Accommodation providers, local shops and caterers are all benefitting from an increase in filming across Argyll and Bute, with an estimated local production spend of £1.3M over the last 12 months – up £720,000 compared to 2022.

Reducing the amount of waste going to landfill saves money, helps protect services and through re-use and recycling is climate-friendly.

Since becoming the first local authority in Scotland to declare a housing emergency, Argyll and Bute Council has been working closely with its partners to address key issues.

After 13 years of successful heritage-led regeneration, Argyll and Bute Council has completed its project to restore and preserve key parts of Rothesay’s historic built environment.

Argyll and Bute Council has formally adopted a plan for the area that will help deliver new development, safeguard the outstanding environment, attract external investment and address barriers to economic growth.

Conservation and repair work started this week to help safeguard two historic buildings in Lochgilphead.

Why is the council considering freezing the council tax now?

Argyll and Bute Council is to consider freezing council tax at a special meeting next month, following a series of discussions with the Scottish Government over the last few weeks.

People living in the Parish of Kildalton and Oa, Islay, might be eligible for funding from the Campbell Bequest/McNeil Bequest.

Argyll and Bute Council’s registrars conducted nearly 500 marriages and more than 20 civil partnerships in 2023, and things are not showing any signs of slowing down soon, with 20 ceremonies already conducted so far this year and a further 314 in the diary.