Following a public consultation in 2023, a proposed travel route linking Rosneath with the Castle Caravan Park is progressing to the second design stage. The proposed route will offer further opportunities to walk, cycle and wheel in the local area and help create a climate friendly Argyll and Bute.

Your voice matters! That’s the main theme – chosen by young people across the country - of Welcome to Your Vote Week 2024, which runs from January 29th to February 4th.

Did you know that around 60% of journeys, we take, between one and two miles are by car? Choosing to use the car less, even just once a week, can make a big difference to your health, purse and the planet.

Community groups in Argyll and Bute could see their wishes and ideas come to life through the council’s Community Benefit Scheme.

Community and voluntary groups can now apply to a new fund to help create new facilities or improve open spaces in their local area.

Children who turn five between 1 March 2024 and 28 February 2025 can be registered for primary school during the week beginning Monday 15 January 2024.

Argyll and Bute Council is coordinating a multi-agency response following a small quantity of light crude oil surfacing from an underground pipeline in the area local to Finnart Ocean Terminal, Argyll and Bute.

New figures just released show that 95.6% of 16-19 year olds in Argyll and Bute are currently in education, training or employment, an increase of 1.7% on 2022 and 1.3% above the national figure of 94.3%.

Council leader’s New Year message

Dunoon Primary School has become the latest school in Argyll and Bute to receive a gold award in UNICEF UK’s Rights Respecting School Programme.