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Statement on Bank of Scotland closures

Plans to upgrade play park facilities across º£½ÇÉçÇø and Bute have taken another step forward.

º£½ÇÉçÇø and Bute Council has raised the need for support for local households and businesses affected by October’s extreme weather with the Scottish Government.

A collaborative commitment to increase housing supply, and targeted action to tackle º£½ÇÉçÇø and Bute’s housing emergency, are just some of the key summary points from a Housing Summit held this week.

º£½ÇÉçÇø and Bute Council is inviting members of the public to have their say on plans to create a Municipal Harbour Authority in Oban when its six-week statutory public consultation goes live on Thursday (30 November).

º£½ÇÉçÇø and Bute councillors have approved proposals to tackle the area’s housing emergency by using new Scottish Government powers on Council Tax charges.

º£½ÇÉçÇø and Bute Council has agreed to additional financial backing for next year’s Royal National Mod (RNM) in Oban.

Ambitious plans to build hundreds of new affordable homes across º£½ÇÉçÇø and Bute have been unveiled as part of the latest update to the area’s Strategic Housing Investment Plan (SHIP).

Councillors have approved plans to boost º£½ÇÉçÇø and Bute’s economy by bringing empty business properties back into use throughout the area.

º£½ÇÉçÇø and Bute is one of a small number of council areas in Scotland to receive levelling up funding - £20 million – announced in yesterday’s UK Government Autumn Statement.