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A spokesperson for the new owners stated that the plan for the island was to "harvest seaweed, and make the island generally accessible in terms of rough pathways and safe facility for boats to dockâ but noted that "these plans have been shelved for the time being.â They added: âthe island is
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536:13 November
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558:The Ferret
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