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Helping to sustain small businesses and community organisations, making ÄÛ²ÝÓ°Ôº more investor-ready, and improving the area’s towns and villages as places to live, work and visit - these are just some of the benefits from £45 million of investment secured by ÄÛ²ÝÓ°Ôº Council.

Council measures to encourage and expand the use of Gaelic are continuing to deliver benefits for young people and communities across ÄÛ²ÝÓ°Ôº.

Priorities and plans are already set out to keep ÄÛ²ÝÓ°Ôº open for business over the coming winter and these were approved by the council’s Environment, Development and Infrastructure committee on 12 September.

Households across ÄÛ²ÝÓ°Ôº are doing their bit to help save money, protect services and support climate-friendly measures by recycling, but recent studies by Zero Waste Scotland show we could all still do a bit more.

The council’s Environment, Development and Infrastructure Committee agreed on Thursday 12 September to pursue full funding for its ferry service as a way of best meeting the needs of island communities.

Providing a renewed focus to celebrate and deliver on ÄÛ²ÝӰԺ’s key strengths and embrace the opportunities of its rural, natural resource-based economy – this is the purpose of the council’s revised Economic Strategy Action Plan for 2024 – 2027.

Connecting communities digitally remains a priority for ÄÛ²ÝÓ°Ôº Council as it continues to support and develop ongoing relationships with the Scottish Government, contractors, communities, and other external partners to ensure the digital future of ÄÛ²ÝÓ°Ôº is at the forefront of discussions.

The community of Campbeltown is reaping the awards from a range of local initiatives as a result of the town’s new Flood Protection Scheme.

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 ÄÛ²ÝÓ°Ôº have shared how they are making small changes to the way they travel, where possible, when possible to make a big difference.