School pupils across Argyll and Bute will be getting up close and personal with nature this summer as a result of a kind donation of flower seeds from the directors of Slange Var, an award-winning non- alcoholic drink.

Local Scottish Conservatives have welcomed Argyll and Bute Council’s prioritisation of essential road infrastructure and supporting young people and economic development, in its budget which was presented today.

Highlands and Islands MSP Donald Cameron said: 

Pupils at Arinagour Primary are the best in the west when it comes to figures and formulas, with the school having just been declared the winner of Sumdog’s National Holiday Maths Contest.

Senior Scottish Conservatives in Argyll and Bute have warmly welcomed the decision by leader Douglas Ross to no longer support the introduction of tuition fees for students in Scotland.

Highlands and Islands MSP Donald Cameron said: 

Two pupils from Oban High School have won this year’s Poppy Scotland Learning Competition.

Archie Malloch and Ruaridh Blackadder designed a football strip and came up with the idea of organising a charity football match to raise funds for the charity.

Education Scotland has endorsed a professional teacher programme that was created by a team of education staff from Argyll and Bute Council.

Education staff, pupils and parents across Argyll and Bute were today praised for their commitment and ability to adapt to change during lockdown, when the council’s Community Services Committee approved the annual Education Plan for 2020/21.

Positive progress has been made in achieving a number of the outcomes set out in the 2017-2020 Argyll and Bute Children and Young People’s Service Plan (CYPSP).

Argyll and Bute Council is now delivering 1140 hours of Early Learning and Childcare (ELC) across the area.

Shadow Finance Secretary Donald Cameron has written to Transport Minister Michael Matheson urging him to 'wake up' to the implications of the latest closure of the A83 at the Rest and Be Thankful.