Lochgilphead Joint Campus is to benefit from a new 3G pitch, it has been announced.

The all-weather pitch will be installed on site later this year, Argyll and Bute Council has said.

The review of the pitch was undertaken by the local authority in partnership with ABC Schools, which maintains the campus for the Council. Following the study, it was decided that the 2G surface should be replaced with a 3G surface later this year.

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The upgrade will be at no additional cost for the Council, it is understood.

A timescale for the project is yet to be finalised, but is thought to take place over the summer.

The news has been welcomed by Councillors who have been trying to upgrade the pitch facility for some time.

Councillor Robin Currie, Policy Lead for Community and Culture, said: "We are delighted that this is possible and I know that all my colleagues in Mid Argyll, Kintyre and the Islands have been aiming for this result for several months.

"A new all-weather 3G playing surface offers lots of possibilities not only for pupils at Lochgilphead Joint Campus but also for sports clubs in the community, who have been equally keen to see this aspiration realised."

(JP/IT)