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Three locations on Bute have been chosen to promote the island as part of the Choose Bute, Love Bute campaign. Port Bannatyne, Scarrel Shore and Mount Stuart were selected from suggestions made by members of the public as favourite spots on Bute.  From the bustle of a marina and the peace and awe-inspiring views from the beach, to the majesty and innovation of a stately home, the council will feature these locations in promotional photos of Bute

Council leader Councillor Aileen Morton met with Scottish Government Minister Michael Matheson MSP to discuss Argyll and Bute’s drive for a Rural Growth Deal. The meeting took place at Helensburgh and Lomond Civic Centre, where Argyll and Bute Council Chief Executive Cleland Sneddon and Executive Director Pippa Milne were also in attendance.

Traffic in Oban will be monitored over the next seven days, as part of a study being commissioned by the council to look at ways to reduce congestion in the town centre.   

Pupils from across Argyll and Bute will continue to have an active say on what is on their school menus this session. The primary school meal menu is revised twice a year in consultation with the children through a number of pupil focus groups.

Proposals for a new Scottish Marine Industry Training Centre in Oban have been boosted by an investment of £105,000 from Argyll and Bute Council. Should proposals for the £7million project come to fruition, the Scottish Marine Industry Training Centre would be a world-class marine and maritime facility – Scotland’s hub for vocational training and academic study of this growing field – while also supporting the industry through continuing professional development and mandatory training courses.

UPDATE 2 September 2019: The consultation is now open and can be found here /consultations/argyll-and-butes-community-food-growing-strategy-consultation A new council strategy which aims to encourage and enable people who wish to grow their own food is to go out for public consultation.

Thèid co-chomhairleachadh poblach fhosgladh air ro-innleachd ùr aig a’ Chomhairle a tha a’ toirt cothrom do dhaoine agus ag iarraidh orra am biadh aca fhèin a chinntinn. Dh’aontaich comhairlichean an-diugh (15 Lùnastal) air a’ Chomataidh Poileasaidh is Ghoireasan ri dreach den Ro-innleachd air Cinntinn Bidhe aig Comhairle Earra-Ghàidheal is Bhòid. Bidh co-chomhairleachadh poblach ann mus tèid an ro-innleachd a chur ron chomhairle airson aonta deireannach.

A new Wellbeing Strategy aims to increase productivity by ensuring Argyll and Bute Council employees are supported in leading healthy, independent lives. The Policy and Resources Committee this week approved the Employee Wellbeing Strategy 2019-2024, designed to tie in with the Council’s status as an ‘Employer of Choice’ and support employees’ physical and mental wellbeing.

Hundreds of teaching staff and young people across Argyll and Bute will return to school today after the summer holidays. Argyll and Bute Council’s Policy Lead for Education, Councillor Yvonne McNeilly, would like to wish them the very best of luck:

Applications are being invited for Argyll and Bute Council’s Strategic Events and Festivals Fund for 2020-21. Councillors on the Policy and Resources Committee today (Thursday 15 August) approved the criteria for distributing the £90,000 Events and Festivals Fund, with invitations being accepted from Monday 26 August until noon on Monday 7 October. In an effort to simplify the process for applicants, this round will involve a single fund pot, with the normal upper limit set at £5,000.