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Angus Council tenants are being invited to help decide the level of rent rise for 2027/28.

Council tenants invited to share views on rent rise

A raft of improvements has already been carried out. (Pic: Google Maps)

Major investment continues at Forfar Golf Club

Around 150 people attended a public meeting organised by local MSP Lloyd Melville.

‘Victory’ for community with launch of new bus service

Permission to expand the site was granted in June this year. (Pic: Google Maps)

Holiday park bids for another major expansion months after it doubled in size

Councillor Bill Duff said it would be “illogical” for the council to refuse the development.

Controversial solar plans get the go-ahead from council

“Angus Council has approved £1.55 million for harbour infrastructure, contractors are now discussing repairs to the slipway, and testing of the pier is scheduled for early November.” (Pic: Google Maps)

Holyrood View - A decades-old business is now at risk an in need of help

A site at Orcharbank Business Park has been earmarked for the hub. (Pic: Google Maps)

Progress being made on new Angus mobility hub

“The residents and businesses of Brechin are the real victims here. It is their homes, their memories, and their daily lives that have been upended and changed forever.”

Holyrood View - Making difficult decisions to help build flood resilience

Angus Council has introduced a new policy on pets.

New pet policy to be introduced for council tenants

Members of the fostering and adoption team are pictured at the launch.

New campaign seeks new foster carers and adoptive homes

“When it comes to education, the SNP's record is one of failure.”

Holyrood View - The current approach to education should be ditched

The waste sorting system will next be introduced at Montrose. (Pic: Google Maps)

Montrose is next in line for recycling sorting station with roll-out date to be ...

The hub closed in April due to a lack of money. (Pic: Google Maps)

New use touted for defunct Friockheim community hub

The sheds would each accommodate 32,000 chickens.

Plans lodged for new chicken sheds near Kirriemuir

The application relates to a council-owned site on Riverview Drive. (Pic: Google Maps)

Mobile phone mast plan refused amid land ownership confusion

Proposals lodged recently with Angus Council.

Plans lodged with Angus Council

The company proposes to turn the building into a 38-bedroom HMO. Angus councllors refused the application in May. (Pic: Google Maps)

Forfar HMO plan set for appeal to Scottish Government

The application will be considered by Angus Council. (Pic: Google Maps)

New proposal put forward for village development

Community councils are the most local form of representation for their areas. (Pic: Google Maps)

Opportunity to get involved with local democracy

The bus station’s waiting room had to be closed last year due to antisocial behaviour. (Pic: Google Maps)

New measures suggested to improve bus station safety

‘My model listens to a tall story’ will return after 32 years.

Studio reopens after five-month renovation project

The Mechanics Insitute has suffered from leaks during periods of bad weather. (Pic: Google Maps)

Repairs proposed to tackle leaks in landmark Brechin building

The warning against entering the water at Monifieth will be in place for the foreseeable future. (Pic: Google Maps/Derek Webster)

E.coli warning remains in place at Monifieth beach

The council hopes the new send to save scheme will help to recover the debt. (Pic: Google Maps)

Council has £1m of housing benefit debt outstanding

A wide variety of activities will be available over the summer.

Angus is getting ready for a summer of sport

The business was given the go-ahead for both of its planning applications. (Pic: Google Maps)

Lodges plan wins approval with knuckle rap from councillors

The site occupies an area of farmland between Glamis Road and Dundee Road. (Pic: Google Maps)

Opportunity to view proposals for 300-house development in Forfar

The first and third phases of the project will be carried out on East Mill Road. (Pic: Google Maps)

Eight-month project to reroute Brechin gas main

Local councillors are pictured with Provost Craig Fotheringham, who opened the scheme. (Angus Council)

Multi-million pound Arbroath 'Place for Everyone' project officially opened

The new regulations relate to the running of the county’s cemeteries. (Pic: Google Maps)

Concerns raised over the use of memorial benches

A pier was first recorded on the site in 1493. (Pic: Bascharlau/Wikiepdia)

Sea change for town's historic pier

Voters will go to the polls on Thursday, June 18. (Getty Images)

Five candidates to stand for Angus by-election

Council officers are will present a proposed gull action plan to councillors in January.

Councillors back action plan to deal with county's gull issues

The all-ticket event will be able to accommodate up to 300 fans in Forfar’s Reid Hall. (Pic: Google Maps)

Fan zone for Scotland's World Cup opening game approved

The site occupies farmland west of Westfield Loan. (Pic: Google Maps)

Plans for 300-home development in Forfar to go on display

The vacant site next to Wellbank Village Hall. (Pic: Google Maps)

Appeal for five-house development to go before committee

Pictured (l-r) are Chris Boyle – UNISON, Angus Provost Cllr Craig Fotheringham, Unite members with Angus Council’s Chief Executive Kathryn Lindsay, Mike Callaghan – EIS, Angus Council leader Cllr George Meechan.

Ceremony remembers workers who have lost their lives

A full planning list can be found on Angus Council's website.

Planning applications lodged with Angus Council

The entrance to the old rope works off Bents Road. (Pic:Google Maps)

Plan to turn former rope works into yoga studio approved

The proposed investment in the harbour’s facilities would total £1.5 million. (Pic: Google Maps)

£1.5m investment proposed for Arbroath Harbour

Almost half of the council’s garages across the county are currently empty. (Pic: Google Maps)

Council garage survey reveals £12 million repair bill

The junction at the East Port will be closed for around two weeks. (Pic: Google Maps)

Busy junction to close for High Street gas network upgrade

The new guidance has been drawn up after consultation with the county’s Christmas lights groups.

New Christmas light guidance issued for community groups
Organisations across the county which arrange communities’ Christmas lights have been issued with new guidance by Angus Council.

The application for the rural site will now be considered by Scottish ministers. (Pic: Google Maps)

Substation appeal to be dealt with by Holyrood

Plans lodged recently with Angus council

Planning applications lodged with Angus Council

Plans lodged with Angus Council.

Planning applications lodged with Angus Council

Councillors voted 20-5 against an extra day’s holiday for teachers and local authority staff.

Extra World Cup holiday refused by councillors after majority vote

Housing service team members are pictured during the visit.

Work starts on development of 20 new council homes in Arbroath

Angus Council is asking the public to ensure they dispose of spent batteries correctly.

Glasgow city centre fire prompts new battery warning

The pilot project was set up at the Forfar centre in November. (Pic: Google Maps)

Pilot scheme saves more than six tonnes of waste from landfill

Parent Club can provide advice on a range of matters, from financial issues to jobseeking.

Help for parents to access free advice

”Glen Doll visitor centre has been saved. This is hugely important, as it is one of the portals to the Glens and it’s so welcoming to the visitors our economy depends upon.” (Pic: Google Maps)

Holyrood View - Stepping down after a five-year term as an MSP

The centre was closed in 2023. (Pic: Google Maps)

Monifieth skip site to be sold after approval from councillors

Planning applications lodged this week.

Local planning applications lodged with Angus Council

The reserved funding is enough to replace just three pieces of the park’s equipment. (Pic: Angus Council)

Community support to access funding for Forfar playpark

The increase was agreed after a three-hour meeting. (Pic: Google Maps)

Angus Council Tax increased by more than 9%

The administration's budget proposals will be put forward at a council meeting later today.

Council leader reveals budget proposals

The recycling centre was one of two closed by Angus Council in 2023. (Pic: Google Maps)

Bid to offload former Monifieth skip site approved

Local applications lodged with Angus planners.

Planning applications lodged with Angus Council

The council had hoped that work in the former Invertay Primary School would begin early this year.

Plans to convert former primary school to affordable flats are delayed

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