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Don’t forget – check for changes to your festive bin collection

There will be some changes to bin collections in º£½ÇÉçÇø and Bute during the festive period.

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º£½ÇÉçÇø and Bute maintains top ten ranking for youth engagement

º£½ÇÉçÇø and Bute Council has once again demonstrated a strong performance in supporting young people into education, training, and employment. The latest Annual Participation Measure (APM) shows that 94.6% of 16–19-year-olds were participating between April 2024 and March 2025, an increase of 0.3% on last year and 1.3% above the Scottish average of 93.3%.

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Inspectors praise high quality teaching

Inspections took place between May and September 2025 in three º£½ÇÉçÇø and Bute Primary Schools and Early Learning Centres including Bunessan, Rosneath and Ulva.

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