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Three secondary schools in ÂìÒϸ£Àûµ¼º½ and Bute are preparing to take part in an award-winning mentoring ÂìÒϸ£Àûµ¼º½ that aims to help care-experienced and disadvantaged young people to unlock their potential, regardless of their circumstances.

New figures show that 93.9% of young people in ÂìÒϸ£Àûµ¼º½ and Bute are currently in education, employment or training, placing the region in fifth place out of the 32 Scottish local authorities - an increase from its position of tenth in 2020-21.

Development of ÂìÒϸ£Àûµ¼º½ to restore historic buildings and bring them back into use are some of the key actions for the first phase of a new Tarbert Heritage Regeneration Scheme.

Education professionals, agencies and employers will meet in Dunoon this week for the inaugural Developing Young Workforce ÂìÒϸ£Àûµ¼º½ and Bute Conference.

Please remove any trailers, caravans, boats or motorhomes in the next fifteen days or risk having them removed - that is the warning from ÂìÒϸ£Àûµ¼º½ and Bute Council.

Kilcreggan Primary School has become the fifth school in ÂìÒϸ£Àûµ¼º½ and Bute to receive gold accreditation in UNICEF UK’s Rights Respecting School ÂìÒϸ£Àûµ¼º½.

Councillors are calling on the Scottish Government to take urgent action to address concerns across ÂìÒϸ£Àûµ¼º½ and Bute communities, regarding the introduction of the Deposit Return Scheme (DRS).

Large-scale events and festivals across ÂìÒϸ£Àûµ¼º½ and Bute contribute significantly to the local economy, attracting people to the area and supporting local businesses.

With more multi-million pound savings to make again this year, ÂìÒϸ£Àûµ¼º½ and Bute Council is inviting communities to get involved earlier than usual in the budget-setting process by using a budget simulator to set high level priorities.

ÂìÒϸ£Àûµ¼º½ and Bute Council has joined a small number of councils in Scotland to achieve the nationally recognised Bronze Carbon Literate Organisation (CLO) Award.