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The public tennis courts in West Links Park, Arbroath have been officially reopened (Monday 11 September) after a £57,198 renovation, managed by Angus Council and the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA), helping to ensure that quality facilities are available for the local community.

Arbroath’s £12 million Flood Protection Scheme was officially declared open by MSP Máiri McAllan, Cabinet Secretary for Transport, Net Zero and Just Transition, at a ceremony at St Vigeans today. The Cabinet Secretary was welcomed by Angus Council Chief Executive Margo Williamson and Communities Convener, Cllr Mark McDonald.

As many residents of Angus will know, Crombie and Monikie Country Park were badly impacted with damage caused by Storm Arwen and the other storms of 2021/22, with windblown trees restricting access to some paths.

The Horizon Team has been awarded £10k from The National Lottery Community Fund to fund additional activities for care experienced young people accessing the service.

Brechin High School is securing a lease of land from Scotia Homes to develop an allotment and food forest for the school and local community to offer rural learning and improve wellbeing and sustainability opportunities. The school will lease the three acres of land which is near the school at Brechin West for £1 per year.

Angus Council is pleased to announce an upgrade to National Cycle Network Route 1 in Carnoustie. The work comprises of a 450-metre stretch of path between Barry Links and Carnoustie Golf Links practice area and is the first in a series of measures to improve sections of the National Cycle Network in Carnoustie.

In a bid to prevent doorstep crime, Angus Trading Standards are urging residents to use the Angus Trusted Trader Scheme to safely choose a reliable local trader to carry out work in their homes.

Angus residents should check their electoral registration details or risk losing their chance to vote on decisions that affect them. The Electoral Registration Officer has written to households to check that the electoral register is up to date and to identify any residents who should be registered but aren’t.

Mrs Margo Williamson, Chief Executive of Angus Council today, Thursday 24 August, announced her retirement. Margo has worked for Angus Council since 2013, initially as Strategic Director of People before becoming the first female Chief Executive in Angus in 2017.

Over the next couple of months our Protecting People Angus team will be developing a culture of kindness approach with Angus Council staff, colleagues in NHS and Angus Health and Social Care Partnership (AHSCP).

At a Special Angus Council meeting to be held on Thursday 24 August, Councillors will be asked to grant a change to the lease of the Carnoustie Golf Hotel. The current lease holder, Mineflow Investments Ltd (Mineflow), has requested that the lease is transferred to Carnoustie Golf Links Properties Limited.

Following repairs on the A92 Dundee Road, Arbroath, at its junction with Westway (at McDonald’s), our engineers have uncovered a major issue with the culvert running underneath the road.

Four primary schools in Angus will trial School Friendly Zones to improve road safety, encourage families to walk, cycle or scoot and create a healthier environment around schools, when children return after the summer holidays on Tuesday 15 August 2023.

As we welcome the start of a new school year, Children and Learning Convenor, Cllr Lynne Devine extends a warm welcome to young people, families, carers and teaching staff.

Footway and carriageway resurfacing work will begin on A923 Coupar Angus Road, Muirhead from Monday 21 August 2023 and is scheduled to last for approximately three weeks.

Best wishes to all our young people formally receiving their SQA exam results tomorrow (Tuesday 8 August). Convener of Children and Learning Committee, Cllr Lynne Devine said:

People in Scotland are being encouraged to enjoy the outdoors safely this summer by taking precautions against tick bites and being aware of the symptoms of Lyme disease.

A number of Stagecoach bus services will be affected by the staging of the 2023 UCI Cycling World Championships.

So far, more than 500 competitors from around the world have signed up for the UCI Cycling World Championships Gran Fondo Time Trial in Angus and Dundee on Monday 7 August.

Angus Council and the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) have renovated the public tennis courts in West Links Park, Arbroath in a partnership agreement. £57,198 investment from the UK Government and LTA Tennis Foundation’s Park Tennis Project, being delivered by the LTA, aims to support grassroots tennis and safeguard public p

As part of Angus Council’s Agile programme, from 21 August 2023, the Angus Health and Social Care Partnership teams currently located in Panmure Street, Brechin will be moving to the Montrose Town House, 119 High St, Montrose DD10 8QR.

The Angus Rural Mobility Hub has been awarded £10,000 of funding by the Energy Technology Partnership (ETP) to explore the development of green hydrogen for use in the heavy-duty vehicle sector.

Dead and dying seabirds have been washing up along the East Coast of Scotland in recent days, including Angus beaches and shorefronts. This is believed to be because of an outbreak of Avian (or bird) flu. Wild birds can carry several diseases that are infectious to people.

The 2023 UCI Cycling World Championships Gran Fondo Time Trials will take place in Angus and Dundee on Monday 7 August. The Gran Fondo Time Trials event will see international elite amateur competitors race a distance of just over 14 miles, against the clock, along the A92 westbound carriageway in Angus.

Alcohol Awareness Week (3-9 July 2023) is a chance for people to think about the effects of alcohol and highlight the support available for people experiencing problems with alcohol and/or drugs. 

Angus Council has supported over 80 businesses thanks to their Angus Independent Retailer Programme initiative, delivered with Scottish Government LACER funding.

Today (Wednesday 28 June) will see the official start to the construction of the new £66.5M Monifieth Learning Campus, on the site of the existing school playing fields.

Convenor of Children and Learning, Cllr Lynne Devine is wishing all children and young people at Angus schools a safe and happy summer holiday, as the end of term approaches on Thursday (29 June).

Families who qualify for free school meals based on financial criteria will receive a single direct payment of £70.40 to cover the Summer holiday period (32 days). This payment will be in bank accounts on, or around, Friday 30 June 2023.

The council’s Carnoustie Early Learning and Childcare Centre (ELCC) was officially opened today (Monday 26 June) at a gathering to celebrate the new centre built as part of the council’s commitment to expand ELC opportunities for families.