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
Chancellor's extra £800 million for the Scottish budget 10th July 2020 Rishi Sunak has delivered a Plan for Jobs. The Chancellor recently unveiled a number of unprecedented measures, and an extra £800 million for the Scottish... Local News
Temporary sites to ease town centre lockdown 10th July 2020 Some local businesses may struggle to open when social distancing is still a requirement. To help this situation, a number of public realm sites, across Argyll... Local News
Sunak delivers a Plan for Jobs 9th July 2020 The Chancellor Rishi Sunak unveiled a number of unprecedented measures, and an extra £800 million for the Scottish budget. Throughout the coronavirus pandemic... Local News
Tourism VAT boost welcomed by Cameron 8th July 2020 Shadow Finance Secretary Donald Cameron has welcomed the UK Government’s VAT cut for the hospitality and tourism sector describing it as “significant boost” for... Local News
Shop local and support the local economy 8th July 2020 “Post COVID-19, we should support our local businesses as they have supported us during the pandemic.” Councillor Alastair Redman, Policy Lead for Economic... Local News
Emergency grant for the arts welcomed 7th July 2020 A new £1.57 billion package of emergency grants and loans for the arts has been announced by the UK Government with an estimated share of £97M for Scotland... Local News
Visitors urged to use official campsites 7th July 2020 At this critical stage in the Scottish Government’s roadmap to further ease restrictions, it’s important that communities and visitors work together to avoid a... Local News
Help in paying council tax 6th July 2020 As it continues to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, Argyll and Bute Council is highlighting the importance of council tax in delivering council services, and... Local News
Dunoon Grammar success highlighted at Holyrood 6th July 2020 The success of four students from Dunoon Grammar School in winning an award in a UK-wide technology competition has been recognised by the Scottish Parliament... Local News
Major reform of football in England 25th April 2022 Fans will be at the centre of decision-making about their club in a major shakeup of football which will see the creation of a new regulator to ensure good... National News
The Prime Minister’s Speech: Tackling Illegal Immigration 14th April 2022 Read Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s speech on illegal immigration here. National News
Spring Statement 2022 23rd March 2022 Today, 23 March 2022, Rishi Sunak, Chancellor of the Exchequer delivered the Spring Statement 2022. Read what he said here. National News
Spring Conference 2022: Address from Prime Minister Boris Johnson 19th March 2022 Prime Minister Boris Johnson addressed Spring Conference 2022. Read what he said here. National News
Spring Conference 2022: Address from Defence Secretary Ben Wallace 19th March 2022 Defence Secretary Ben Wallace addressed Spring Conference 2022. Read what he said here. National News
