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514            <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>There are a many ways you can contact us with questions, to report problems, request services or to send us your comments or complaints.</p>
515<p>Contacting us online is the easiest and quickest way to get in touch with us.</p>
516<p>We will try to reply in Gaelic if people contact us in Gaelic (Nì sinn ar dìcheall freagairt sa Ghàidhlig ma chuireas daoine fios thugainn sa Ghàidhlig)</p>
517<p>Before you contact us, there are a number of services that the council doesn't provide, and that are provided by other organisations. You can check what services we don't provide here - <a href="/my-council/who-does-what-services-our-council-doesnt-cover" title="Services our council doesn't provide" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="47c754a8-65aa-4aca-8b42-484e3671dbad" data-entity-substitution="canonical"><strong>Who does what? Services our council doesn't cover</strong></a></p>
518<p><a class="btn btn-start col-sm-6 mt-3" href="/form/enquiries">Send us your enquiry</a></p>
519<p class="alert alert-success">Have you recently received excellent customer service from an Argyll and Bute Council employee or team or believe that they have carried out their duties in an exceptional manner? You can use our <a href="https://www.argyll-bute.gov.uk/my-council/argyll-and-bute-employee-recognition-programme" title="Employee Recognition Programme">Employee Recognition Programme to nominate them for their good service.</a>&nbsp;</p>
520<p class="alert alert-danger">Argyll and Bute Council has a <a href="/my-council/zero-tolerance-statement-abuse-council-workers" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="6956f0c1-66e7-4b71-8274-50636674b544" data-entity-substitution="canonical" title="Zero tolerance statement on abuse of council workers">zero-tolerance approach to abuse</a>, including verbal abuse, threats, intimidation, harassment, or physical violence directed towards our employees. Such behaviour is unacceptable in any circumstance and will not be tolerated.</p></div>
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800Argyll and Bute Council<br>
801Kilmory<br>
802Lochgilphead<br>
803Argyll<br>
804PA31 8RT
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812<p><a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a></p>
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1117  var options = {}; // Options can be added as needed
1118  var autoLoad = false;
1119  var enableFragment = "#reciteEnable";
1120  var loaded = [],
1121    frag = !1;
1122  window.location.hash === enableFragment && (frag = !0);
1123  function loadScript(c, b) {
1124    var a = document.createElement("script");
1125    a.type = "text/javascript";
1126    a.readyState
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1146  function loadService(c) {
1147    for (var b = serviceUrl + serviceKey, a = 0; a < loaded.length; a++) if (loaded[a] == b) return;
1148    loaded.push(b);
1149    loadScript(serviceUrl + serviceKey, function () {
1150      "function" === typeof _reciteLoaded && _reciteLoaded();
1151      "function" == typeof c && c();
1152      Recite.load(options);
1153      Recite.Event.subscribe("Recite:load", function () {
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1156    });
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1158  "true" == _rc("Recite.Persist") && loadService();
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1166  // Please add code below in ReciteMe PreLoaded code section: :
1167  function loadAndTranslate(lang) {
1168    reciteLoading = true;
1169    loadScript(serviceUrl + serviceKey, function () {
1170      _handleTranslation(lang); //this is in the script load callback so no ‘looping’
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1236//   button.className = 'reciteme-trigger';
1237//   button.setAttribute('aria-label', 'Recite Me accessibility and language support');
1238//   button.setAttribute('aria-controls', 'reciteme-toolbar');   // if you have a toolbar container
1239//   button.setAttribute('aria-expanded', 'false');               // update when opened
1240//   button.title = 'Launch Recite Me';
1241
1242//   // Use the image inside the button (the image keeps its alt for AT)
1243//   var img = document.createElement('img');
1244//   img.src = buttonSrc;
1245//   img.alt = 'Recite Me accessibility and language support';
1246//   img.title = 'Launch Recite Me';
1247//   button.appendChild(img);
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1249//   var buttonParent = document.querySelector(buttonParentSelector);
1250//   buttonParent.appendChild(button);
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1252//   // Click handler — keyboard activation works out of the box (Enter/Space)
1253//   button.addEventListener('click', function () {
1254//     loadService();
1255//     // If the toolbar appears, reflect state:
1256//     button.setAttribute('aria-expanded', 'true');
1257//     return false;
1258//   });
1259
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1261//  }
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