Scottish island of Bute prepares to welcome 15 Syrian families

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One of the buildings the refugees will be housed in

Rothesay’s population used to triple in the summer months as Glasgow’s working-class holidaymakers piled on to paddle steamers and ferries to go “doon the watter”. Today, the population has shrunk to 6,000, mostly pensioners. Many young people leave to be educated on the mainland. Few return. Jobs on the island are scarce. Rothesay is among the poorest places in Scotland.


The Scottish island where 15 Syrian refugee families have been rehoused