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The ''Dunoon Observer and Argyllshire Standard'' is a weekly
tabloid newspaper A tabloid is a newspaper format characterized by its compact size, smaller than a broadsheet. The term originates from the 19th century, when the London-based pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline, Burroughs Wellcome & Co. used the term to de ...
serving the
Cowal Cowal () is a rugged peninsula in Argyll and Bute, on the west coast of Scotland. It is connected to the mainland to the north, and is bounded by Loch Fyne to the west, by Loch Long and the Firth of Clyde to the east, and by the Kyles of Bute ...
Peninsula area of
Argyll and Bute Argyll and Bute (; , ) is one of 32 unitary authority, unitary council areas of Scotland, council areas in Scotland and a lieutenancy areas of Scotland, lieutenancy area. The current lord-lieutenant for Argyll and Bute is Jane Margaret MacLeod ...
, in western Scotland. It is edited and printed in
Dunoon Dunoon (; ) is the main town on the Cowal peninsula in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It is located on the western shore of the upper Firth of Clyde, to the south of the Holy Loch and to the north of Innellan. As well as forming part of the cou ...
, and is known locally as ''the Standard''. The newspaper is owned by Argyll Media Ltd. It was published by E&R Inglis Ltd. until 2015, when the owners, Marion and John Carmichael, decided to retire. It had been in the Inglis family for 144 years.


History

Founded on 25 March 1871 in nearby Sandbank by William Inglis, Sr, who was editor and proprietor, it moved to Dunoon for the first time in 1906. That year its printing was moved to
Oban Oban ( ; meaning ''The Little Bay'') is a resort town within the Argyll and Bute council area of Scotland. Despite its small size, it is the largest town between Helensburgh and Fort William, Highland, Fort William. During the tourist seaso ...
, where it was printed alongside ''
The Oban Times ''The Oban Times'' is a local, weekly newspaper, published in Oban, Argyll and Bute on a Thursday. It covers the West Highlands and Islands of Scotland, reporting on issues from the Mull of Kintyre to Kyle of Lochalsh on the mainland, to the Inn ...
''. Printing returned to Dunoon in 1991. The newspaper currently has a circulation of around 5,500. In 2015, upon the retirement of the Carmichaels, the newspaper was purchased by Argyll Media Ltd. The editorial offices remain in Dunoon."Publisher change at Dunoon Observer and Argyllshire Standard"
- FeaturesExec.com, 13 November 2015 In 2019 Argyll Media Ltd launched a second newspaper, The Isle of Bute News. The current editor is Gordon Neish.


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''Dunoon Observer and Argyllshire Standard'' online edition
Newspapers published in Scotland Newspapers with Scottish Gaelic content Newspapers established in 1871 Mass media in Argyll and Bute Mass media in Dunoon 1871 establishments in Scotland {{Scotland-newspaper-stub