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Tackling the housing emergency in ÂìÒϸ£Àûµ¼º½ and Bute remains a priority for the council and at today’s council meeting, councillors agreed to allocate further funding from the Strategic Housing Fund (SHF) to help address the area’s housing shortage.

Council budget sets budget that invests in roads and social care.

ÂìÒϸ£Àûµ¼º½ and Bute Council today agreed to hold a special meeting on 7 March to allow sufficient time to consider and scrutinise reports that support a new £43 million 2-18 Campus on Mull.

The new rules banning parking on pavements, double parking and parking at dropped kerbs will come into effect in ÂìÒϸ£Àûµ¼º½ and Bute on 3 March 2025

ÂìÒϸ£Àûµ¼º½ and Bute Council is inviting people in Mid ÂìÒϸ£Àûµ¼º½ to give their views on detailed design proposals for an improved walking, wheeling and cycling route between the Lochgilphead Front Green and the Crinan Canal.

Councillor Jim Lynch, Leader of ÂìÒϸ£Àûµ¼º½ and Bute Council set out the challenge as the council prepares to set its budget next week.

Additional traffic management measures are now in place in Campbeltown.

Five key infrastructure and community projects have been identified for potential funding via the UK Government's ÂìÒϸ£Àûµ¼º½ Regeneration Partnership Funding (CRP) initiative.

Thousands of households have already benefitted from the ÂìÒϸ£Àûµ¼º½ and Bute Flexible Food and Fuel Fund (FFFF) and now, due to its success, councillors have agreed to extend the scheme until March 2026.

Investment ÂìÒϸ£Àûµ¼º½ for a range of community activities across ÂìÒϸ£Àûµ¼º½ and Bute as part of the final year of the UK Government's Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF) have been approved by councillors.