Argyll And Bute Council

A housing site at Manse Gardens in Strachur is being transformed through an ambitious £3.6 million regeneration project which will boost affordable housing options in rural Argyll & Bute.

Argyll and Bute Council is urging residents of Argyll and Bute to participate in a survey as part of a wider study to help understand the area’s housing needs and neighbourhoods. Conducted by Research Resource on behalf of the council, the results of the Housing Need and Demand Assessment will

Argyll and Bute Council has a real opportunity to harness a long-standing culture of innovation as it looks to close a funding gap of nearly £29 million, rethink how services are delivered and ensure it has a stable workforce, the Accounts Commission said today.

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. A community benefit fund is a voluntary fund established by a developer involved in renewable energy projects, most often in

New support for low-income households is in the pipeline with the news that Argyll and Bute Council has approved plans to join a leading energy efficiency programme. The ECO4 Flex initiative, funded by major UK energy suppliers, aims to help households reduce energy bills and carbon emissions by enh

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.

Council tax in Argyll and Bute is to increase by 9.9% after the council set a budget to address a gap of almost £11 million for day-to-day services. In doing so, the local authority has managed to increase investment in its road network from £2m to £10m and pledged to invest an add

Councillors in Argyll and Bute have agreed to allocate further funding from the Strategic Housing Fund (SHF) to help address the area’s housing shortage.

Key housing projects have been identified for potential funding via the UK Government's Community Regeneration Partnership Funding (CRP) initiative.

Faced with one of its highest budget gaps in recent times, Argyll and Bute Council is asking communities for their views on what council services should be prioritised, protected and provided.

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).

Argyll and Bute Council has updated its Local Housing Strategy (LHS) to continue its priority of tackling the area's housing emergency.

Interested parties are being invited to join the UK Collaborative Centre for Housing Evidence (CaCHE) for a webinar exploring rural housing in Scotland, focusing on Argyll and Bute's private rental sector.

Community food groups across Argyll and Bute have benefitted from a share of £57,453 after councillors agreed to provide them with unspent monies from the Scottish Government’s LACER Fund (Local Authority Covid Economic Recovery).

Additional funding has been secured by Argyll and Bute Council to help increase capacity at Thomson Court Care Home on Rothesay, enabling more residents on Bute to stay on the island and access health and social care. The Council successfully secured £157,265 from the Scottish Government&rsquo