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First look at Waterfront progress

Work is underway to create a multi-million pound swimming pool, leisure centre and enhanced flood defences for Helensburgh. In only a month, the Waterfront Development is taking shape with rock armour in place for the sea defences, foundation piles and ground beams prepared for steel works arriving in November.

6 October 2020
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drawing of football strip designed by school pupils

WW1 football game inspires Poppy competition win

Two pupils from Oban High School have won this year’s Poppy Scotland Learning Competition. Archie Malloch and Ruaridh Blackadder designed a football strip and came up with the idea of organising a charity football match to raise funds for the charity.

6 October 2020

Campbeltown shortlisted for Scotland’s most improved place

Following an extensive regeneration programme by Argyll and Bute Council with key partners, Campbeltown is shortlisted for Scotland’s most improved place in the 2020 SURF Awards. Each year, SURF, Scotland’s Independent Regeneration Network, and the Scottish Government team up to deliver the national SURF Awards for Best Practice in Community Regeneration.

6 October 2020
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Councillor Ellen Morton

Councillor Ellen Morton

Tributes have been paid to Councillor Ellen Morton, who passed away at the weekend. Councillor Robin Currie, Leader of Argyll and Bute Council, said:

5 October 2020
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Your views needed on amenity services

Argyll and Bute’s council has to identify options to meet a projected budget gap of £6.7 million in 2021/2022, and as part of that, is asking for your views on amenity services. Savings can only come from a relatively small proportion of the council’s budget (32%), because of national priorities and other factors outside council control: Teacher posts are protected nationally Social work costs are managed by the Health and Social Care Partnership Utility, loan and other costs depend on external factors.

5 October 2020

Help us design the shop local message

Argyll and Bute Council is benefiting from Scottish Government funding, delivered through Scotland’s Town’s Partnership, to support eight towns across Argyll and Bute to promote a shop local message. The council will work with Community Links to talk to local communities and businesses in eight towns to generate shop local artwork and messaging ideas that represent the distinct characteristics and offering of each town. The towns involved are those currently without Business Improvement Districts (BIDS):

1 October 2020

New bakery shopfront is ‘electrifying’

The Electric Bakery, in Montague Street, Rothesay, has been given an electrifying new look thanks to a Shopfront Grant awarded through Rothesay Townscape Heritage (Rothesay TH). Works began on site in February of this year that included:

1 October 2020
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National recognition for Oban street cleaner

A street cleaner from Oban has been featured in a prestigious national photography exhibition after having his picture taken by a local photographer. David Farrell was working during lockdown when Christopher Cox from Taynuilt stopped him and asked if he could take his photo. Christopher then submitted the image to the National Portrait Gallery’s Hold Still digital exhibition, where it made the final 100 portraits from almost 32,000 entries received during the project’s six-week entry period.

25 September 2020
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New council leader appointed

Argyll and Bute Council’s new leader is Councillor Robin Currie, councillor for Kintyre and the Islands, and Policy Lead for Housing, Roads and Infrastructure Services. He was appointed leader at today’s Council meeting, following Councillor Aileen Morton’s decision to move on from the role. Councillor Currie has served Argyll and Bute as a councillor for more than 30 years, in roles as wide ranging as planning and housing, and leisure, islands and roads services.

24 September 2020
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