Argyll And Bute

A £2.2 million project to create a new community building and enhance visitor facilities at Port Ellen on Islay has secured up to £353,808 investment from Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE). The HIE investment completes the funding package for the project by South Islay Development (

Argyll and Bute Council is investing in the area’s bridge infrastructure after successfully securing £5.4 million from the Scottish Government’s highly competitive Local Bridge Maintenance Fund. At a meeting of this week's Economic Development and Infrastructure Committee, members

The growing resurgence of Campbeltown as a distinct whisky region has been marked today with the submission of a planning application from Brave New Spirits for the creation of a contemporary whisky distillery.

Work will begin this week on a £334,000 project to preserve the heritage of another historic building in Lochgilphead. The building at 3-17 Colchester Square is the second major project to benefit from funding from the Conservation Area Regeneration Scheme (CARS). The funding package also incl

Construction work has resumed on the Rothesay Pavilion with Robertson Construction Central West taking the keys to the historic building on Bute to progress its multi-million-pound transformation to a modern-day resource.

A ruined basalt barn has been creatively repurposed as a dining hall and restaurant by London-based fardaa, providing a valued community resource for a coastal community.

The second phase of the £23 million investment to Helensburgh’s Waterfront has officially completed as a new improved public space opens to the public.

Argyll and Bute Council has given the go-ahead to demolish and replace accommodation at a Garelochhead camp. Landmarc Support Services sought to demolish the “out-dated” existing accommodation blocks at Greenfield military training camp.

Cala Homes (West) has submitted a planning application for the development of land in Cardross which, if approved, will deliver a variety of homes ranging from one-bedroom cottage flats to five-bedroom family homes. The planning application, lodged with Argyll and Bute Council, proposes to build 130

Argyll and Bute Council has asked residents to participate in the consultation on the redesign of Kilcreggan Ferry Terminal. The council needs to make improvements to the ferry terminal infrastructure at both Dunoon and Kilcreggan to ensure safe and reliable berthing for the new passenger-only vesse

Local jobs, community facilities, new businesses, homes, public spaces and flood defences are just some of the benefits from over a decade of investment and regeneration to Helensburgh and the surrounding area.

Renewable energy firm Drax has taken a significant step forward in its plans to build Britain’s first new pumped storage hydro plant in almost 40 years by breaking ground on some preliminary works. Exploratory ground investigations are now underway at its existing Cruachan facility in Scotland

Plans to launch the UK’s first drone logistics hub at Oban Airport have reached a major milestone with planning permission approved for the proposed facility.

A new affordable housing development on Gigha has moved a step closer with a funding grant from Argyll and Bute Council.

Climate change, the economy, and housing are all on the list of priorities that Argyll and Bute Council will focus on delivering over the next five years. At a full meeting of council yesterday, councillors agreed a range of priorities intended to support communities and deliver success for the area