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"Released under a more credible banner, it would have sold millions and been regarded as brilliant": Sweet rock hard and conjure up a cult classic on Give Us A Wink

Could Sweet still produce after dumping Chinn and Chapman? You bet!

Louder

“They’d often taken leaps into more powerful, aggressive album tracks at odds with their hit singles. Then they went even further”: When a 70s bubblegum pop quartet surprised fans by releasing a prog album

Pushing their abilities like never before, their 1978 record – the last with their classic line-up – offered a glimpse at the cliff-leaping experimentation that might have followed

Louder

"We went to abandoned cemeteries at night, stole everything we could find." Black magic, human skulls and Aleister Crowley – the twisted story of Tobias Forge’s favourite cult horror-metal band, Death SS

They were as infamous as they were influential, inspiring everyone from Venom to Ghost. This is how Death SS became a cult metal legend

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“Mick told Freddie Mercury who he was. As Mick walked away, Freddie shouted: ‘We’ll be bigger than you one day’”: The epic story of Sweet, the 70s glam icons who burned bright and refused to fade away

Sweet were one of the original 70s glam bands – and more than 50 years later, guitarist Andy Scott is keeping the flag flying

Louder

Deputy leader removed and provost resigns after explosive Scottish council meeting

The deputy leader of South Ayrshire Council has been removed following a vote by councillors

The National (Scotland)

A beginner's guide to Sweet in 10 brilliant songs, from chart hits to deep cuts

The Sweet are best known for their pop hits, but their back catalogue is a varied treasure trove of glam and hard rock. Here are their 10 finest moments

Louder

Paul Stanley of Kiss preparing to shed tear at last ever UK gig in Scotland

Frontman of legendary rock band will shed a tear when they play their final UK date ever at the Glasgow OVO Hydro

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Culzean bay holiday park gets go ahead despite objections from as far away as the United States

The holiday park proposal attracted 90 objections from as far afield as the US, but none from National Trust and the Culzean estate

Daily Record

Massive 750 home development at risk over bizarre horse bridge demand in Ayrshire

Councillors rejected a second attempt by developers at Corton in Ayr to remove a requirement for a horse bridge over the A77.

Daily Record

Blackpool tower sized wind turbines rejected in Ayrshire

Two adjoining sites south of Straiton in South Ayrshire could be home to 200m high turbines.

Daily Record

The inside story of South Ayrshire's power struggle that led to Conservative power grab

Independent Councillor Brian Connolly said that the on-off battle by Conservatives for control of South Ayrshire kept going up until Thursday's meeting.

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