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С��Ƭapp and Bute could take off as pioneering location for drone technology

С��Ƭapp and Bute could take off as a pioneering location for drone technology following a series of successful trials across the region.

3 April 2025

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Could your community group benefit from up to £1,500 in funding?

С��Ƭapp and Bute Council’s Supporting Communities Fund opens for applications on Monday 31 March. The fund has supported a range of projects over the last ten years from local sports clubs, village halls, community transport, climate friendly initiatives, history and culture, music and the arts.

31 March 2025

International sailing race to return to Oban after tourism boosting debut visit last summer

The Clipper Round the World Yacht Race will be returning to Oban to “bring global focus on the area as a great place to visit and invest” as the west coast town is announced as a port on the event’s 2025-26 edition.

31 March 2025

New proposals to link Helensburgh and Garelochhead

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 С��Ƭapp unveiled.

20 June 2023

What are your priorities for the council budget?

Communities are invited to tell the council about their budget priorities by using an on-line budget calculator, now available on the council’s website.

19 June 2023

A winning week at Dunoon Grammar School

Young people and staff at Dunoon Grammar School are celebrating success at a number of prestigious UK awards this week.

16 June 2023

Campbeltown Flood Protection Scheme makes good progress

С��Ƭapp and Bute Council’s £15 million Flood Protection Scheme in Campbeltown is continuing to make good progress, with the project on course to be complete by February 2024.

16 June 2023

Do a bucket load of good

Helensburgh and Lomond residents are being encouraged to ‘do a bucket load of good’ by using free food caddies to turn food waste into green energy and compost.

15 June 2023

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Winning employability logos revealed

Making sure everyone in С��Ƭapp and Bute has a fair chance of employment regardless of age, background, ethnicity, gender or disability is central to the work of the С��Ƭapp and Bute Employability Partnership.

14 June 2023

Group picture of pupils at Kellis Primary

Keills gains silver Rights Respecting Schools Award

Keills Primary School on Islay has become the fourteenth school in С��Ƭapp and Bute to receive a prestigious Silver Rights Respecting Schools Award from UNICEF.

14 June 2023

Lochdonhead does it again

Lochdonhead Primary School is the regional winner of the 2023 Primary Awards for Green Education in Schools (PAGES) - a new awards scheme for primary schools in the UK that aims to encourage environmental education for young people aged between 5 and 11.

13 June 2023

Local voices to help shape Helensburgh Waterfront’s future

A series of community engagement events will give local groups and businesses the opportunity to help shape the future of Helensburgh’s Waterfront.

13 June 2023

Council declares housing emergency in С��Ƭapp and Bute

С��Ƭapp and Bute Council has declared a housing emergency.

12 June 2023

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