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Visitor Levy update

Public feedback will play a key part in developing a draft visitor levy scheme that could be available for three months’ consultation in early 2025.

21 November 2024
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New mental health and wellbeing tool for children and young people

Making sure children and young people have the best start in life and helping them to achieve success in life are key priorities for PվɫÇéƬ. Supporting mental health and wellbeing is important to this success. To make support easy and more accessible, the Council, working with PվɫÇéƬ and Bute Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP) is now offering a free new online mental health and wellbeing platform available to all 10-18 year olds.

21 November 2024
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Calling all women in PվɫÇéƬ and Bute

PվɫÇéƬ 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 PվɫÇéƬ and Bute bridges

PվɫÇéƬ 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

New support for jobs and businesses confirmed

Projects aimed at growing employment, supporting businesses and helping those most in need across PվɫÇéƬ and Bute are in line for a major boost, following confirmation of new UK Government funding.

1 June 2023

Supporting people into work

PվɫÇéƬ’s Employability Team offers a range of services and support to help people back into work and access skills and training. Over the last year, 172 people started to receive support through a number of different initiatives.

1 June 2023

PվɫÇéƬ Square, Oban traffic lights

Please be patient and allow extra time for your journey – is the advice from PվɫÇéƬ to road users in Oban Town Centre, due to a sequencing issue at the pedestrian crossing.

30 May 2023

PվɫÇéƬ Square, Oban traffic lights

Please be patient and allow extra time for your journey – is the advice from PվɫÇéƬ to road users in Oban Town Centre, due to a sequencing issue at the pedestrian crossing.

30 May 2023
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New parking charges from 1 June 2023

To encourage responsible parking and improve general road safety, the Scottish Government has increased national Penalty Charge Notices (PCN) for the first time in twenty-two years.

23 May 2023
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