Argyll and Bute Council’s Building Standards team has won a national award for excellent performance, particularly its focus on customer service.

“National government provides critical funding to support life in our communities. Councils do the work to turn that funding into the services that people rely on every day. So it’s in everyone’s interests that councils are funded fairly.”

Combating fuel poverty, cutting carbon emissions and increasing Argyll and Bute’s energy efficiency are among the top priorities in the Council’s Local Heat and Energy Efficiency Strategy (LHEES).

Tackling the ongoing housing emergency across Argyll and Bute remains a key priority for the Council.

Public feedback will play a key part in developing a draft visitor levy scheme that could be available for three months’ consultation in early 2025.

Making sure children and young people have the best start in life and helping them to achieve success in life are key priorities for Argyll and Bute Council. Supporting mental health and wellbeing is important to this success. To make support easy and more accessible, the Council, working with Argyll and Bute Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP) is now offering a free new online mental health and wellbeing platform available to all 10-18 year olds.

Argyll and Bute Council is due to start work on the next stage of the Rosneath Active Travel Route, which will see a path being created from Argyll Road to Clachan Burn, enabling people to walk, cycle, and wheel between the two locations.

Argyll and Bute Council has become the first local authority in Scotland to launch an area-wide mobile coverage survey.

Community feedback has been key in considering potential sites for a new school campus on Mull and councillors are expected to decide on a preferred site in the coming months.

The team at Cardross Crematorium is providing “an excellent service to the local community and beyond”, following a recent inspection.