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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

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Rothesay Joint Campus to expand childcare service

С��Ƭapp and Bute Council is to expand childcare facilities at Rothesay Joint Campus to address a shortage of Early Learning and Childcare (ELC) services on Bute caused by the closure of Rothesay Playgroup in 2020.

9 June 2023

Council responds to school hours consultation

С��Ƭapp and Bute Council has approved a response to a Scottish Government consultation in favour of setting a minimum number of learning hours in schools.

9 June 2023

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Gift card sales to boost local economy

Backing community businesses and boosting employment - signing up for the С��Ƭapp and Bute Gift Card is the ideal way to support local traders and benefit the local economy.

8 June 2023

Strategy boosts youngsters' career prospects

An initiative designed to boost employment opportunities and future career prospects for С��Ƭapp and Bute’s young people is going from strength to strength.

8 June 2023

Council looks forward to Kilmartin Museum opening

Regarded as an internationally important archaeological location, Kilmartin Museum is nearing the end of multi-million pound transformation.

7 June 2023

Dunoon Grammar in the running for national Business Education Award

Dunoon Grammar School is a finalist in this year’s prestigious Business Education Awards.

6 June 2023

С��Ƭapp funding alert

Could your community group benefit from up to £75,000 in funding?

5 June 2023

Calling all women in С��Ƭapp and Bute

С��Ƭapp and Bute Council is opening up an opportunity for local women to join in a national initiative aimed at encouraging more women to stand for election and get involved in all levels of democracy.

5 June 2023

Council invests in С��Ƭapp and Bute bridges

С��Ƭapp 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.

1 June 2023

Council repeats request for Scottish Government meeting over landfill ban

С��Ƭapp and Bute Council has repeated its request for a formal meeting with the Scottish Government to discuss a possible extension on the municipal solid waste landfill ban which is due to be implemented from 1 January 2026.

1 June 2023

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