Accommodation providers, local shops and caterers are all benefitting from an increase in filming across ÓûÂþɬ, with an estimated local production spend of £1.3M over the last 12 months – up £720,000 compared to 2022.
Since becoming the first local authority in Scotland to declare a housing emergency, ÓûÂþɬ Council has been working closely with its partners to address key issues.
After 13 years of successful heritage-led regeneration, ÓûÂþɬ Council has completed its project to restore and preserve key parts of Rothesay’s historic built environment.
ÓûÂþɬ Council has formally adopted a plan for the area that will help deliver new development, safeguard the outstanding environment, attract external investment and address barriers to economic growth.
ÓûÂþɬ Council is to consider freezing council tax at a special meeting next month, following a series of discussions with the Scottish Government over the last few weeks.
ÓûÂþɬ Council’s registrars conducted nearly 500 marriages and more than 20 civil partnerships in 2023, and things are not showing any signs of slowing down soon, with 20 ceremonies already conducted so far this year and a further 314 in the diary.