Argyll And Bute

The Board of Argyll Community Housing Association (ACHA) has approved a budget for 2019/20 which will see an investment of £15.8 million in the Association’s stock of 5,100 homes. The outlay is broken down into £9.6m of capital investment, £3.9m in reactive repairs and £

Contractors are being invited to bid for work on the Helensburgh Waterfront Development. The £18 million project will result in a new leisure centre and swimming pool opened in the town, replacing the existing facility which will be demolished.

The Port Ellen distillery on Islay will be revived in an inspiring celebration of quality, heritage and innovation under proposals revealed to the local community this week. The plans, which will be formally submitted to Argyll & Bute Council later this year, were unveiled at a pre-planning cons

Councillors have given the green light to £18 million plans for a new leisure centre and swimming pool in Helensburgh. The Helensburgh Waterfront Development will demolish and replace the existing facility, with associated parking and coach drop-off, as well as public realm works to meet the n

After the arrival of a 100 tonne mobile tower crane in the early hours of Monday morning the first steel beams of the ‘Box’ that will protect Charles Rennie Mackintosh’s The Hill House from driving rain and wind were lowered in to place.  The ‘Box’ is part of the N

Work has started on the National Trust for Scotland’s pioneering plan to save the Hill House, Charles Rennie Mackintosh’s domestic masterpiece. Since it was built more than a century ago, this Helensburgh landmark has been absorbing the rain, putting the building and its unique interiors

Caol Ila Distillery has today formally submitted plans to transform its visitor experience on Islay to Argyll & Bute Council. The detailed planning application sets out proposals to significantly expand and enhance the experience the distillery offers to tourists from around the world.

A project to establish a Scottish Motorsport Heritage Centre at the historic Rest and Be Thankful hillclimb and rally stage in Argyll has been granted official charitable status. The Scottish charity regulator OSCR has approved the project which would pay tribute to the Scottish motorsport heroes of

Morar House as it will look when completed A tasteful Scottish housing restoration project has won a prestigious award – one of two secured by the developer All Saints Living.

Tony Fry Construction work has started at the site of four new industrial development plots in Oban.

Artist’s impression of the Dunbeg Development Corridor Masterplan A major development of 300 affordable homes in Dunbeg has been approved by Argyll and Bute Council’s planning committee.

A road safety project costing £1.6 million on the A83 at Strone Point has been finished. Around 370m of carriageway has been realigned and a section of the hillside scaled back, widening the road and improving driver visibility.

Councillor Mulvaney at the Queen's Hall with Live Argyll business operations manager Pat McCann Contractors working on the £12 million Dunoon Queen’s Hall project have completed their official handover of the building to Argyll and Bute Council.

Brian McQuade (MD Scotland Kier), Jacqui Rock (commercial director DIO), Gary Holmes (director Scotland Graham) Kier Graham Defence, Morgan Sindall and VolkerStevin have been appointed to deliver a broad range of building, civil engineering and mechanical / electrical works as part of the Defence In

A historic disused building known locally as the ‘Egg Shed’ is to be transformed into a new heritage and community hub at the gateway to the Crinan Canal in Ardrishaig. The £1.5 million project led by Scottish Canals will create a bespoke interpretation centre telling the story of the Crinan Ca