Eagle secures Parliamentary win over calls to axe the Family Farm Tax Thursday, 21 November, 2024 Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs, Land Reform and Fishing, Tim Eagle MSP, secured a rare Parliamentary victory for the Scottish Conservatives over the UK Labour Government's changes to Agricultural Property Relief and Business Relief. In a Scottish Conservative-led debate, the motion tabled by Tim Eagle secured a majority of votes from other parties to call on the Labour Government to... Local News
Union in action and it is delivering for Scotland 28th August 2020 Recent GERS figures show the value of the Union in the face of SNP failure. Under the separatists, Scotland’s total deficit has been £183.9 billion - larger... Local News
Dunoon Bandstand enhancement work well underway 28th August 2020 Specialist contractors are on site and work is well underway on the £200,000 project to upgrade the lighting, including additional performance lighting, around... Local News
Council approves Education Plan for 2020/21 28th August 2020 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... Local News
Fishing vessels must be registered to export catch by 31 December 28th August 2020 Owners are being urged to register their fishing vessels as food businesses, and have them inspected by Argyll and Bute Council, before 31 December 2020 so they... Local News
Pledge on Gaelic “summit” sought by Cameron 27th August 2020 Highlands and Islands MSP Donald Cameron has today urged the Deputy First Minister John Swinney to join him and other elected representatives at an urgent... Local News
Children and Young People’s Service Plan approved 27th August 2020 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)... Local News
Communities “exasperated by lack of grip” on ferries and roads 27th August 2020 Highlands and Islands MSP Donald Cameron has said that communities across Argyll and Bute and the West Highlands are completely exasperated by the failure of... Local News
Much needed maintenance 25th August 2020 It's great to see hardworking teams out cleaning our bus shelters today. The poor condition of some of our bus shelters has come up at numerous occasions on the... Local News
Cameron urges NHS treatment recovery plan 25th August 2020 Shadow Health Secretary Donald Cameron has called for the SNP Government to implement an urgent treatment recovery plan after the latest figures show a massive... Local News
What Eat Out to Help Out actually means for you 8th July 2020 At a time when businesses need support, the new Eat Out to Help Out scheme is a targeted investment in our hospitality sector, providing discounts of up to 50%... National News
Our Plan for Jobs: Our £30bn investment in Britain 8th July 2020 Today the Chancellor announced our Plan for Jobs, worth up to £30 billion, to kickstart the economy and help create, support, and protect jobs across the United... National News
Our record-breaking package of support for UK arts and culture sector 6th July 2020 Today we have announced a world-leading £1.57 billion package of emergency grants and loans to protect Britain’s world-class cultural, arts and heritage... National News
Boris Johnson unveils a New Deal for Britain 30th June 2020 The Prime Minister this morning set out our ‘New Deal’, an ambitious economic strategy to rebuild Britain across the UK, putting jobs, skills and infrastructure... National News
Meet our new MPs: Dr Kieran Mullan, Crewe and Nantwich 25th June 2020 Meet Dr Kieran Mullan, the new MP for Crewe and Nantwich. National News
The Prime Minister’s Update on One-Metre Plus and the fight against COVID-19 24th June 2020 The Prime Minister has set out further changes to lockdown measures in England to enable people to see more of their friends and family, help businesses get... National News