Update on tackling housing emergency
A huge amount of work is ongoing in Argyll and Bute to tackle the area’s housing emergency. At a meeting of the council’s Environment, Development and Infrastructure Committee, councillors were provided with detailed updates on the activity undertaken by the council and its partners since it declared a housing emergency in June 2023. This update […]
Committee agrees HITRANS funding for ferry improvements
Funding from HITRANS, totalling over £1.5m, will be used develop improved connections between Islay and Jura, and Seil and Luing. This was agreed by the Environment, Development and Infrastructure Committee on Thursday 19 June. The funding will help take forward some of the key priorities, to ensure the ferries’ resilience, agreed by the committee last year. […]
Update on project funding bids
Argyll and Bute Council has nominated four island projects in the area for a share of funding from the Scottish Government’s Islands Programme. Islands Programme funding The Scottish Government announced last month that Islands Programme funding of £5.3m would be available for the 2025/26 financial year to fund capital projects on inhabited Scottish islands. At […]
Tarbert playpark named for Councillor John McAlpine
Tarbert’s newly refurbished playpark will be named for the late John McAlpine, the former councillor who played a key role in campaigning to ensure the project was able to secure the funding it needed to make it a reality. The Environment, Development and Infrastructure Committee on Thursday (19 June) agreed the recommendation to rename the […]
Getting empty business properties back into use
Owners of empty business properties in Argyll and Bute could be eligible for a new Empty Business Property Grant Scheme if their property has been empty for at least six months and has a rateable value of more than £1,000. At a meeting of the council’s Environment, Development and Infrastructure committee, councillors agreed to introduce […]