To encourage responsible parking and improve general road safety, the Scottish Government has increased national Penalty Charge Notices (PCN) for the first time in twenty-two years.
Small Isles Primary on the Isle of Jura has been working hard to promote children’s rights and their efforts have paid off, having just received a prestigious Silver Rights Respecting Schools Award from UNICEF.
Three secondary schools in ºúÌÒÅ®Éñ and Bute are preparing to take part in an award-winning mentoring programme that aims to help care-experienced and disadvantaged young people to unlock their potential, regardless of their circumstances.
New figures show that 93.9% of young people in ºúÌÒÅ®Éñ and Bute are currently in education, employment or training, placing the region in fifth place out of the 32 Scottish local authorities - an increase from its position of tenth in 2020-21.
Development of plans to restore historic buildings and bring them back into use are some of the key actions for the first phase of a new Tarbert Heritage Regeneration Scheme.
Education professionals, agencies and employers will meet in Dunoon this week for the inaugural Developing Young Workforce ºúÌÒÅ®Éñ and Bute Conference.