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The Deputy First Minister and the Leader and Deputy Leader of �鶹���� and Bute Council held positive discussions to discuss �鶹���� and Bute’s particular circumstances. This follows confirmation of £62.7 million that was previously contingent on the outcome of the Spring Budget. Discussions will continue with the focus on resolving any outstanding issues.

�鶹���� and Bute Council is urging community groups not to miss up to £2,500 funding for eligible projects, as the deadline to apply to the Supporting Communities Fund closes on Monday 18 March 2024.

�鶹���� and Bute Council is seeking your views on a new design for Oban Town Centre North intended to make the area a more attractive, friendly space for walking, wheeling and cycling.

The Leader of �鶹���� and Bute Council has written to the UK Government for support in ensuring that funding for councils reaches �鶹���� and Bute as well as other areas.

�鶹���� and Bute Council is inviting members of the public, shopkeepers and tenement owners along to a series of events next week to mark the completion of 13 years of successful town centre regeneration in Rothesay.

�鶹���� and Bute Council today set a budget to address a £10 million+ gap in the council’s revenue budget for running services, and a nearly £30 million gap in its capital budget for infrastructure such as roads reconstruction �鶹����s, harbour investment, regeneration projects, bridge maintenance, maintaining social care, education and Live �鶹���� properties, and weather recovery work.

A new initiative between �鶹���� and Bute Council and key community partners will deliver vital accommodation for key workers on Coll, Tiree, Mull and in the Lorn area.

Highlighting procurement opportunities for local businesses and encouraging them to bid for tenders is a key part of �鶹���� and Bute Council’s revised Procurement Strategy.

The council is to appoint a new Housing Project Officer to help tackle the housing emergency affecting communities across �鶹���� and Bute.

“Councils can only spend what we can fund. We have to make choices that deliver the most benefit possible from the limited funding we have. Setting the council’s budget will be as simple and as complex as that.”