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As landfill tax currently costs the council around £3m each year we need to reduce the amount of domestic waste that goes to landfill.

Communities across Argyll and Bute have shared how they are making small changes to the way they travel, where possible, when possible to make a big difference.

The council’s Environmental Health team is working with colleagues in licensing and trading standards to track down, and remove, counterfeit bottles of Glen’s vodka which may have found their way to the local market.

With help from the public, the council has recovered nearly £800,000 over the past five years following fraud-related investigations.

Argyll and Bute Council has secured consent to demolish the former Rothesay Academy on Bute.

Argyll and Bute Council is inviting the public to attend a series of drop-in events this month to find out what things are important to them when considering potential sites for a new campus on Mull and to give their ideas about possible locations.

Join us at the ‘Growing Up in Dunoon’ community fayre, a fantastic free event designed to connect parents, carers, and young people with the wide range of services and opportunities available in the community.

From 1 September, everyone who keeps outdoor birds will be required to register them on the new Scottish Kept Bird Register (SKBR) to ensure you are kept up to date with all information needed to help you keep your birds safe and secure from avian flu outbreaks.

Plans are being progressed to re-open one lane of the original A816 road at Bealach Mor, Ardfern, which was catastrophically damaged during the 7 October 2023 storm.

Argyll and Bute Council is inviting people to have their say on a proposed walking and cycling route that will link the ferry terminals at Tarbert and Kennacraig, making it safer and easier for more people to choose to walk and cycle to nearby services and facilities.