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Argyll livestock under attack from ravens
Published: 18 April, 2008
SCORES of ravens are attacking and mutilating lambs and calves in Argyll and the islands, it emerged this week.
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Argyll and islands livestock come under attack from ravens
Published: 17 April, 2008
Ravens which used landfill sites as feeding grounds now attacking livestock
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Bid to improve ‘cumbersome’ planning department
Published: 21 March, 2008
Moves to centralise Argyll’s planning department was broadly approved by councillors last week. The moves would see more staff employed in the council’s Lochgilphead headquarters and increased fees for planning applications.
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Inveraray primary pupils compete for new Burns poetry trophy
Published: 18 February, 2008
Primary six and seven pupils at Inveraray Primary School took part in the inaugural recitation competition organised by Inveraray Burns Club.
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Was Crinan the seed for Wind in the Willows?
Published: 11 January, 2008
Could Wind in the Willows author Kenneth Graham have been inspired to write the famous children’s story by the time he spent in Mid Argyll.
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Mid Argyll woman seeks her fortune underground
Published: 03 January, 2008
A Mid Argyll woman has unearthed a new firm – breeding WORMS.
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Mid Argyll woman is top builder
Published: 27 December, 2007
A Lochgilphead woman has come top of the class after being awarded best student in her college course.
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40 per cent of 999 calls are false alarms
Published: 21 December, 2007
Nearly 40 per cent of 999 calls to the fire service in Mid Argyll are false alarms, councillors heard last week.
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Forestry road ruled out on landslip route
Published: 14 December, 2007
Plans to upgrade a forestry road between Tarbet and Inveraray have been dashed.
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On the slide traders urged ‘hang in there’
Published: 08 November, 2007
MID ARGYLL traders suffering because of the A83 road closure as a result of a landslide are being in urged to ‘hang in there’ by businesses experiencing an unexpected late-season bonanza along the A82-A85 diversion route.
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Fish farm and wildlife agreement
Published: 27 October, 2007
Fish farming and wildlife interests have come together in a new agreement for Loch Fyne, with longer fallow periods for farm sites.
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Sheep welfare plan welcomed
Published: 12 October, 2007
West coast crofters and farmers are breathing a sigh of relief after the Scottish Government this week launched a voluntary scheme to prevent their sheep starving to death on the hills.
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Lochgilphead pupils show off their many talents
Published: 28 September, 2007
As the recent Half Life arts project in the Lochgilphead area drew to a close, the fruits of the collaboration with the town’s high school were revealed in a special one-off performance.
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