FOUR Argyll businesses are celebrating following award wins at the 2018 Scottish Rural Awards last Thursday.
Forward-thinking biotechnology company Xanthella, based in Oban, was overall winner in the Rural Enterprise and Innovation category, with judges praising its exciting work to create renewable electricity from algae.
Other Argyll wins included Ninth Wave Restaurant in Fionnphort, which took home runner-up spot in the Rural Hospitality category and Arden- based Luss Estates which received a Highly Commended award in the Business Diversification category.