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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.

With Angus set to move from Level 3 to Level 2 this Friday, it’s worth remembering the travel restrictions that are in place in Scotland as part of wider protective measures. The important rules for Angus residents once in Level 2 are as follows –

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

We are seeking the public’s views on the future of the former Lochside Leisure Centre, and the land immediately around it in Forfar Loch Country Park, Craig O’Loch Road Forfar.

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.

Building is underway at our new housing development in Mayfield Terrace, Arbroath, which will see 14 one-bedroom Council flats being made available for affordable rent.

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 –

In the latest part of Angus Council’s determination to make the local housing market as accessible as possible for home seekers, 22 affordable homes will be built at Victoria Grange in Monifieth.

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

According to some estimations, people across the world will take more than 1.4 trillion photographs in 2020.

We are introducing a new recycling service that will see unwanted carpets transformed into state-of-the-art horse riding surfaces.

Leader of Angus Council, Councillor David Fairweather today reiterated the council’s support to combat the rise of COVID-19 across Angus and reduce the pressure on the NHS in Tayside.

Eighteen young people have taken the next step in their career after starting an 18-month Modern Apprenticeship (MA) programme with Angus Council.

Our new housing allocation system – Angus Homefinder - is now live. You can now apply for housing online using our new system via our Find a Home webpage.

…They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old: Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning

From 6am on Friday 13 November, the protection level in Angus will move from Level 2 to Level 3.

Angus residents have proved themselves to be among the very best in the land when it comes to recycling household waste. The drive by people in Angus to recycle more has resulted in the county placing second out of 32 Scottish local authorities in 2019, with a household recycling rate of 59.1%.

Angus Council has received planning approval to build 10 new affordable Council houses for rent in Montrose.

A statement by Angus Provost Ronnie Proctor “The Coronavirus Pandemic has impacted upon our society in a way that none of us could have contemplated less than a year ago.

Over the last six months, youth workers from our Communities Team have worked closely with young people through online learning, outdoor activities and detached youth work, providing them with vital support.