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Plans to transfer ÓûÂþɬ Council’s Community Learning and Development service over to liveArgyll were formally approved at today’s meeting of the full council. The arrangement comes as part of a Leisure Theme review that formed the council’s budget planning process for 2021-22. ÓûÂþɬ Council’s Policy Lead for Education, Councillor Yvonne McNeilly, said: “As part of the Leisure Theme Review, the council and liveArgyll mutually agreed that it would be beneficial to transfer Community Learning and Development over to liveArgyll.

Do you want to have your say in the Scottish Parliamentary Elections? Take five minutes to register to vote and make sure you are able to take part. There is still time to register before the deadline of Monday 19 April. The Scottish Parliamentary Election takes place on Thursday 6 May 2021. Everyone in Scotland is represented by eight Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) - one constituency MSP and seven MSPs for the larger region in which they live.

Provost of ÓûÂþɬ, Councillor David Kinniburgh said: “It is with sadness that we learned about the death of HRH Prince Philip, The Duke of Edinburgh.

To help increase your online presence, the council has commissioned a series of webinars and one-to-one technical support. Three webinars will take place on the following dates and you can register your interest using the links:

The council is putting steps in place to support pupils to return to full time education after the Easter break. National restrictions currently allow for all pupils to return to schools from 19th April. With pupils having been out of school to different extents for a year, the council is putting help in place for anyone who needs support in adjusting to this change.

The candidates standing for election to the ÓûÂþɬ Scottish Parliamentary Constituency have now been confirmed. Voters will be asked to elect one constituency MSP as well as regional/list MSPs in the Scottish Parliament Election on Thursday 6 May 2021. There are four candidates standing for election as ÓûÂþɬ’s constituency MSP: Donald Cameron (Scottish Conservative and Unionist) Jenni Minto (Scottish National Party) Alan Reid (Scottish Liberal Democrats) Lewis Whyte (Scottish Labour Party)

The rules are changing for some of the non-essential businesses re-opening on Monday 5 April. Hairdressers and barbers

Congratulations to Dervaig Primary School on winning the Children's Writers and Illustrators Group (CWIG) Award for Reading for Pleasure. Children's author, Barbara Henderson, chose Dervaig to receive the prestigious award for the its 'collective enthusiasm for reading and the way the school adapted its approach to each individual child, celebrating their creativity'.

Pupils from Lochnell Primary in Oban didn't let Covid-19 get in the way of their school trip when they went on a virtual train journey to London on the Caledonian Sleeper! On the day, learners met in their usual virtual classroom before being given their code to 'board' the train and explore it on the Caledonian Sleeper website. After some fun games along the way, the youngsters ‘arrived’ at Euston Station where they were split into two groups and a register was taken to make sure no one had been left behind!

We welcome the re-opening of some non-essential retail services and hairdressers/barbers on 5 April. To help businesses do this safely, our Environmental Health team has five top tips to share. Top Tip 1- Employees and Risk Assessment Talk with your staff and review your risk assessments together: