Argyll And Bute

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Work is progressing on giving piers and harbours in Argyll and Bute a makeover as part of a £9.2 million investment by the council to support island and rural communities with marine links to the mainland and/or central belt.

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Engineering consulting group COWI has been awarded a contract by renewable energy company Drax to provide consultancy services to support works in advance of the Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) of the expansion of an existing pumped storage hydro-electric generation station located beneath Ben

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Scottish Water’s latest solar power scheme is helping to protect the coastal community of Oban from the effects of climate change. The installation of 556 roof-mounted solar photovoltaic (PV) panels at Tullich Water Treatment Works (WTW) on the outskirts of the town is now complete.

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A community initiative to support local business in the Isle of Mull has obtained a grant of up to £250,000 from Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE). The project, with a total value just shy of £1 million, is being led by the Mull and Iona Community Trust (MICT), with additional backi

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Energy firm Drax Group has received approval from the Scottish Government to construct a new £500 million underground pumped storage hydro plant at its existing Cruachan facility in Argyll. The decision, made through the Section 36 process, represents a significant step in Scotland's journey t

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A community-led project to create new business units on the Island of Tiree in Argyll has secured up to £395,000 investment from Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE). The £1.19 million project, by Tiree Community Enterprise Limited, is expected to result in the creation of three new jo

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Providing a safer route for walkers, cyclists and wheelers between Helensburgh and HMNB Clyde, as the first phase of the route to Garelochhead, is another step closer with new proposed plans unveiled.

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