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Knoydart Peninsula residents buy local pub after raising £320,000

Residents of the Knoydart Peninsula have bought their local pub after decades of private ownership.

The Old Forge is situated in the village of Inverie in Lochaber, and has been described as the ‘remotest pub in mainland Britain’ by Guinness World Records.

It is now owned by the Old Forge Community Benefit Society (CBS) after residents spent the last 14 months fundraising more than £320,000 through a community share offer and crowdfunder.

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