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Angus LEADER is encouraging young people who have a new business or social enterprise idea, or working on an established project that will benefit themselves and their local community, to attend the Angus Big Ideas Workshop held in Friockheim from 17 – 19 April.

Did you know that you can sign up to receive your Council Tax bills electronically instead of by post? It’s quick, easy and you can view your bill and current balance whenever you want to.

Polling Days have been a fairly frequent occurrence in recent years, but this is the first UK Parliamentary Election to be held in December for almost 100 years.

Poll cards for the UK Parliamentary Election on Thursday, 12 December 2019, are now being posted through the front doors of registered voters across the Angus.

Coin operated parking meters are now available for use at 14 of our off-street car parks in Angus. The solar-powered machines are being introduced in response to public demand and will be at the following car parks – Arbroath - Ladybridge St; Millgate – North Grimsby; West Abbey Street; Shore.

As of this week, drivers paying to park in Angus car parks no longer have to key in their vehicle registration numbers. Engineers have re-programmed all 40 payment meters across the county in a move that will simplify and speed up the payment process.

This is an archived news item. See the latest information on egg and nest removal. The time when we can no longer remove gull eggs and nests is approaching.

Scottish Missing Persons Week runs from 3-9 June - a Police Scotland programme coordinated and led by the National Missing Person Unit with support from partner agencies/organisations.

Have you previously made face to face enquiries with our staff at the ACCESS Office in Arbroath about Council Tax and/or Housing Benefit and Council Tax reduction? If you have, please be aware that this service will no longer be available after Friday 31 May 2019.

The creation of a £14.1 million shared campus for two Arbroath primary schools reached new heights at a topping out ceremony today.

From 1 April, anyone bringing household waste to any of our seven Angus recycling centres using a trailer, van or commercial-type vehicle will need to have a permit. The permits are free and are only available to Angus residents.

Important changes are being made to our recycling centre services. Changes are aimed at achieving necessary savings through increased recycling and more efficient use of our people, equipment and recycling centres.

An invitation is being extended Angus-wide to businesses and the public to work with the council to develop options to pay for parking and make it as easy as possible for the public to pay to park.

Angus Council is reviewing payment choices for its off-street car parks with plans to introduce an option to pay by cash.

Children at Ladyloan and Muirfield primary schools were perhaps more excited than most as they returned to school for the spring term in Arbroath today. Life begins anew at both schools, with modern new buildings equipped for 21st century learning open and ready to receive the children and staff.

The summer sun was fun while it lasted, but the countdown to winter begins this weekend when the clocks are turned back an hour.

There will be a charge to park in Angus Council’s off-street car parks from Thursday 1 November 2018.

Plans for a new £14.5 million shared campus for Hayshead and St Thomas RC primary schools and early years facility have been approved.

The townscape around the historic Arbroath Abbey is beginning to change as 40 new homes begin to emerge in the Abbey Quarter.

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We want to hear from as many of our 7,500 tenants as possible to ensure we are delivering the services they need, as well as properties they are proud to call home.

Work to replace two Arbroath primary schools as part of an ambitious multi-million pound project was marked by not one but two official site visits today (Mon 29 Jan).  

We are holding a public drop-in event on Wednesday (31 Jan) at Arbroath Academy, where details of the proposed designs for a shared campus for Hayshead and St Thomas primary schools will be on show. Arbroath Schools Project team members will also be available to discuss the proposals.

A key stage in the Arbroath Primary Schools Project is reached when our Children & Learning committee considers a recommendation for a shared £14.5 million campus for Hayshead and St Thomas Primary schools in Arbroath.