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Environmental charity Keep Scotland Beautiful has announced that six of Angus’ favourite beaches have been awarded the prestigious Scotland’s Beach Award. The 2023 award winners include Lunan Bay, Montrose Seafront, Arbroath, Carnoustie, Monifieth and East Haven.

From 2 October this year, there will be new tax requirements put in place by the UK Government for applications for certain licences across Scotland and Northern Ireland. You will need to complete a tax check with His Majesty’s Revenue & Customs (HMRC) before applying to renew a licence.

Angus Council’s Trading Standards Team has issued a reminder to local residents not to trust the promises of cold callers and to report any incidents to the authorities.

The price of charging an electric vehicle at charging points maintained by Angus Council will increase from Thursday 1 June 2023. The price will go up from 23p per kWh to 41p per kWh on all publicly owned slow, fast and rapid chargers.

Work to make Brechin Den a better environment for wildlife and to be more accessible for people to enjoy has been completed. The project received a timely boost in December last year when Angus Council received a Nature Restoration Fund award of £22,724 from Nature Scot to carry out additional daylighting at the Den.

Recycling centres at Monifieth and Kirriemuir will close next month on a permanent basis, in order to deliver savings that will help sustain the provision of other essential Angus Council services.

A one-off grant is available to eligible town centres across Angus to support our town centre economies by driving growth and collaboration, whilst supporting future sustainability and resilience.

Scotland’s first drone port, Mercury Drone Ports, has been given the green light and awarded £1million, to create a first-of-its-kind airspace that will allow Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) drone activities in Angus.

Resurfacing & drainage work will begin on the B9128 at the junction with East Mains from Monday 27 March and is scheduled to last for five working days.

Resurfacing & drainage work will begin on the A937 at Grampian Growers from Wednesday 22nd February and is scheduled to last for eight working days. The work is being carried out on the main route from Montrose to Aberdeen and will result in some restrictions for vehicular traffic.

Consultation is set to begin as Angus Council and Dalhousie Estates engage with local community councils, City of Brechin and District Community Council, and Inveresk Community Council to help shape their proposal for the Angus Rural Mobility Hub in Brechin.

Across Angus, partner organisations and community groups have been coming together to create Community Spaces - warm and welcoming places out of the cold, where you and your family can spend time with others, get support information and useful resources. And even a nice cup of tea!

At Full Council on Thursday, 3 November 2022, councillors will consider the Medium-Term Budget Strategy (MTBS) (report 361/22), which describes in detail the financial crisis that Angus Coun

A new on-demand drone collection and delivery service is being trialled in Angus by Scotland’s first drone port, Mercury Drone Ports and NHS Tayside.

Visitors to West Links in Arbroath can now benefit from a state-of-the-art Changing Places toilet facility as Angus Council invest £57,000 in accessible facilities to enhance their accessible tourism offering.  

The door is open as Angus welcomes visitors Buildings and sites across Angus will be welcoming the public on 10 and 11 September 2022 when they take part in this year’s Doors Open Days.

Resurfacing and drainage work will begin on A933 north of Friockheim from Thursday 18 August and is scheduled to last for approx. eight working days.

Following the decision by Angus Council taken on 21 June 2022 (Report No.

To celebrate International Women’s day on 8 March, Angus Community Planning Partnership have launched Angus Women’s Centre, an exciting and new approach to supporting women in Angus.

Following the First Minister’s announcement on 21 December 2021 regarding new measures required to slow the spread of Coronavirus, a financial package for eligible businesses is available.

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. Angus residents are asked to complete the Lochside Leisure Centre consultation online.

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.

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.