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This is a profile for the central postcode in PA38 which is PA38 4BN. Neighbourhood profiles vary significantly from postcode to postcode.

Often, many of the people who live in this sort of postcode will be living in farming communities.

These communities are found in some of the most rural areas of Britain, where the economy is underpinned by agriculture. There is a strong presence of farming communities in the Scottish Islands, Shropshire, Cumbria and the South West of England.

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Schools

Find out the performance data, locations and contact details of your local schools. All the vital information you need to help make educational decisions for your children.
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Crime

The Strathclyde Police force is responsible for policing the Argyll and Bute Council local authority area.
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Council tax

The average council tax per household in Argyll and Bute council is £1,038.00, compared to an average in Scotland of £1,011.26.
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Local news

Des Browne to quit the Commons

27/11/2009 21:46:59

Former defence secretary Des Browne plans to step down as MP for Kilmarnock and Loudoun at the next general election.
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Rescue plan for city arts venues

27/11/2009 15:44:29

A rescue plan is agreed to save Glasgow's biggest arts venues, like the Royal Concert Hall, from potential cash difficulties.
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Man jailed over sex abuse of girl

27/11/2009 12:25:18

A man who abused a 10-year-old girl at her home in Glasgow and a caravan park in Argyll is jailed for three years.
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Hacker to appeal over extradition

27/11/2009 07:13:05

Lawyers for computer hacker Gary McKinnon are to challenge the home secretary's decision not to block his extradition to the US.
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Man attacked in front of daughter

27/11/2009 14:46:37

Police hunt a man who attacked another man in a street in Rutherglen in front of his 10-year-old daughter.
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Child porn teacher sent to jail

27/11/2009 13:23:58

A former head teacher who admitted possessing thousands of indecent images of children is jailed.
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Thieves steal BMW in carjacking

27/11/2009 10:15:11

Two men armed with baseball bats steal a 61-year-old woman's BMW in a carjacking in Hamilton, Lanarkshire.
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Consultation on schools plan ends

27/11/2009 00:09:21

A consultation on controversial plans to redraw the catchment area for one of Scotland's most successful schools ends later.
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Free elderly care 'too expensive'

27/11/2009 08:00:20

Scotland may no longer be able to afford free personal care for all its elderly, the country's top social worker claims.
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Prison population increases by 6%

27/11/2009 13:40:14

Scotland's average prison population increased to 7,835 last year, according to new national statistics.
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School upgrade project progresses

27/11/2009 12:40:42

Turf cutting ceremony marks the start of work on a new shared campus school in Motherwell, North Lanarkshire.
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Eviction facts 'need explaining'

27/11/2009 00:20:02

For the first time statistics are released on how many households facing eviction are being referred to local authorities.
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BBC Alba

02/10/2009 09:02:33

Naidheachdan Gàidhlig Ionadail, Nàiseanta is Eadar-nàiseanta
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Local news

26/11/2009 12:28:01

Other websites in the Glasgow and west area
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Highways to Hell

27/11/2009 11:01:53

Glasgow in the top 10 list of the UK's scariest roads
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Your stories

24/09/2007 13:02:46

How to send us news from Glasgow and the west
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Railway Stations

Connel Ferry (9.94 miles away), ScotRail

Taynuilt (11.83 miles away), ScotRail

Oban (13.60 miles away), ScotRail

Falls Of Cruachan (16.07 miles away), ScotRail

Loch Awe (17.31 miles away), ScotRail

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