Argyll And Bute

Argyll & Bute Council’s decision to focus road maintenance budgets on improving roads classified as being in ‘amber’ condition as well as those flagged as ‘red’ has been backed by an audit review panel.

Argyll and Bute Council has welcomed the announcement of a £50 million Rural Growth Deal as a "transformational vote of confidence" in the area.

More than 900 new affordable homes look set to be built in Argyll and Bute over the next five years as part of the local authority’s revised Strategic Housing Investment Plan (SHIP).

Luddon Construction Ltd’s lead design consultant Austin-Smith:Lord has secured detailed planning consent for Argyll & Bute Council’s rationalisation of its 11.5-hectare depot site in Oban.

Argyll and Bute Council is to re-run the tendering process to find a contractor for the work on Helensburgh’s new swimming pool and leisure centre after a technical glitch was discovered in the process.

The Upper Tribunal for Scotland has ruled that the existence of a repairing standard enforcement order did not prevent a trust from having the requisite intention to demolish a building as per Schedule 5 of the Housing (Scotland) Act 1988.

The future of St Peter’s Seminary in Cardross is in doubt after the Scottish Government declined to take responsibility for the modernist ruin amid mounting maintenance costs. A new report from Historic Environment Scotland (HES) - commissioned by ministers – estimated that addressing th

The National Trust for Scotland will this week open the doors to its most ambitious conservation project yet when the public are given access to the ‘Hill House Box’ for the first time. Owned by the Trust since 1982, the Hill House in Helensburgh is considered to be the finest example of

Argyll Community Housing Association (ACHA) has secured more than £15 million to tackle fuel poverty following a successful bid to the Warm Homes Fund.

Plans to bring the iconic Port Ellen Distillery on Islay back to life in a unique celebration of distilling heritage and innovation have been formally submitted. The detailed planning application setting out proposals that will see the famous ‘silent distillery’ reopened more than 35 yea

A key milestone in the journey to transform the Caol Ila Distillery visitor experience has been reached after Argyll & Bute Council formally granted planning permission for the development. With the green light given from planners, work is now expected to begin on the expansion of the distillery

The first new distillery on Islay for nearly 15 years has officially opened its doors. Built with a £12 million investment from third generation family-owned Hunter Laing & Company, Ardnahoe Distillery plans to welcome 20,000 visitors each year to Scotland’s ‘Whisky Isle’

Isle of Mull contractor TSL has been awarded a £2.6 million contract to transform a derelict school in Oban into a thriving community hub. Oban Communities Trust made the appointment after it received the green light to start work on the main building at the Rockfield Centre.

Luddon Construction has been appointed to progress the redevelopment of the Jackson's Quarry Roads Depot in Oban. Argyll & Bute Council said the work will ensure that all essential operational services for Oban, Lorn and the Isles can be delivered from a single main site. It will also free up th

State of the art survey techniques have revealed the severity of water damage to Charles Rennie Mackintosh’s iconic property, The Hill House in greater detail than ever before. The surveys, carried out in partnership between owners the National Trust for Scotland and Historic Environment Scotl