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Scientists set to return to island

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Rothesay & District Pipe Band's Olivia receives the third place trophy at the British championships held in Paisley. Photo by David Cameron.

Rothesay Pipe Band in tune for more success thanks to youth drive

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Dr Paul Thomas and Ian Dickson of Scalpsie Farm at the truffle plantation.

Bute’s first truffle farm

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Buteman news in brief round-up

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Local MSP supports Multiple Sclerosis campaign at Holyrood

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Experts predict an increase in Scotland's daddy longlegs population

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Local businesses benefit from £72m rate relief in seven years

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Osprey chick Eilidh pictured at Kildalton on the Isle of Islay. Photo by Pauline Mellor-Greenhalgh

Bute osprey returns home

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Argyll & Bute Council's Kilmory HQ.

Council’s Gaelic action plan

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QUIZ: The 2017 sporting year

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Scott Booth, now head coach of Glasgow City, believes change should be resisted at all levels of the Scotland set-up

Scott Booth: Scotland must stick with manager and the plan

Football

Up to 400 cyclists ensure Wheelers’ festival is a continued success story

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Cyclists prepare for one of the races

Cyclists gear up for major biking event on the island

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McCubbin pair win pairs

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Scottish athletics stars converge on Grangemouth for Senior Championships

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Oliver Burke will join Scots U21 squad with a point to prove

Football

Draw made for first round of Scottish Junior Cup

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A Scots Gaelic sign on the Isle of Skye

Quiz: How good is your Scottish Gaelic?

Arts
Extra tickets will go on sale this Friday for Runrig's concert in Stirling on Friday, August 17.

Extra tickets released for Runrig’s farewell concert

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The Arctic Monkeys first UK tour date in over three years will take place at TRNSMT Festival

Arctic Monkeys to headline TRNSMT festival

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Four Scottish pubs have scooped awards at the Pub and Bar awards (Photo: Shutterstock)

These four Scottish pubs have been named among the best in the UK

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It's not good news for Scottish residents with a phobia of creepy crawlies (Photo: Charlesjsharp / Wikimedia Commons)

Experts predict an increase in Scotland's daddy longlegs population

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A Scots Gaelic sign on the Isle of Skye

Quiz: How good is your Scottish Gaelic?

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Local MP Brendan O'Hara outside the Rothesay RBS last December.

Bank denies online targets were secret

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Rhoda Grant MSP

SNP accuses Labour of ‘playing politics’

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Kathleen Martin and Stephanie Jenkins collect the CIE Award of Excellence on behalf of the Mount Stuart team.

Attraction awarded

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Memorial service for the crew of midget submarine XE11. Photo by Iain Cochrane.

Memorial service for submarine crew

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Sandra Cairney New Associate Director for Public Health for Argyll and Bute Health and Social Care Partnership

New director for social care partnership

Health
Anne Charnock (left) and Nina Allan

Bute writers book more success

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