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494              <div class="field__item">  <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/localgov_newsroom_teaser/public/2026-09/doors.png?itok=ZsWPkmLh" width="360" height="200" alt="Doors" />
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510        <a href="/news/2026/sep/explore-argyll-and-butes-hidden-places-doors-open-day" rel="bookmark"><span>Explore Argyll and Bute’s hidden places this Doors Open Day</span>
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516            <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Residents and visitors are being invited to discover some of Argyll and Bute’s most interesting buildings and landmarks when Doors Open Day returns this month.</p></div>
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518            <div class="field field--name-localgov-news-date field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item">11 September 2026</div>
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540    <div class="field__label visually-hidden">Image</div>
541              <div class="field__item">  <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/localgov_newsroom_teaser/public/2026-09/Helens-pier.png?itok=chJPgMjg" width="360" height="200" alt="View of Helensburgh Pier look out to sea." />
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556          <h3>
557        <a href="/news/2026/sep/inspection-goes-ahead-helensburgh-pier" rel="bookmark"><span>Inspection goes ahead for Helensburgh Pier</span>
558</a>
559      </h3>
560        
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563            <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Argyll and Bute Council has taken the next step in in supporting the ongoing efforts of the Helensburgh Pier Company to bring the historic pier back into use.</p></div>
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565            <div class="field field--name-localgov-news-date field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item">11 September 2026</div>
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581            <form class="views-exposed-form" novalidate="novalidate" data-drupal-selector="views-exposed-form-localgov-news-search-page-search-news" action="/news/search" method="get" id="views-exposed-form-localgov-news-search-page-search-news" accept-charset="UTF-8">
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617              <li class="facet-item"><a href="/news/search?f%5B0%5D=date%3A2026" rel="nofollow" data-drupal-facet-item-id="date-2026" data-drupal-facet-item-value="2026" data-drupal-facet-item-count="144" data-drupal-facet-filter-value="date:2026" data-drupal-facet-widget-element-class="facets-checkbox"><span class="facet-item__value">2026</span>
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649        </aside>
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670    <div class="field__label visually-hidden">Image</div>
671              <div class="field__item">  <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/localgov_newsroom_teaser/public/migrated_files/vote_being_cast_0.jpg?itok=ygedMv8H" width="360" height="200" alt="" />
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686          <h3>
687        <a href="/news/2026/sep/mid-argyll-election-how-vote" rel="bookmark"><span>Mid Argyll by-election: how to vote</span>
688</a>
689      </h3>
690        
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693            <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>People in Mid Argyll are being asked to vote for one councillor in a by-election on Thursday 29 October.</p></div>
694      
695            <div class="field field--name-localgov-news-date field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item">29 September 2026</div>
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716              <div class="field__item">  <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/localgov_newsroom_teaser/public/2026-09/Cothouse%20Bridge.png?itok=s3UlAdHG" width="360" height="200" alt="Cot House bridge" />
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731          <h3>
732        <a href="/news/2026/sep/planned-works-cot-house-bridge" rel="bookmark"><span>Planned works for Cot House bridge</span>
733</a>
734      </h3>
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738            <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>A £600,000 investment to extend the life of Cot House bridge, in Dunoon, is scheduled to begin in the second week of October and continue until the end of the year.</p></div>
739      
740            <div class="field field--name-localgov-news-date field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item">24 September 2026</div>
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760    <div class="field__label visually-hidden">Image</div>
761              <div class="field__item">  <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/localgov_newsroom_teaser/public/2026-08/Mullimagecropped.png?itok=itb4tKDq" width="360" height="200" alt="Tobermory" />
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776          <h3>
777        <a href="/news/2026/sep/tobermory-campus-update" rel="bookmark"><span>Tobermory campus update</span>
778</a>
779      </h3>
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783            <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Argyll and Bute Council’s ambitious proposal for a new 2-18 learning campus at Tobermory on Mull took a step forward with the holding of a formal meeting, part of its ongoing consultation in line with the Schools (Consultation) (Scotland) Act 2010. </p></div>
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785            <div class="field field--name-localgov-news-date field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item">23 September 2026</div>
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801            <div class="field field--name-field-media-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"><div>
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805    <div class="field__label visually-hidden">Image</div>
806              <div class="field__item">  <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/localgov_newsroom_teaser/public/2023-08/Business%20funding.jpg?itok=pBU1XZ0U" width="360" height="200" alt="Image shows four hands holding up a red sign with the words funding" />
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821          <h3>
822        <a href="/news/2026/sep/council-grants-offer-support-argyll-and-bute-businesses" rel="bookmark"><span>Council grants offer support for Argyll and Bute businesses</span>
823</a>
824      </h3>
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828            <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Businesses across Argyll and Bute are being encouraged to find out about grant funding available from the council to supp
828ort their development and growth.</p></div>
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830            <div class="field field--name-localgov-news-date field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item">23 September 2026</div>
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849  <div class="field field--name-field-media-image field--type-image field--label-visually_hidden">
850    <div class="field__label visually-hidden">Image</div>
851              <div class="field__item">  <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/localgov_newsroom_teaser/public/migrated_files/Tiree.jpg?itok=bO-Mglty" width="360" height="200" alt="Tiree" />
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866          <h3>
867        <a href="/news/2026/sep/have-your-say-proposed-short-term-let-control-area" rel="bookmark"><span>Have your say on proposed a short-term let control area</span>
868</a>
869      </h3>
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873            <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Argyll and Bute Council is asking residents, businesses, communities and short-term let operators for their views on proposals intended to support housing in the areas facing the greatest pressure. </p></div>
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875            <div class="field field--name-localgov-news-date field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item">21 September 2026</div>
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891            <div class="field field--name-field-media-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"><div>
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894  <div class="field field--name-field-media-image field--type-image field--label-visually_hidden">
895    <div class="field__label visually-hidden">Image</div>
896              <div class="field__item">  <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/localgov_newsroom_teaser/public/2026-09/A%26BC%20Icon_Misc-22.jpg?itok=QFHzp-AU" width="360" height="200" alt="Graphic shows the range of services the council delivers " />
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911          <h3>
912        <a href="/news/2026/sep/what-are-your-priorities-council-budget" rel="bookmark"><span>What are your priorities for the council budget?</span>
913</a>
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918            <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Communities are invited to tell the council about their budget priorities by using an on-line budget calculator, now available on the council’s website.</p></div>
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920            <div class="field field--name-localgov-news-date field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item">18 September 2026</div>
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956          <h3>
957        <a href="/news/2026/sep/more-ways-keep-touch-argyll-and-bute-council" rel="bookmark"><span>More ways to keep in touch with Argyll and Bute Council</span>
958</a>
959      </h3>
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963            <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Residents, businesses and visitors now have even more ways to contact Argyll and Bute Council and access the services they need.</p></div>
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965            <div class="field field--name-localgov-news-date field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item">17 September 2026</div>
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1952//   // Use the image inside the button (the image keeps its alt for AT)
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vendor: 1 bytes, line 2018
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vendor: 1 bytes, line 2019
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Line numbers count LF bytes from the start of the resource, as the search results do. Vendor segments are library code the classifier recognised; they are stored but not indexed. Bytes are shown as Latin1 characters, one per byte.