As part of the ongoing commitment to deliver a net zero Argyll and Bute, councillors have approved a response to a Scottish Government consultation on community benefit funds.

Three exciting tourism projects in Argyll and Bute’s island communities are being taken forward for a new round of applications to the Scottish Government’s Rural Tourism Infrastructure Fund (RTIF).

New support for low-income households is in the pipeline with the news that councillors have approved plans for Argyll and Bute to join a leading energy efficiency programme.

Argyll and Bute’s growing attraction as a leading destination for international film and TV productions is continuing to deliver major economic benefits for the area.

The Environment, Development and Infrastructure Committee today (20 March) took the decision not to proceed with a new Waste Transfer Station, in Helensburgh, saving £3m.

The Environment, Development and Infrastructure Committee agreed at today’s meeting (20 March) to endorse a £10m programme of work to improve Argyll and Bute’s roads and support recovery work resulting from Storm Eowyn.

Work will start this week to restore the shopfront of the former M&Co building in Dunoon to its former glory.

The Scottish and UK governments have signed a £70 million investment programme with Argyll and Bute Council to deliver vital economic growth for the area.

At the recent Community Services Committee, Councillors heard from just some of the young people who have been instrumental in helping to shape the way they learn and develop. Children from Colgrain Primary School gave a presentation about their involvement in helping to inform a revised education strategy and vision, along with young people from across Argyll and Bute.

Increased educational benefits, new contemporary accessible community facilities and long term economic benefits to the island were at the heart of the decision to name Tobermory South as the preferred site for a new £43 million 2-18 campus.