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15 May, 2008

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Rolling the felt at Benderloch Spring Fair
Published:  24 April, 2008

PEOPLE who attended the local origins rural spring fair in Benderloch were shown how to make felt from sheep's wool.

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Care home nurse is suspended
Published:  21 March, 2008

A nurse at the Ossians Care Home in North Connel has been suspended following an allegation made by a resident.

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Another tropical fish found in Argyll waters
Published:  11 January, 2008

A fish farm worker has found a second tropical fish in Argyll’s waters, thousands of miles from its usual habitat.

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Accident blackspot’s surface solution
Published:  03 January, 2008

A new anti-skid surface has virtually ended accidents at an Oban blackspot. Years of almost daily accidents at the Halfway House corner on the A85 between Oban and Dunbeg have come to an end after the surface – costing between £8 and £10 per square metre – was laid in April.

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Duke’s delight with Loch Awe wind farm decision
Published:  27 December, 2007

The Duke of Argyll says he is ‘ecstatic’ after controversial plans for a wind farm on his estate were narrowly approved.

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Turkey seeks girlfriend
Published:  21 December, 2007

The owners of a turkey from Dalmally are pleading with poultry enthusiasts to help find him a girlfriend – before the festive birds end up on the wrong end of a carving knife.

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Airport costs defended
Published:  27 October, 2007

The cost of upgrading Oban, Coll and Colonsay Airports has risen from an inital £4 million estimate to £8.5 million but Argyll and Bute councillors say restoring roads on the islands and runway lighting were necessary.

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Other local news
The Argyllshire Advertiser
• POWER PLANT GIVEN GREEN LIGHT
• Inveraray Community Council stand down
• Lochgilphead pupils are picking up
The Campbeltown Courier
• New minibus launch for SKSC
• Boy racer’s car seized
• Baroness Michie dies at 74
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