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Angus Council’s Community Resilience Roadshow will be hitting the county trail later this month to highlight the importance of being prepared – for both individuals and communities.

Families who qualify for free school meals based on financial criteria will receive a single ‘Direct Payment’ of £27.50 per eligible child to cover the Spring holiday period from Monday 7 April 2025 to Monday 21 April 2025 inclusive (£2.50 x 11 days).

As non-domestic rates bills start to be issued from today, we want to highlight the new rates relief that comes into effect from 1 April.Businesses could receive up to 40% relief from their annual rates bill for the financial year 2025-26.

No Fishing signs are being put up at Arbroath’s Keptie Pond.No Fishing signs are being put up at Arbroath’s Keptie Pond.The signs will state - It is an offence to fish in the Keptie Pond Conservation Area without written permission.

Angus Council’s 2025-26 Budget is an ambitious plan for Angus – one that is designed to sustain existing services and unlock opportunities for the future.Since 2013-14 Angus Council has had to make budgeted savings of more than £100m and the Administration has recognised that the erosion of services and staff cannot continue.

A public consultation event about the ongoing response to coastal erosion at Montrose was held at the town’s sports centre this week.

The price of charging an electric vehicle (EV) at charging points maintained by Angus Council will increase from Monday 1 April 2025.The increase in EV charging cost was agreed by Angus Council at their meeting on 27 February 2024.

This Scottish Apprenticeship Week, we’re confirming our commitment to developing our young workforce!

As Angus Council prepares to deliberate upon its 2025/26 Budget this Thursday (27 February), the full range of reports are now available on the Council’s website Special Angus Council 27 February 2025.

These, “larger than your average” sandbags are robust and filled with quarried sand. They’ve been positioned within the low points in the dunes at the “pipey” and at points to its north and south. While only intended to be a temporary measure, they will provide short-term flood protection and prevent further erosion at the more vulnerable low points.

We want you to have your say on taxis in the Angus Council area by taking part in our survey.Specifically, we want to understand more about the experiences of people who make journeys using wheelchair accessible taxis.

The Angus Financial Support Abuse Team (FAST) has issued a strong warning regarding a cold calling scam, targeting the elderly and vulnerable.The scam involves a company cold calling people in Angus, claiming that they work with the NHS in order to gain access to people homes.

A 5.2% increase in housing rent for 2025-26 was agreed at a special meeting of Angus Council’s Housing Committee today.

A plea to people using sports and leisure facilities at Arbroath Sports Centre – please do not park in disabled bays unless you have the required Blue Badge.

Airlie Primary School is celebrating after achieving Reading Schools Gold Award in recognition of the culmination of a two-year journey dedicated to embedding a love of reading across the whole school.

Monifieth High School proudly hosted a book launch event on Wednesday 29 January, to celebrate the publication of A Periodic Table of Greek Mythology, a new book that features contributions from both young people and teachers at the school.

Work on the Arbroath A Place For Everyone project is continuing at pace and in the coming weeks work will commence at Brothock Bridge, Millgate junction and Catherine Street junction.

Message on behalf of Neil Lowden, Acting Director of Education and Lifelong Learning and Cllr Lynne Devine, Convener of Family, Education and Justice Committee:

Newtyle Nursery is celebrating as they have received the first Breastfeeding Friendly Scotland Early Learning Award in Tayside. The nursery is one of six early learning and childcare (ELC) settings in Angus chosen to pilot this exciting initiative, developed in collaboration with the Scottish Government and NHS Education for Scotland, led locally by the Infant Nutrition Team, Directorate of Public Health, NHS Tayside.

𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐚 𝐑𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐬 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐫𝐛𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐭𝐡 𝐀 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐅𝐨𝐫 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 The project has recently passed the halfway stage and works continue

A new Housing Committee has been established following approval of Angus Council at their meeting on Thursday 19 December 2024.This important step highlights the Council’s commitment to addressing housing-related matters with an enhanced focus and urgency and has been driven by the recognition of a Housing Emergency in Angus.

17 community groups which applied for the Angus Community Fund will today (Friday 13 December 2024) hear that they have been successful in securing a share of the £160,000 fund aimed at helping communities to become more resilient.

With work just over half-way through on the Arbroath A Place For Everyone project, we take a look at progress being made. The contractor Balfour Beatty

A total of eight local projects aimed at improving communities and places across Angus will share in a £600,000 fund.The community-led projects include local people taking ownership of property, redeveloping assets, or making the best use of green space.

Families who qualify for free school meals based on financial criteria will receive a single ‘Direct Payment’ of £7.20 to cover the three day holiday period from  4th December - 6th December 2024 (two in-service days and St Andrew’s Day holiday). This payment will be in bank accounts on, or around, Wednesday  4th December 2024.

Angus Council is proud to support Adoption Week Scotland (25 November to 1 December), a week dedicated to raising awareness of adoption and celebrating the families brought together.

Tourism provided a £306million boost to Angus’s economy last year, according to an independent report.Research conducted by Global Tourism Solutions (GTS), using the Scottish Tourism Economic Activity Monitor (STEAM) model, highlights that tourism’s economic impact has increased by 27.2% since 2019.Headline figures show:

The Angus Financial Abuse Support Team (FAST) have been alerted to incidents where people looking to secure employment working from home via the internet, have been conned into believing they have been successful getting a job.

Carriageway resurfacing work will begin on the A935 at Arrat Bridge from Thursday 5 December and is scheduled to last for approximately 7 working days.

Updated on Friday 22 November  as deadline extended to Monday 25 November...Only a few days remain to make an application to the Angus Council Community Resilience Fund.