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Council extends Empty Property Relief to support local businesses

Business property owners in ��Ů�� and Bute may be eligible for up to 12 months of Empty Property Relief (EPR) if they can provide genuine evidence that their property is vacant due to ongoing renovations.

8 May 2025

Restoring Lochgilphead's historic charm

Efforts to preserve and restore Lochgilphead’s historic charm are in full swing as the town’s Conservation Area Regeneration Scheme (CARS) continues to make progress.

7 May 2025

April 4 Rockfall cleared – A816 fully open

The A816, which was partially closed by a rockfall just north of Ardfern, towards Craobh Haven, on 4 April 2025, is now cleared, safe and fully open.

7 May 2025

Glenmorag car park update

��Ů�� has thanked everyone who has helped remove their vehicles from the Glenmorag car park, Dunoon

20 June 2023

What are your priorities for the council budget?

Communities are invited to tell the council about their budget priorities by using an on-line budget calculator, now available on the council’s website.

19 June 2023

A winning week at Dunoon Grammar School

Young people and staff at Dunoon Grammar School are celebrating success at a number of prestigious UK awards this week.

16 June 2023

Campbeltown Flood Protection Scheme makes good progress

��Ů��’s £15 million Flood Protection Scheme in Campbeltown is continuing to make good progress, with the project on course to be complete by February 2024.

16 June 2023

Do a bucket load of good

Helensburgh and Lomond residents are being encouraged to ‘do a bucket load of good’ by using free food caddies to turn food waste into green energy and compost.

15 June 2023

Group picture of pupils at Kellis Primary

Keills gains silver Rights Respecting Schools Award

Keills Primary School on Islay has become the fourteenth school in ��Ů�� and Bute to receive a prestigious Silver Rights Respecting Schools Award from UNICEF.

14 June 2023

Community Learning and Development and Employability Logos

Winning employability logos revealed

Making sure everyone in ��Ů�� and Bute has a fair chance of employment regardless of age, background, ethnicity, gender or disability is central to the work of the ��Ů�� and Bute Employability Partnership.

14 June 2023

Lochdonhead does it again

Lochdonhead Primary School is the regional winner of the 2023 Primary Awards for Green Education in Schools (PAGES) - a new awards scheme for primary schools in the UK that aims to encourage environmental education for young people aged between 5 and 11.

13 June 2023

Local voices to help shape Helensburgh Waterfront’s future

A series of community engagement events will give local groups and businesses the opportunity to help shape the future of Helensburgh’s Waterfront.

13 June 2023

Council declares housing emergency in ��Ů�� and Bute

��Ů�� has declared a housing emergency.

12 June 2023

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