Argyll And Bute Council

Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) has established a new fund to boost innovation in businesses and social enterprises in Argyll and Bute. HIE set up the Shared Prosperity Fund Argyll Programme after securing £280,000 in funding through Argyll and Bute Council's allocation from the UK Shar

The potential of Argyll and Bute’s unique natural landscape to tackle carbon emissions could be worth millions to the local economy, according to new research.

Argyll and Bute Council is providing an additional £98,000 to support local businesses who applied to and qualified for its Business Hardship Fund. The council set up the Hardship Fund with £500,000+ of Scottish Government funding, to help businesses affected by the Covid pandemic. It al

Argyll and Bute Council has given the go-ahead for a ballot on the proposal to establish a Business Improvement District (BID) on the Isle of Bute. A BID is part of a town, tourism and visitor area in which businesses work together to invest in local improvements to help enhance their communities. B

A £70 million investment in economic growth for Argyll and Bute was agreed today with the formal signing of the area’s rural growth deal. The rural growth deal (RGD) brings together £25m each from the Scottish and UK Governments, and at least £20m via Argyll and Bute Council

Argyll and Bute Council has welcomed the success of a £500,000 fund in attracting new residents and jobs to the area. At the meeting this week of the Policy and Resources Committee, councillors reviewed a report on the economic impact of the Rural Resettlement Fund which showed that 193 new re

Argyll and Bute Council has welcomed the announcement of a £50 million Rural Growth Deal as a "transformational vote of confidence" in the area. The announcement was made yesterday as Treasury officials confirmed the UK government's £25m contribution to the deal would be finalised &ldquo