UNION BACKS STRUAN CAMPAIGN

Written by Colin Cameron Monday, 22 April 2013 16:22

Scotland's largest trade union has joined the fight to keep Struan Lodge open and stop vulnerable residents being turfed out of their much-loved care home.

ARGYLL RUNNER BEST OF BRITISH

Last Updated on Sunday, 21 April 2013 11:34 Written by Colin Cameron Sunday, 21 April 2013 11:11

A 33-year-old athlete from Argyll has completed the London Marathon in a personal best time as the first Briton through the line – and booked her place in the squad for August's World Athletics Championships in Moscow.

RURAL SCHOOLS REPORT PUBLISHED

Last Updated on Monday, 22 April 2013 15:46 Written by Gordon Neish Friday, 19 April 2013 15:02

A REPORT into the future of rural education, published after Argyll and Bute Council’s failed 2011 attempt to close over 20 rural schools, was published today (Friday).

NO DAY IN COURT FOR JO SMITH

Written by Gordon Neish Friday, 19 April 2013 10:20

As revealed by the Dunoon Observer website on Tuesday, former Argyll and Bute Council communications manager Jo Smith was due to accuse her recent employers of unfair dismissal at a tribunal on Tuesday this week. The hearing, however, did not go ahead.

We understand that Ms Smith accepted a significant payment as compensation, with the standard condition that the actual sum should not be disclosed.