Argyll And Bute

Plans for a new £24 million modern education facility in Oban took a step forward yesterday after Argyll and Bute Council announced it was minded to grant planning permission for the new school. Due to the formal objection from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), a statutory consultee, the counc

Argyll and Bute Council has appointed Land Engineering to deliver over £2 million of public realm improvements in Oban. The work, from Stafford Street to George Street, Queen’s Park Place and Station Square, is expected to be complete by summer 2016, with the heavy construction work starting towa

Kilmartin Museum in Argyll has taken a step closer to a multi-million pound refurbishment. Located at the heart of Kilmartin Glen in Argyll - a landscape that boasts 800 known prehistoric and historic monuments - Kilmartin Museum currently cares for some of Britain’s oldest Bronze Age and Neolithi

People across Argyll and Bute who have completed developments in the past three years can enter the council’s third sustainable design awards. Recognising, promoting and celebrating examples of exceptional design quality, the awards give developers the opportunity to have their work endorsed by pl

Argyll and Bute Council has said its £2.83 million structural repair and refurbishment of Dunoon’s iconic Victorian-era wooden pier is reaping the social, economic and environmental benefits the use of local sub-contractors and work placements. Work to the buildings is expected to be complete by

Argyll and Bute Council’s planning, protective services and licensing (PPSL) committee has granted planning approval for the new Campbeltown Grammar School project. The brand new facility, with capacity for up to 500 pupils, is expected to be built in time for the 2017/18 school term.

One of Charles Rennie Mackintosh’s finest buildings is facing a £2.5 million repair bill to save it from ruin. Hill House in Helensburgh is run by the National Trust for Scotland and the charity is looking to raise the cash to save it from “excessive water ingress”.

Work to transform the neglected remains of one of Scotland’s architectural gems is to begin within days. The £7.5 million plan will see the former St Peter’s Seminary at Kilmahew, in Argyll, converted into a world-class arts complex almost 30 years after the building was abandoned and left to s

Dunoon Pier Argyll and Bute Council has appointed contractors to take forward over £2 million of vital works to save Dunoon’s iconic Victorian-era pier and refurbish its buildings.

Angela Constance MSP New primary school building projects across the country have been given a £21 million boost from the Scottish Government.

Argyll and Bute Council has now issued contract notices following its decision last summer to invest over £2 million to save Dunoon’s historic wooden pier work. Last week the local authority issued the contract notice for the Phase 1A works which are aimed at repairing the pedestrian walkway, the

A plan which could see over £1 billion of development opportunities in Argyll and Bute has been welcomed by the Scottish Government. Argyll and Bute Council said government reporters gave its planning service positive feedback on development land identified in the Argyll and Bute Local Development

Argyll-based GSS Marine Services has been appointed to deliver over £1 million of vital infrastructure improvements to Campbeltown Harbour. Argyll and Bute Council chose the Rosneath firm last week to carry out the berthing and on-shore improvement work, which will make the marina a more attractive