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Argyll and Bute
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Independent candidate posts nearly 200 Facebook election ads including AI anti-migrant fakes
An MP candidate has spent thousands of pounds posting more Facebook advertisements than any other Scottish election hopeful this year
New hopes to reverse island depopulation as school saved from closure
Argyll and Bute Council has decided against shutting the only primary school on the island of Luing for good, giving
Homeless crisis sparks call for Scotland to declare ‘national housing emergency’
Charities have called on the Scottish Government to declare a national housing emergency, claiming Scotland’s homeless system is at
Islanders fight to stop primary school closure on Luing
Parents of children on the Inner Hebridean island of Luing fear the permanent closure of its only primary school, deemed
Island depopulation: The battle on Bute
As the ferry approaches Rothesay harbour, passengers are greeted by signs of Bute’s struggles – and successes. Lined up behind
Island sold by National Trust of ‘considerable’ conservation importance
A west coast island sold off by the National Trust for Scotland (NTS) should be maintained and monitored in the
Scottish Land Fund spent millions on publicly owned buildings
The Scottish Land Fund, set up to help community buyouts, is heavily skewed towards a few local authority areas and
Supermarket slammed as rural communities hit by weeks of food shortages
The Co-operative supermarket has been urged “to sort itself out” after a month of failing to adequately stock some stores
Rural areas worst hit by post office closures in Scotland
Rural areas in the west of Scotland have been badly hit by post office closures in the last ten years,
Claim Syrian refugees linked to sexual crimes increase on island is FFS
The death of toddler Alesha MacPhail on the Isle of Bute has dominated the news since her body was discovered.