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Tag Archives: SINA

Argyllshire Advertiser peddles (poodles?) serious misrepresentation of Argyll and Bute revenue grant position

Posted on March 25, 2011 by newsroom

Today’s edition of the Argyllshire Advertiser Continue reading →

Posted in Community News, Funding, Local Government, Newspapers | Tagged Argyll, Argyll & Bute Council, Argyllshire Advertiser, changes, COSLA, negligence, revenue grant cut, Scottish Government, SINA, supporting people | 18 Comments

Freeman nails the lies from COSLA and the Council on Argyll’s budget

Posted on February 13, 2011 by newsroom

A recurring feature of Continue reading →

Posted in Community News, Funding, Local Government, Politics | Tagged Argyll, Argyll Bute Council. Councillor George Freeman, budget cut, COSLA, costs, Councillor Alison Hay, Scottish Government, SINA, supporting people | 17 Comments

Serious concerns on council’s monitoring of care homes in Cowal and on prospects for the elderly on Tiree

Posted on February 3, 2011 by newsroom

Those concerned for their relatives wellbeing and those working in the voluntary sector Continue reading →

Posted in Community News, Cowal, Funding, Local Government, Tiree | Tagged Argyll, budget crisis, care, care homes, confidence, dunoon, elderly, sick leave, SINA, social work, tiree, workload | 6 Comments

Budget crisis: Executive Committee discussion of Leader’s Report

Posted on January 28, 2011 by newsroom

The Leader’s Report tabled for discussion at Argyll and Bute Council’s Continue reading →

Posted in Community News, Local Government, Politics, Schools | Tagged Argyll, Argyll & Bute Council, COSLA, DIWG, Executive committee, flooring, Leaders Report, mitigation, SINA, supporting people | 20 Comments

Budget Crisis: Executive agrees ‘No error on part of anyone from Argyll and Bute Council’

Posted on January 27, 2011 by newsroom

And it’s all the Scottish Government’s  fault – much claimed by the failing administration Continue reading →

Posted in Local Government, News, Politics, Schools | Tagged 27 January 2011, Argyll, Argyll & Bute Council, budget, COSLA, DIWG, DROG, executive, no error, ring fenced grants, SINA, supporting people | 6 Comments

Councillors question value of COSLA membership

Posted on January 26, 2011 by newsroom

A spectrum of elected members, from across parties and groups, have submitted a motion for tomorrow’s Continue reading →

Posted in Local Government, News, Politics, Schools | Tagged Argyll, Argyll & Bute Council, Argyll First, budget, COSLA, cross-party, GAE, membership, resignation, SINA, SNP | 4 Comments

Now Council didn’t know COSLA agreed it should lose grant for Isle of Seil

Posted on January 14, 2011 by newsroom

Today’s (14th January 2011) Scotsman reveals Continue reading →

Posted in Community News, Local Government | Tagged Argyll, Argyll & Bute Council, COSLA, evenue grant, Isle of Seil, loss, Seil, SINA | 22 Comments

Argyll and Bute’s budget shock decoded

Posted on December 23, 2010 by newsroom

(Updated with new information and some corrections to our understanding of earlier information.) Continue reading →

Posted in Community News, Funding, Local Government, Politics | Tagged Argyll, Argyll & Bute Council, budget cut, concordat, COSLA, GAE, Sandy Longmuir, SINA, SRSN, supporting people | 15 Comments

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