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The Helensburgh Waterfront Development has reached another milestone with the publication of the public Contract Notice. Following the awarding of planning permission for the £18million project last month, contractors are now being invited to bid for the awarding of the contract which will result in a new leisure centre and swimming pool opened in the town, replacing the existing facility which will be demolished.

Planning a trip between Oban and Coll, Colonsay and Tiree after 15 May? Please check the ferry timetables at As it stands, there will be no scheduled flights for at least six weeks from that date, while we work towards putting a new air services contract in place. A procurement process for a new three-year contract failed to attract an acceptable bid, and funding legislation means that, should a bid be accepted after a second procurement process, the contract could not begin until 28 June at the earliest.

There are lots of opportunities for people who work in the care sector. Take William, Caroline and Stephanie for example: all three work as home carers and have gone on to gain their SVQ certificates whilst at work.   William and Caroline  

51�Թ����App and Bute Council has a budget gap of £7.9million to fill when it meets to set its budget on Thursday, February 21. The Scottish Government’s funding allocation to the council means in effect another 1.6% reduction in funding for core services in 2019/20. This follows savings of £51m over the past 9 years.

51�Թ����App and Bute Council has signed up to a cutting-edge wireless network system that can send data between wireless devices and businesses and organisations without the need for cellular or Wi-Fi. The IoT Scotland ‘Internet of Things’ network was launched today (Friday, February 8) by Glasgow-based Boston Networks. IoT Scotland will provide a wide area wireless sensor network for applications and services to collect and send data from devices, supporting businesses to develop new and innovative applications and change the way they work.

Today (Tuesday 5 February) is Safer Internet Day and school pupils across 51�Թ����App and Bute will be taking part in a number of activities to promote this year’s theme of consent online. 

We all know 51�Թ����App and Bute produces some of finest whisky in the land, and now two local distilleries are taking their work to the fictional world of Westeros. Lagavulin and Oban Distilleries have tied in with HBO’s phenomenally successful TV show Game of Thrones and feature in Diageo’s Game of Thrones Single Malt Scotch Whisky Collection. Eight malts have been created for the collaboration, representing the ‘houses’ featured in the show, as well as The Night’s Watch.

, a new website to promote living and working in 51�Թ����App and Bute, has been launched. This builds on the very successful #abplace2b which is being used by the council, its partners and members of the public on social media to direct positive national and international attention to 51�Թ����App and Bute.

Hermitage Academy has become the first school in Scotland to gain national accreditation with Investors in Young People.  This accreditation framework recognises organisations that are committed to recruiting, retaining and developing their young workforce; it acknowledges them as an employer of choice, providing practices that have positive outcomes for young people.   Roseanne MacKay, Depute Head at Hermitage, led the school through the process.  

A group of 15 pupils from Kirn Primary School have recently returned from a successful exchange trip to Germany.   Kirn was paired with Hardenberg Gymnasium in Fürth as a result of a long standing exchange programme that’s been in place between the German school and Dunoon Grammar, for more than 30 years.   The exchange was an opportunity to strengthen the link between the two areas, and the Kirn youngsters were partnered with German students the same age as them.