Argyll And Bute

Six projects in Argyll and Bute are poised to benefit from a share of £496,000 from the Scottish Government’s Place Based Investment (PBI) Programme after councillors agreed to the funding in principle at a meeting of the council’s Policy and Resources Committee. The selected proje

Plans for a new business park at Oban Airport have taken a step forward with the announcement that Argyll and Bute Council has appointed hub North Scotland to oversee the project and Robertson Construction as the main contractor.

Plans to restore Rothesay Pavilion to its former glory and develop it into a top cultural tourist destination in Scotland are edging closer as the project progresses to the next stage. Since taking the keys in May 2023, extensive work has been carried out by Robertson Construction Central West to re

Ground investigation and survey works will begin on the Tayinloan/Gigha ferry route during the week beginning 21 April 2025.

Three exciting tourism projects in Argyll and Bute’s island communities have been awarded new funding from the Scottish Government’s Rural Tourism Infrastructure Fund (RTIF).

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

Argyll and Bute Harbour Board has agreed funding of £3 million, over the next two years, to progress the next phase of work to replace Craignure Ferry Terminal, Mull, and support wider plans to improve island connectivity. This will help bring the project to its construction stage by funding t

Councillors have endorsed a £10 million programme of work to improve Argyll and Bute’s roads and support recovery work resulting from Storm Eowyn.

Work has started to restore the shopfront of the former M&Co building in Dunoon to its former glory.

RSPB Scotland has submitted an objection to a proposal for a pumped storage hydro scheme in Argyll and Bute. The nature conservation charity, which supports renewables in the right locations, has shared significant concerns about the impact on crucially important peatland habitat.

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.

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

Argyll and Bute Council is inviting people in Mid Argyll to give their views on detailed design proposals for an improved walking, wheeling and cycling route between the Lochgilphead Front Green and the Crinan Canal. A public consultation event is taking place in Lochgilphead Baptist Church on 4 Mar

Link Group has submitted a series of planning applications to Argyll & Bute Council for Phase 4 of the Dunbeg development near Oban.

Work will begin next month to restore the fifth building to benefit from the Lochgilphead Conservation Area Regeneration Scheme (CARS).