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Tackling the housing emergency in ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ 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.

¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ 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 ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ and Bute on 3 March 2025

¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ and Bute Council is inviting people in Mid ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ 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 ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ 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 Community Regeneration Partnership Funding (CRP) initiative.

Thousands of households have already benefitted from the ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ 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 plans for a range of community activities across ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ and Bute as part of the final year of the UK Government's Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF) have been approved by councillors.