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Civic amenity sites on Bute and in Cowal will reopen on June 1. Centres are likely to be very busy for the first few days. We would ask residents to use them only if it is absolutely necessary until the initial demand has died down, otherwise you may have to wait in queues to use the sites.

Civic amenity sites in Oban, Lorn and the Isles will re-open on 1 June. Centres are likely to be very busy for the first few days. We would ask residents to use them only if it is absolutely necessary until the initial demand has died down, otherwise you may have to wait in queues to use the sites.

Helensburgh and Lomond will have a temporary facility set up at Helensburgh Pier Head Car Park when the area’s civic amenity sites re-open on 1 June. The change of site is to manage traffic safely in what we expect will be a busy time when customer demand to use the centre is high. We would ask residents to use it only if it is absolutely necessary until the initial demand has died down.

Civic amenity sites in Mid ����ֱ��, Kintyre and the Islands will re-open on 1 June. Centres are likely to be very busy for the first few days. We would ask residents to use them only if it is absolutely necessary until the initial demand has died down, otherwise you may have to wait in queues to use the sites.

Pupils from St Columba’s Primary School in Oban have been putting their culinary skills to the test over the last few weeks, creating delicious food for a lockdown charity recipe book. Children from primary one through to primary seven have all taken part, each writing up a variety of delicious recipes, from sweet treats to fabulous main meals. Every pupil has their own handwritten recipe in the book, alongside a photo of their mouth-watering finished article.

Space rockets built by pupils from Port Ellen Primary School on Islay have caught the attention of NASA! The children created the rockets as part of their home learning activities during lockdown and were over the moon when they received congratulations from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration on Twitter.

Many services and organisations are having to develop new ways of working as the COVID-19 pandemic continues. With more people working from home, the use of digital communications has never been more important in maintaining vital services.  ����ֱ�� has been pioneering the use of secure digital communication for ten years and was the first UK local authority to use Skype as a communication tool to help connect employees who are working in remote parts of the region including our islands and to maintain business as normal with full remote access to council systems.

“This is a good report. It shows that the council has continued to improve since the last inspection, dealing with challenges unique to ����ֱ�� and Bute and working to support both the present and the future of the area.” These were the words of Councillor Aileen Morton, Leader of ����ֱ��, following publication today (21 May) of the Accounts Commission’s Best Value review findings.

A group of senior pupils from Lochgilphead Joint Campus are urging the people of ����ֱ�� and Bute to help them in their bid to become Scottish Enterprise’s Company of the Year. The school’s ‘B-Eco Team’ is one of 15 regional finalists competing for the coveted title in this year’s Festival of Enterprise, but they need public votes if they are to succeed.

The Leader of ����ֱ�� joined the Community Food Project this week at Hermitage Academy in Helensburgh, as they prepared and distributed weekly food parcels across the area. The Leader saw first-hand, the sheer scale of the operation and paid tribute to all those who have come together to help people during the pandemic. Councillor Aileen Morton said: