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Power: SSE is continuing to work hard to restore power to rural properties which remain affected across Angus. If you still have no power, here is the latest update from SSEN at 10.30am on 30/11/21  Support for those without power:

For information on support available through Angus visit this page. Power:

It is one year since the physical work began on the £12 million Arbroath (Brothock Water) Flood Protection Scheme. Despite the challenges of delivering the national priority project during the COVID-19 pandemic, work has pressed on and is currently ongoing at Hercules Den, St Vigeans and Brothock Meadows.

Some parts of Angus have seen delays to their waste and recycling bin collections in recent weeks following staff shortages due to COVID-19 absences.

For the last few weeks Angus Council and Angus Health and Social Care Partnership have been working with colleagues in the MOD, the Home Office, and COSLA, to put plans in place to accommodate former Afghan interpreters and their families who are being re-located to the UK, because of the potential dangers posed to them by the Taliban regime in

Angus gets ready to welcome golfers, a global TV audience of millions and thousands of spectators to The AIG’s Women’s Open at Carnoustie this week (19-22 August).

Local residents are being warned not to lose their voice on decisions that affect them by making sure their electoral registration details are up to date.

Pupils at Grange Primary School have won a national reading award in the First Minister’s 2021 Reading Challenge. Young people at Forfar Academy also scooped highly commended in the Reading Inspiration category.

Children Seen Playing on Ice Angus Council is asking people to stay safe and keep off the ice over concerns around the danger of falling through it. Parents and carers are also encouraged to discuss the dangers with their children when playing out doors as sadly the risks far outweigh the fun.

Maintenance work by Network Rail means that our recycling centre at Monifieth will close temporarily from Friday 22 January.

Fraudsters are texting people with fake messages falsely promising them a COVID-19 vaccination with the single aim of draining their bank accounts.

Many thanks to the 3000-plus people who took part in the recent survey on parking in Angus. The public survey is a key part of the ongoing review of on and off-street parking in the county and has been aimed at finding out about people’s expectations and requirements of parking in Angus.

Level 4 restrictions which come into effect from Boxing Day – Saturday 26 December - mean that face-to-face opportunities to consult on the future of Lochside Leisure Centre will not be possible.

From armchairs to z-beds, our waste team has been hard at work to dispose of Angus resident’s unwanted household items this year.

SmartRural, Scotland’s experts in rural Internet of Things (IoT) technologies, has teamed up with Angus Council and Rapier Systems to work with the local agricultural community to support the rapid delivery of high-speed Broadband and IoT to rural Angus. 

The First Minister has today (Saturday 19 December) issued new guidance which will significantly tighten protections against Coronavirus (COVID-19) to prevent the spread of the new, highly contagious strain of the virus.

As the festive season approaches, Child Protection Committees Scotland encourages everyone to keep eyes and ears open for children who may be experiencing harm over the holidays. We’ve all got a part to play to protect children and young people, even at Christmas.

Deputy First Minister John Swinney today (18 December 2020) announced that Angus Council’s Monifieth High School will be one of 25 new schools and campuses to be constructed or refurbished with Scottish Government funding, alongside local authority contributions as Phase 2 of the Learning Estate Investment Programme.

As part of its commitment to promote and improve energy efficiency and reduce fuel poverty, Angus Council is working in partnership with Scarf on a project aimed at the area’s private sector housing.

A £700m PROGRAMME that will boost economic prosperity across Tayside and north-east Fife will be confirmed today (December 17) with the formal signing of the Tay Cities Region Deal.

There is a rich seam of history that can be detected in Angus Council’s new affordable homes at Brechin’s Damacre Road.

The UK Gov has today opened a new walk-through coronavirus testing centre at The Council’s Bruce House car park in Arbroath (DD11 3TP).

Our public parking survey is now live. Please take time to Have Your Say  The survey’s aim is to help us to better understand what you want from and expect of car parking in Angus. This survey, which is open for two weeks, gives you the opportunity to have your say.

A clean-up operation is underway following a fire at a former bingo hall in Forfar on Sunday.

Our Trading Standards team is all set to tackle the con-artists who sell fake goods on social media.

We want you to Have Your Say on the future of parking in Angus. A review of both on and off-street parking aims to establish people’s expectations and requirements of car parking in Angus.

From Friday 27 November you will be able to see available properties on our new Angus Homefinder website and be able to bid for the home you want.

Vandals have caused damage running into thousands of pounds at Arbroath’s Cliffburn Community Park. Incidents have been reported to Police Scotland in the hope of tracing those responsible.

A reminder to all our garden waste collection customers –

Preparatory work marking the physical and visible start of the Flood Protection Scheme in Arbroath is underway.