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		<title>The future of Bute Fm</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 21:21:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Angela Haggerty</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Angela Haggerty AS a former presenter on Bute&#8217;s local radio station Bute Fm and one of a number of volunteers who resigned over management concerns since its launch in August 2009, I continue to hold an interest in the future of the station. Waves of concern rippled across Bute after the station&#8217;s first AGM [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=butebites.com&#038;blog=14444201&#038;post=263&#038;subd=butebites&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Bleak future for deteriorating former Rothesay Academy buildings &#8211; exclusive pictures</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 22:49:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Angela Haggerty</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[IT&#8217;S a shock to see the condition of the old Rothesay Academy site at Chapelhill. It holds a wealth of memories for locals past and present, having educated the island&#8217;s children for 137 years. It&#8217;s an important chunk of Bute&#8217;s history, but five years of neglect has left the old buildings and grounds grey and [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=butebites.com&#038;blog=14444201&#038;post=240&#038;subd=butebites&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Bellshaw ready for the battle for Bute</title>
		<link>http://butebites.com/2012/01/19/bellshaw-ready-for-the-battle-for-bute/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 13:23:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Angela Haggerty</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Standing for election in the 2012 local council elections, 18-year-old Adam Bellshaw is giving the youth a good name. ADAM BELLSHAW will be 19 when the next round of Scottish local council elections take place, and he will be running for office on the Isle of Bute. The island’s three current councillors – Len Scoullar, Isobel [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=butebites.com&#038;blog=14444201&#038;post=232&#038;subd=butebites&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Scottish government confirms RET will be rolled out to both Bute ferry services</title>
		<link>http://butebites.com/2012/01/11/scottish-government-confirms-ret-will-be-rolled-out-to-both-bute-ferry-services/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 16:06:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Angela Haggerty</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[TRANSPORT Scotland has confirmed the Road Equivalent Tariff (RET) scheme will be rolled out to both Bute ferry services after concerns were raised that the Rothesay-Wemyss Bay route would not be included. The SNP pledged in their 2011 manifesto to roll out RET after a pilot of the scheme in the Western Isles and gave the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=butebites.com&#038;blog=14444201&#038;post=224&#038;subd=butebites&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Bute battles through the storm &#8211; exclusive pictures</title>
		<link>http://butebites.com/2011/12/09/bute-battles-through-the-storm-exclusive-pictures/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2011 14:51:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Angela Haggerty</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[BUTE was battered by storm force winds on Thursday. Schools closed across Argyll &#38; Bute as winds reached over 80mph. Rothesay Academy closed on Thursday morning while the island’s primary schools attempted to remain open until lunchtime. Many shops and businesses also closed early as police warned the public not to travel. The island’s Calmac [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=butebites.com&#038;blog=14444201&#038;post=209&#038;subd=butebites&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Argyll and Bute prepares after Met Office weather warning</title>
		<link>http://butebites.com/2011/12/07/argyll-bute-prepares-after-met-office-weather-warning/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2011 18:42:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Angela Haggerty</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[RESIDENTS across Argyll &#38; Bute are bracing themselves for extreme weather after a warning from the Met Office. A red alert was issued on Wednesday morning for gale-force winds expected on Thursday. Winds could reach 80mph across western, central and southern Scotland. Scottish Transport minister Keith Brown said: &#8220;Tomorrow looks set to be a major challenge for our [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=butebites.com&#038;blog=14444201&#038;post=201&#038;subd=butebites&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Bute Forest to celebrate the cutting of the first tree at Rhubodach Forest</title>
		<link>http://butebites.com/2011/12/06/bute-forest-to-celebrate-the-cutting-of-the-first-tree-at-rhubodach-forest/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2011 15:50:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Angela Haggerty</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[BUTE Forest is inviting members of the community to celebrate the cutting of the first tree this Sunday, December 11. Mulled wine and baked potatoes will be on offer to keep everyone warm at the event although everybody is advised to wrap up well to keep the brunt of winter at bay. The celebration will [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=butebites.com&#038;blog=14444201&#038;post=194&#038;subd=butebites&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Bute prepares for day of strike action as council announces affected services</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2011 22:57:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Angela Haggerty</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[RESIDENTS on Bute are preparing for a day of public sector strike action after Argyll &#38; Bute Council released details of the range of services that will be affected on the island. All four schools on Bute will be closed on Wednesday 30 November as up to two million public sector workers go on strike [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=butebites.com&#038;blog=14444201&#038;post=187&#038;subd=butebites&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Bute passengers struggle through torrential rain and gale-force winds &#8211; Pictures</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2011 13:56:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Angela Haggerty</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ISLE of Bute passengers have been struggling to battle fierce weather and travel conditions after heavy wind and rain disrupted ferry travel and mainland services were hit by floods. Calmac ferry services across the Clyde and Hebrides and far north of Scotland suffered week-long disruption after Scotland was battered by heavy winds. Rail services between [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=butebites.com&#038;blog=14444201&#038;post=175&#038;subd=butebites&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Family left furious after Calmac ferry leaves island without seriously ill patient &#8211; but with family on board</title>
		<link>http://butebites.com/2011/11/28/family-left-furious-after-calmac-ferry-leaves-island-without-seriously-ill-patient-but-with-family-on-board/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2011 18:21:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Angela Haggerty</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[THE family of a sick 78-year-old woman were left stunned on Saturday after a Calmac sailing left the Isle of Bute in poor weather conditions with the family on board the vessel, but without the patient. Violet Leitch suffered a fractured hip and after doctors decided she was too fragile to be lifted by helicopter [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=butebites.com&#038;blog=14444201&#038;post=166&#038;subd=butebites&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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