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Argyll

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[ahr-gahyl] / ɑrˈgaɪl /

noun

  1. a historic county in W Scotland.


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As well as the Moray and Aberdeenshire increases, council tax in Argyll and Bute is to rise by almost 10% as the local authority tries to fill a gap of more than £13m in its finances.

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Argyll and Bute Council plan to build the new £43m campus close to the current high school in Tobermory - the only high school on the island and a source of division among islanders.

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But the consortium behind the project says the cost of connecting to the electricity network – which is highest in Argyll and the north of Scotland - makes it impossible to compete against projects proposed in England.

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In Argyll and Bute, the A815 at Rest and Be Thankful near Lochgoilhead, is closed in both directions following a landslide.

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The warning affects north and north-east Scotland and covers the Northern Isles, Hebrides, Angus, Perth and Kinross and parts of Argyll and Bute.

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