is no exception. However, the first quarter of this year saw Argyll and Bute Council’s Welfare Rights Team help those eligible to receive an additional £911,956 – the highest figure ever achieved in the area.

People living in Argyll and Bute are being given the opportunity to make their homes more energy efficient as a result of the Scottish Government’s Home Energy Efficiency Programmes for Scotland: Area Based Scheme (HEEPS: ABS). Argyll and Bute Council has been awarded a grant of £1,675,930 to help residents make energy efficiency improvements to their properties such as external/internal wall insulation, underfloor insulation, cavity wall insulation and loft insulation.

Argyll and Bute Council’s Policy Lead for Islands has spoken about what the recent granting of Royal Assent to the Islands (Scotland) Bill, means for our island communities.   Councillor, Robin Currie, who is also Chair of the Argyll Islands Strategic Group, said: “The passing of the Bill paves the way for more powers to be devolved to our island communities.