Friday 3 December 2010

ARGYLL AND BUTE COUNCIL SERVICE REVIEW - PREFERRED OPTIONS FOR BUDGET REDUCTIONS
The figures are the total savings expected in each service area
 

Children's Services
Reorganisation of Fusions/GIRFEC £268,807
Restructuring of children's units £387,587
Reorganisation and restructuring of grant processes £90,534


School and Public Transport
 Reduction to local transport and community grants, whilst retaining and element of both £526,440
Review of procurement process £819,820

Regulatory Services
 Reducing scope for duplication in debt counselling £32,537
Improving levels of cost recovery within Regulatory Services £3,000

Roads Operations
Reduced level of maintenance service and associated reduction in operational staff £500,000
Discontinue winter street lighting scouting £5,000

Economic Development
 Reduction of funding to third parties including Visit Scotland £118,500

Leisure
Transfer halls to community trusts £122,492
Closure of Cardross Library £19,194
Closure of Rosneath Library £12,815
Closure of Tarbert Library £11,320
Non-provision of Lorn Mobile Library £32,826
Reduction of grants to community swimming pools £15,000

Catering, Cleaning and Janitorial
Combine and centralise usage of schools during holiday periods £0
Withdraw from provision of steward and cleaning services to community centres £194,000
Reduce the specification of cleaning service in schools to produce a 20% reduction in staff hours £155,150
Reduce the specification of cleaning service in offices to produce a 20% reduction in staff hours £77,661
Reduce the food cost of the primary meal £16,767
Remove the free fruit offered to Primary 1 and 2 pupils (Fruit will continue to be offered at lunch time as part of the school meal provision) £49,000
Increase price of primary school meal by 15p per day £23,136
Increase price of secondary school meal by 15p per day £17,814

Waste Management
Either residual waste transfer from islands (Islay and Mull) for treatment/disposal, or a pre-treatment process on the islands to recover recyclate and reduce the mass of waste sent to landfill £0
Improve recycling performance and productivity from 3rd sector community recycling partners. £21,037
Introduction of alternate weekly comingled waste collection to all households in the PPP area to target paper, card, dense plastics and metals on an "Opt Out" basis. Residual waste will move to alternate weekly to accommodate the commingled collection. £611,373
Separate collection of commercial waste in the PPP area. £0
Procurement of new contract for treatment / disposal of residual waste in Helensburgh and Lomond by 2012. £86,112
Potential introduction of segregated food waste collections in the islands and PPP area and separate collections of glass in the PPP area. £0

Total £4,217,922

Tuesday 30 November 2010

BBC ALBA – WEEKLY PROGRAMME HIGHLIGHTS

Saturday 11 December – Friday 17 December 2010


Title: SPL Hearts v Aberdeen

The latest full-match coverage from the SPL as Hearts host Aberdeen at Tynecastle.

Transmitted: Saturday 11th December 2010
Time: 17:30


Title: Piping Live
Julie Fowlis presents highlights from the Piping Live festival in Glasgow. Pipers from far and wide plus Treacherous Orchestra in concert.

Transmitted: Saturday 11th December 2010
Time: 21:00


Title: Cocaire nan Cocairean
Two new cooks are in the kitchen trying to impress Cathy MacDonald and her guest.

Transmitted: Monday 13th December 2010
Time: 20:30


Title: Trusadh – The Wee Grey Fergie

The Ferguson TE20 has been an iconic part of world farming for over 70 years. Fondly nicknamed as the "Grey Fergie", the TE20 was the inspiration and invention of Irish Inventor Harry Ferguson, the son of an Irish farmer, tired of the heavy, cumbersome work of the horse drawn plough.

But what do we really know of Harry Ferguson and why has the Grey Fergie become the much loved icon that it is and how, after so many years, is still used daily on farms and crofts around the world? Allan Campbell takes us on a journey to find out.

Transmitted: Monday 13th December 2010
Time: 21:00


Title: Eorpa
Another edition of Eorpa, reporting on the most interesting stories from around Europe.

Transmitted: Wednesday 15th December 2010
Time: 20:30

Monday 29 November 2010

BBC ALBA – WEEKLY PROGRAMME HIGHLIGHTS

Saturday 4 December – Friday 10 December 2010


Title: Live Rugby - Ospreys v Edinburgh

Live Magners League coverage as Edinburgh travel to face Ospreys at the Liberty Stadium.

Transmitted: Saturday 4th December 2010
Time: 18:25


Title: SPL Motherwell v Kilmarnock

The latest full-match coverage from the SPL as Motherwell host Kilmarnock at Fir Park.

Transmitted: Saturday 4th December 2010
Time: 20:30


Title: Piping Live

Julie Fowlis presents a stellar musical cast from Piping Live, with Breabach taking to the stage.

Transmitted: Saturday 4th December 2010
Time: 22:30


Title: Cocaire nan Cocairean

Join Cathy MacDonald and see the delights in the Còcaire nan Còcairean kitchen.

Transmitted: Monday 6th December 2010
Time: 20:30


Title: Na Trads / Trad awards

Trad Awards 2010 - traditional music's night of the year. The best of Scottish Trad music gathers at Perth Royal Concert Hall, for
a night of gongs and great music.

Transmitted: Monday 6th December 2010
Time: 21:00


Title: Eorpa

Another edition of Eorpa, reporting on the most interesting stories from around Europe.

Transmitted: Wednesday 8th December 2010
Time: 20:30


Title: Air an Rathad

In the last of the series, Calum Iain has a taste of the Big Apple...in Inverurie! There he meets up with the Moray Muscle Group, a bunch of people who are obsessed with classic American 'muscle cars'. He even gets the chance to flex his biceps behind the wheel of the original 1950's Capri.

Fiona meets some of the fastest Go-Kart drivers in the UK at the Grampian Kart Club. She doesn't take much persuading to strap in and burn some rubber on the club’s super fast circuit near Banff.

Fiona also takes a close look at the sensuous curves of Peugeot's new RCZ. Will it mark a return to form for the French company, after several years of lacklustre models?

And it's the final race of the series - who will win the coveted Wacky Races Cup?

Transmitted: Thursday 9th December 2010
Time: 22:00