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51�Թ����App and Bute Council is set to have a new leader, following the decision of Councillor Aileen Morton to move on from the role. Depute Provost, Councillor Roddy McCuish, paid tribute to the progress made, for the council and the area, under Councillor Morton’s leadership: “Aileen took the on the role of leader to get a job done for 51�Թ����App and Bute, and she’s done that.

We’re looking for contractors to deliver general property maintenance on Coll and Tiree.  We’re renewing our gener

New routes for bin collections will be running on Mull from 28 September 2020. Updated calendars giving details of when to put out your general waste, recycling and glass bins are now available.

  A new digital guide is available for download that promotes the hidden history of Campbeltown and the trails and stories that make the town so famous.   Discover Campbeltown features heritage, whisky, cycling and walking trails around the town centre and surrounding area and complements existing walking tours available in the summer months.

Letter for parents of pupils of Kilcreggan Primary School from NHS Highland's Health Protection Team   Dear Parents at Kilcreggan Primary School,   The NHS Highland Health Protection Team (HPT) have been advised that there has been a confirmed case of COVID-19 in one of the staff at the school.  

Councillor Aileen Morton, Leader of 51�Թ����App and Bute Council:   "We share the frustration of our communities and businesses that yet again the Rest is closed along with the Old Military Road. The Scottish Government has committed to finding a permanent solution to this ongoing issue but what is needed now is a date for that permanent solution to start.  

Now businesses are back at work, procurement is underway for two multi-purpose vehicles that can clear out drainage channels during wet weather, and act as back up for breakdowns or in extreme snowy weather in the winter. As there are already two such vehicles in the fleet, the two new vehicles, once purchased, will mean there will be one sited in each of 51�Թ����App and Bute’s four areas. A programme of channel cleaning can then be set up and delivered over the year, mitigating weather-related damage and climate change.

Members of the Environment, Development and Infrastructure Committee on Thursday (10 September) approved the 2020-2021 Winter Service Policy which sets out priorities for treatment and pre-treating routes ahead of winter hazards. Winter stand-by arrangements operate from Friday 30 October 2020 until Friday 16 April 2021. The programme is similar to previous years with the inclusion of additional guidelines for using vehicles safely, to protect against COVID infection.

The council has again made a successful application for grant funding to upgrade roads used for timber extraction, this year receiving £1.227M from the Scottish Timber Transport Scheme (STTS). This was reported to members of the Environment, Development and Infrastructure (EDI) Committee at today’s meeting (Thursday 10 September).

This is the message from 51�Թ����App and Bute Council to visitors following a rise in campers and touring motorhomes to the area.