Pippa's Podcasts

Having listened to many Council staff, communities and partners, it is clear that we still have ways of going about our business that we could do better. So a new Change Programme was launched, with a set of principles to tackle all these issues and to bring us together to meet the challenges ahead.

Pippa chats with three female leaders in the health and social care services for Argyll and Bute about their journeys and experiences as women in leadership.

We are all too aware now of the challenges for local government to set out its spending plans for the following year, and a huge amount of work goes on behind the scenes to develop the proposals.

Pippa caught up with two of this year’s participants, Maggie Jeffrey and Susan Tyre.

Calum Ross on the importance of the tourism sector to our area.

How would you like to travel the length and breadth of beautiful Argyll and Bute, meeting people, seeing the area, and being paid to do it? 

Hear about the project in the Corlarach forest by the community, Pippa's reaction on site and finally the involvement of Dunoon Grammar.

Pippa chats with the Council’s Settlement Project Support Officer, Milly Leggett, along with graduates Nathan, Beccy, Kris, Ian, Lyall and Sanata.

Pippa chats with members of the Community Planning Partnership.

Pippa speaks to Professor Nick Owens, Chief Executive of the Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS) near Oban.

Pippa in conversation with Douglas Whyte and Kelly Ferns about our Local Housing Strategy

Pippa in conversation with Christine Boyle.