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As the new school year begins tomorrow (Tuesday 19 August) for most of our young people, Angus Council’s Convener of Family, Education and Justice, Cllr Heather Doran, offers a warm welcome back to children, young people, families and school staff across Angus.

We want to hear your views on our draft Mixed Tenure Common Repairs Policy.A draft of this policy and accompanying documents can be found on the Engage Angus website.

Back in June, we let you know about a temporary change to how we allocate homes.This was in response to the housing emergency in Angus.This approach will continue for a few more weeks, but we plan to get back to normal allocations from Monday 15 September 2025.

As young people get ready to receive their SQA exam results tomorrow (Tuesday 5 August), Angus Council’s Convener of Family, Education and Justice, Cllr Heather Doran, shares her best wishes with young people:

Update at 9.07pm -Storm Floris has blown through, wind speeds are dropping, and the Amber weather warning is due to expire at 11pm.Council staff have been responding to issues throughout Monday and the clear up will continue tomorrow as services return to normal.

Work on the road and footpaths on the A933 at Colliston are scheduled start on Monday 11 August and run for six weeks.The first four weeks of the work will be carried out with the assistance of portable traffic lights.A road closure will be in place for the final two weeks while the road is resurfaced.

The River South Esk catchment is of great value to local communities, businesses, and tourism providers. It provides drinking water, irrigation for crops and watering for livestock. It also supports many valuable wildlife habitats, and is the basis for tourism, recreation and angling.

Angus residents are being urged to check their electoral registration details or risk losing their chance to vote on decisions that affect them.

Organisations can apply for the Whole Family Wellbeing Fund (WFWF) to support transformational change for families in Angus.

GUARD Archaeologists have discovered the remains of a significant early Neolithic settlement, a focal point for where Scotland’s first farming communities gathered for large scale festivities, a new publication reveals.

The Beacon, a new Community Wellbeing Centre to support people experiencing emotional distress in Angus opened its doors in Arbroath today, Monday 30th June 2025.

This year’s Alcohol Awareness Week is themed “Alcohol and Work.” As part of the week, we’ll be opening a conversation about the relationship between alcohol and work to help us better understand it and sharing some helpful tips and advice on changes we can make to improve things for us all.

As the school year ends on Friday 27 June, Cllr Heather Doran, Angus Council’s Convener of Family, Education and Justice, shares a message of appreciation and good wishes to children, young people, families and school staff across Angus.

The Angus Youth Orchestra and members of the Angus School’s Pipe Band, all young musicians from secondary schools across Angus have recently returned from a successful concert tour of Belgium.

Lower than average rainfall means some private water supplies will not have been adequately replenished, as they usually would be by consistent and regular rain.These water scarcity conditions may continue for an extended period.

We’re offering with local partner organisations, a range of fun, free/affordable activities for children, young people and families.

The latest report on Brechin Recovery and Regeneration is now available and contains a number of recommendations that will require key decisions from councillors at their meeting on 26 June.

Families who qualify for free school meals based on financial criteria will receive a ‘Direct Payment’ of £80 to cover the summer holiday period (32 days). This payment will be in bank accounts on, or around Friday 27 June 2025.

Great news!Angus Council’s improvements to the National Cycle Network Route 1 (NCN1) have won the Excellence in Walking, Public Realm and Cycling award at this year’s Scottish Transport Awards.

Bright, symbol-based communication boards have been installed in seven play parks across Angus to support children with communication difficulties, as part of a joint initiative between Angus Council and NHS Tayside. The boards feature easy-to-understand symbols that help children make choices, express needs and interact with others, making play more inclusive and enjoyable for all.

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Strathmore Primary School in Forfar has proudly become the first school in Angus and the wider Tayside region to be awarded Gold Accreditation from Emotion Works, the national education programme for emotional learning and literacy.

Angus Council has worked with The Cairngorms National Park Authority to deliver visitor infrastructure improvements of more than £70,000 at the popular Milton of Clova car park.The aim is to provide a high-quality experience to visitors, while managing their impacts through providing better infrastructure.

Angus Council was selected to deliver the new Incredible Years Autism Spectrum and Language Delay programme — and we’re proud to share the positive impact it’s having!

The plans for development of the former Townhouse and Guildry buildings sitting in the centre of Arbroath have been given a major step forward to completion today.

Families who qualify for free school meals based on financial criteria will receive a single ‘Direct Payment’ of £2.50 for Free School Meals (1 day Free Meal allowance) to cover the In-Service Day on Monday 26th May 2025.  This payment will be in bank accounts on, or around, Friday 23rd May 2025.

Angus Council's Leader, Councillor George Meechan and senior officers, visited the new Monifieth Learning Campus site (Friday 16 May 2025) to see the significant progress on the £66.5 million project.

Angus Council has today (Friday 16 May) published its first version of a combined Council Delivery Plan, which provides a single document outlining Angus Council’s planned service delivery for the financial year 2025/26.Commitments set out in the various sections of this document cover the following:

Angus Council raised the flag of Ukraine at its headquarters in Forfar today.In so doing, the Council demonstrated its steadfast support of Ukraine and a solidarity with its people, as their immense suffering continues due to Russia’s illegal invasion.