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Government ‘must learn from UK schools shortlisted for global prize’

The Government has been advised to “listen to the voices” of schools shortlisted for a £220,000 global prize to help the education system recover from the upheaval of Covid. Two British schools have a chance to win awards in the World’s Best School ...

22 Sept 2022 at 11:27

Scottish school named among world’s best for helping out in community

A Scottish school has been named among the world’s best for helping out in its community. Dunoon Grammar School in Argyll has been named as one of the three finalists for the world’s best school prize for community collaboration. The only UK ...

22 Sept 2022 at 12:19

Scotland

Woman dies in hospital three days after ‘flat disturbance’

A murder probe has been launched after a woman died three days after being seriously injured. Police were called to reports of a disturbance at a block of flats in the John Street area of the Argyll and Bute town on July 23. Mairi Doherty, ...

28 Jul 2022 at 20:14

Scotland

Man charged over death of woman after disturbance at flats

A man has been charged in connection with the death of a woman in Dunoon. The 43-year-old man appeared at Greenock Sheriff Court on Tuesday. Mairi Doherty, 41, sustained serious injuries during a disturbance at flats in the John Street ...

02 Aug 2022 at 20:08

Detectives to scour remote area in new hunt for remains of Lynda Spence

Police are set to comb a remote area of Argyll in the hunt for the remains of a woman who was tortured and killed more than 10 years ago. Lynda Spence, 27, was murdered in 2011 and although her killers were convicted, her remains have ...

16 Mar 2022 at 16:25

Police begin dig in search for remains of murdered Lynda Spence

Police have started digging in a remote area of the Argyll countryside in the hunt for the remains of a woman who was tortured and killed more than a decade ago. Lynda Spence, 27, was murdered in 2011. Her killers were convicted but ...

29 Apr 2022 at 15:55

Scotland

Elderly woman injured in car crash dies, police confirm

An elderly woman who was injured in a car crash has died, Police Scotland confirmed. The 90-year-old was a passenger in a Toyota Yaris car which was involved in an accident involving a cyclist and pedestrian on Tuesday June 14. She ...

18 Jun 2022 at 11:00

Emma Thompson: I cried when I heard Scottish school had won top prize

Oscar winner Dame Emma Thompson cried when she heard that a Scottish school had won a prestigious education prizes, she revealed. Dunoon Grammar has been crowned winner of the T4 Education World’s Best School Prize for community ...

19 Oct 2022 at 15:33

Scotland

Dame Emma Thompson congratulates Scottish school in running for global award

A school in the running to be crowned the world’s best has received a message from an A-list celebrity. Actress and screenwriter Dame Emma Thompson has congratulated staff and pupils at Dunoon Grammar in Argyll and Bute for ...

14 Jun 2022 at 22:46

Four UK schools on global prizes shortlist

A leading selective sixth form that the Government has used as a model for its levelling up agenda could win thousands of pounds for its work on improving pupil mental health. The London Academy of Excellence (LAE), a ...

09 Jun 2022 at 08:21

Scotland

Dunoon Grammar named on schools global prize shortlist

An Argyll school is Scotland’s only in the running to become one of the world’s best after reaching the final 10 of a prestigious contest. Dunoon Grammar in Argyll and Bute has been shortlisted for Education World’s ...

09 Jun 2022 at 13:17

Scotland

Properties evacuated and road closed after lorry hit gas main

Several properties have been evacuated and a major road in Argyll and Bute has been closed after a lorry crashed into a gas main. The collision happened at Cowal Kirk in Toward, south of Dunoon, at around 5.20am on ...

03 Jan 2025 at 11:00

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