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This is a profile for the central postcode in PA71 which is PA71 6HS. 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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Council plans £30m spending cuts

09/12/2009 00:03:40

Glasgow City Council, Scotland's largest local authority, is considering cuts of about £30m next year.
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Murder trial hears of text terror

08/12/2009 19:08:18

The husband of a woman whose dismembered body was found in Glasgow recalls receiving a text claiming she had been kidnapped.
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Third race case loss for council

08/12/2009 16:27:29

A man wins a racial discrimination case for the third time after an eight-year legal battle with Glasgow City Council.
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Grade says ITV victim in STV row

08/12/2009 18:56:05

ITV boss Michael Grade tells MPs that his company is the "victim" in the ongoing £30m dispute with STV.
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Men jailed for X Factor pub brawl

08/12/2009 15:22:13

Two men are jailed for their part in a pub brawl in Lanarkshire sparked by arguments over TV talent show, The X Factor.
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Babysitter admits abusing sisters

08/12/2009 16:39:38

A man admits abusing a young girl and her sister while he he was babysitting for their parents at a house in Lanarkshire.
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Plan to criminalise buyers of sex

08/12/2009 10:49:33

MSPs are being asked by campaigners from the west of Scotland to change the law and criminalise the purchase of sex.
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Killer considered 'gentle giant'

08/12/2009 00:08:59

Carers for a man who stabbed his father to death did not recognise the danger he posed, a report says.
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Taxi driver assaulted and robbed

08/12/2009 11:35:36

A taxi driver is robbed and has his car stolen after being "violently assaulted" by two male passengers in Glasgow.
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'Killer ladybird' breeds in city

08/12/2009 12:19:31

A wildlife charity says an Asian ladybird which is believed to threaten native wildlife is breeding in Scotland.
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Primary school rated among best

08/12/2009 13:51:30

A primary school in Motherwell, North Lanarkshire, receives an excellent report from school inspectors.
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Vomiting bug hits hospital wards

08/12/2009 10:58:37

Five wards at the Victoria Infirmary in Glasgow are closed to new patients after an outbreak of winter vomiting disease.
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Row over staff on new rail link

08/12/2009 12:37:08

Rail union the RMT accuses train operator First Scotrail of risking safety on the new Airdrie-Bathgate rail link.
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Man, 29, held over woman's death

07/12/2009 21:56:49

A 29-year-old man is arrested and held in custody in connection with the death of a woman in Airdrie at the end of October.
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Artist Wright wins Turner Prize

07/12/2009 21:23:32

Painter Richard Wright, whose work includes striking, large-scale frescos using paint and gold leaf, wins the £25,000 Turner Prize.
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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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Top lollipop

07/12/2009 15:04:59

Former firefighter is UK's school crossing favourite
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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

Oban (20.01 miles away), ScotRail

Connel Ferry (23.11 miles away), ScotRail

Lochailort (26.78 miles away), ScotRail

Taynuilt (28.60 miles away), ScotRail

Arisaig (30.21 miles away), ScotRail

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