Angus Council

Carriageway and footway resurfacing works are scheduled to start on Forfar's St James Road from Monday 6 July and, split over five phases, are expected to take about six weeks to complete, weather permitting. For safety and to keep disruption to a minimum, the footway works (phase 1) will be carried out under temporary traffic signals and will take approximately three and a half weeks to do.

As the school year ends on Thursday 2 July, 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.

Families who qualify for free school meals based on financial criteria will receive a single ‘Direct Payment’ of £83.20 per eligible child to cover the Summer holiday period (32 days). This payment will be in bank accounts on or around Friday 3 July 2026. You will receive a payment for each eligible child if you have a child currently in: P1-P5 who is in receipt of school clothing grant. P6-S6 who is in receipt of free school meals during term time.

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Nine Angus early learning and childcare (ELC) settings have been awarded Early Years Reading Schools Awards, recognising their commitment to promoting a strong culture of reading for pleasure from the earliest stages of learning. The Scottish Book Trust award was achieved by Andover ELC, Chimes Playgroup, Northmuir Nursery, Wardykes ELC, Forfar ELCC, Southmuir ELC, Inverarity ELC, Cortachy ELC and Stepping Stones Playgroup.

Angus Council has today signalled its commitment to the Armed Forces community by becoming the first local authority in Tayside to adopt the Forces Children’s Rights Charter. The Forces Children’s Rights Charter is a rights-based framework founded on the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC). It was created by Forces Children Scotland in partnership with children and young people from Armed Forces families.

Angus Council today gave the green light to a formalising a partnership approach to deliver roadworks and services in the county. The Angus Roads Maintenance Partnership will aim to deliver a high quality, safe and resilient road network, providing value for money through efficient, well performing services that helps ensure Angus remains a great place to live, work and visit.

Birkhill Primary School in Angus Council has achieved a full STEM Nation Award. The sciences, technologies, engineering and mathematics (STEM) Nation Award celebrates, promotes and builds on effective practice in STEM education across Scotland.

A new Offshore Skills Academy in Montrose is set to receive £1.25 million from the Tay Cities Industrial Investment Programme which sits alongside the Tay Cities Region Deal, paving the way for accelerated growth in Scotland’s renewable energy sector.

UK Parliamentary by-election for Arbroath and Broughty Ferry Constituency Result: Tanvir Ahmad, Scottish Liberal Democrats – 1452 votes Lara Bird, Scottish National Party (SNP) – 9802 votes - ELECTED Jack Cruickshanks, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party – 4524 votes Heather Doran, Scottish Labour Party – 3651 votes Bill Reid, Reform UK – 4341 votes Total votes – 23,827 Turn out – 31.36% Spoilt/rejected papers – 57