Argyll And Bute Council

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An Inveraray housing development that was halted* after the contractor went bust should have the homes completed within four months, the Argyllshire Advertiser has reported. The £1.7 million social housing contract at Barn Park, was awarded by Argyll Community Housing Association (ACHA) to Stewart

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Argyll and Bute Council is calling on homeowners over the age of 60 to take advantage of a Scottish Government initiative designed to help older people live independently in their own home for as long as possible. The Help to Adapt scheme encourages people to make alterations to their property now t

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Argyll and Bute Council’s Empty Homes Service has scooped a top award at this year’s prestigious Howdens Scottish Empty Homes Conference in Edinburgh for the second year in a row. The team won the category of 'Best Before and After Photo' for images of an empty property brought back into use, an

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People across Argyll and Bute who have completed developments in the past three years can enter the council’s third sustainable design awards. Recognising, promoting and celebrating examples of exceptional design quality, the awards give developers the opportunity to have their work endorsed by pl

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A Scottish charity is offering the chance for people to live in new build affordable homes in a community forest in Argyll. Kilfinan Community Forest Company (KCFC) is initially offering two homes and two self-build plots in a community-owned forest in Tighnabruaich with the hope of offering more in

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Excavation work begins in Glenshellach, Oban Argyll Community Housing Association (ACHA) has got the go ahead to build 27 new homes for rent in Oban and Connel.

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The amount of money that Argyll and Bute Council will need to save over the next few years is less than it had previously expected, the council has said. The local authority’s savings targets have been reduced to between £21.7 million and £26m, following updated budget estimates. This means a sa

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The Scottish Government has awarded Argyll and Bute Council funding to deliver a range of energy efficiency measures to households in Islay. The Home Energy Efficiency Programme for Scotland: Area Based Scheme (HEEPS: ABS) includes a range of measures – including internal and external wall insulat

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Hayley Ramsey and Councillor Aileen Morton, Helensburgh Central, cut the ribbon to open ACHA’s new homes at Duchess Court Argyll Community Housing Association (ACHA) has completed its first new build housing in Helensburgh.

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