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·¬ÇÑÊÓƵapp Council has gifted a piece of land to a nursery on Bute to enable it to grow and create additional childcare places for young people on the island. Apple Tree Nursery is based in Rothesay and the land concerned is at the rear of Rothesay Pavilion, adjoining the nursery. By gifting Apple Tree this land, it will enable the nursery to increase provision for young people in the area â€“ something strongly supported by the council’s education services as part of the Scottish Government’s 1140 hours requirement.

On Thursday 23 May 2019, voters across ·¬ÇÑÊÓƵapp will join others across the country to decide who will be elected to the European Parliament.   Six Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) will be elected to represent the Scotland region.  

Disruptive weather conditions yesterday saw a number of ferry journeys cancelled across Scotland.   In Mull, the weather also had the impact of disrupting an underwater timber column.  

A talented young pupil from Rhu Primary School has had her art work put on display at a prestigious exhibition in the Tannahill Centre in Paisley. Rosa McLeod, of primary five, was selected as a runner-up in the prestigious John Byrne National Drawing Competition, beating off stiff competition from more than 7,000 entrants.

Children and young people in ·¬ÇÑÊÓƵapp are benefitting from trusting relationships and feel their voices are heard and their opinions valued. This was just one of the strengths highlighted during a recent joint inspection by the Care Inspectorate, in partnership with Education Scotland, Healthcare Improvement Scotland and HMICS. Inspectors looked at the impact ·¬ÇÑÊÓƵapp’s Community Planning Partnership is having on the lives of looked after children and young people in the area, and those for whom the partnership has corporate parenting responsibilities.

  A new trial to pay for parking by debit and credit card, and contactless payment, is now available in car parks in Helensburgh and Dunoon. The new machines can be found at Helensburgh Pier Car Park and Argyll Street Car Park, Dunoon. Cash payments are still accepted. This is another step towards providing more choice and convenience when paying for parking. The suite of services includes paying by mobile and a range of parking permits, including the new weekly and monthly permits on trial in the Oban, Lorn and the Isles area.

Graham Hatton, from the council, and PC Ben Rusden, from MAKI Police, (second and far right) have been explaining to colleagues from Dumfries and Galloway how organisations in ·¬ÇÑÊÓƵapp work together to tackle livestock worrying and prevent further cases happening. The methods used by our local police and council have been highlighted as a way forward for other local authority areas in Scotland.

Provost Len Scoullar gave his support at the launch of this year's Highlands and Islands Music and Dance Festival. The fetsival takes place in Oban from Friday 3 May to Sunday 5 May and tickets can be purchased at  This year the Festival celebrates its 36th anniversary and the event was celebrated in a Civic Reception hosted by Provost Scoullar in the Regent Hotel this week.

Lochgilphead’s historic town centre has been handed a £1million boost in the shape of a grant from Historic Environment Scotland (HES). The funding, part of the HES’s Conservation Area Regeneration Scheme (CARS), will see Lochgilphead benefit from similar CARS projects that have improved Campbeltown, Inveraray, Dunoon and Rothesay.

Despite budget cuts, the council works hard to maintain cemeteries and to respect the areas. We have selected to use weedkiller as strimming grass and weeds can damage memorial stones and tributes set out by families for their loved ones. While we were carrying out this work in Barone Road Cemetery, Bute, a broken piece of equipment meant that more ground was sprayed than intended.