Dunbartonshire and Argyll & Bute
£1million boost for red squirrel conservation
Over £1m in new funding has been announced to aid red squirrel conservation efforts in ...
By The Lochside Press
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Trash to Treasure Eco-Warriors
Armed with bin bags and litter pickers, a group of young people with additional support ...
By Caroline Finn
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Shocking increase in plastic litter on beaches revealed
The amount of plastic litter found on beaches in Argyll and Bute has almost trebled ...
By The Lochside Press
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How one author set out to change perceptions of asthma through stories
“At four years old I remember rolling down a grassy hill on a summer’s day. ...
By Mary Irvine, The Clydesider
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Provost ‘horrified’ by Argyll and Bute Council’s poor road maintenance
Long-awaited flood prevention works in Kilcreggan now look set to be finished two months late, ...
By Julian Calvert, Lochside Press
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Hogwatch Dumbarton: providing lifesaving care for hedgehogs
Hedgehog numbers in the UK have dropped from an estimated 30 million in 1950 to ...
By Katie Kennedy
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Bank closures in Islay create concerns in community of being left behind
The recently announced impending closure of the Shore Street, Bowmore branch of the Bank of ...
By The Ileach
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£9.6m Kilcreggan Harbour plan rejected by almost 75 percent
£9.6m plans for ‘Kilcreggan Harbour’ were rejected by nearly three-quarters of the people who took ...
By Julian Calvert, Lochside Press
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The Secret Seven – a few things that public servants in Argyll and Bute kept private in 2023
The start of year is always a time for lists, so as 2024 begins, we’re ...
By The Lochside Press
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Stitching the Spirit of the Highlands and Islands
Some of the beauties and spirit of Islay and Jura have been captured for posterity ...
By Carolyn Ferguson, The Illeach
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Scotland communities rally to support increasing number of people requiring food assistance
The Trussell Trust charity recently revealed that they had distributed 128,490 emergency food parcels in ...
By The Scottish Beacon Reporters
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Argyll and Bute: Historic Kilcreggan pier document safeguarded
The original designs for the first pier in Argyll and Bute village Kilcreggan have been ...
By The Lochside Press
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