Game of tennis on council budget
It’s that time of the year, with council administrations racking their brains on how to cut the financial cloth available, ever smaller and thinner, to deliver essential services – and on the rack,...
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MSPs support Scottish Tourism Week – what about calling it to account?
Jackie Baillie, MSP responsible for Helensburgh and Lomond, is one of the MSPs who today gave their backing to Scottish Tourism Week.The eighth Scottish Tourism Week will take place from 4th to 13th...
View ArticleMachrihanish Dunes Award: ‘Our investment was in the area as a whole, with...
The Village at Machrihanish Dunes has announced that it has won the Scotland Enterprise Award at the Countryside Alliance Awards held at Scottish Parliament at Holyrood. The Enterprise Award is awarded...
View ArticleMount Stuart commission Turner Prizewinner piece for summer 2013
Mount Stuart – the spectacular and playful architectural stunner of a stately home outside Rothesay on the Isle of Bute, is delighted to announce a major commission of new work by Lucy Skaer.This is...
View Article5 Argyll projects in 6 category finals of 2013 Nature of Scotland Awards
Sustainable fishing, wildlife gardens, beavers and bean geese, were just some of the projects announced as finalists in RSPB Scotland’s Nature of Scotland Awards at the Scottish Parliament on Tuesday...
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Glasgow Caledonian educational partner for Helensburgh’s Heroes Centre...
In more news of substantial progress announced today for the innovative Heroes Centre digital academy project, the campaign has received the backing of Glasgow Caledonian University [GCU].The...
View ArticleArgyll and Bute Council behind the times on large stores
Just as Argyll and Bute Council steps out with plans to seek out the means and the places to accommodate large stores, the same stores have admitted that they are losing customers.People are getting...
View ArticleSpeaker makes major contribution to development of parliamentary democracy
John Bercow, Speaker of the House of Commons, has, in the past week, made a major contribution to the belated evolution of our parliamentary democracy.He did it from the antipodes, which he was...
View ArticleStagecoach trials Near Field Communication smartphone technology for bus...
In a major technological development, the transport group, Stagecoach, has launched a new scheme which allows bus passengers in Cambridge to obtain timetable information direct to their smartphones.The...
View ArticleNATIONHOOD: The For Argyll Referendum Project
Think about Scotland in 2050. What sort of a country do you want it to be by then? Prepare to share that vision.We’re not interested in the ‘now’ or in the vested interests and mantras of either Better...
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Stramash go public at the Fort
Stramash, the Oban-based outdoor activities and learning social enterprise held an Open Day in Fort William at the start of the week – to introduce themselves to folk at the Fort and to show them some...
View ArticleFinal Land Reform report substantial, challenging, provocative, not final
The Scottish Government’s Land Reform Review Committee has just published its final report.It had issued a shockingly slight interim report just under a year ago in early June 2013, which For Argyll...
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Argyll and the Isles Tourism introduces 7 freelance ‘Development Agents’
Argyll and the Isles Tourism Cooperative [AITC] is introducing no fewer than seven new freelance ‘Development Agents’ who will work two days a week in or near their own areas in Argyll for six months...
View ArticleTransport contracts – are Scottish Government’s hands tied or not?
There have been confusing messages from the Scottish Government in the last week or so on the matter of the letting of transport contracts.First there was an untendered £12 million contract awarded to...
View ArticlePortavadie offers three night ‘Twixmas’ break
The lovely Portavadie, on Loch Fyne in southwest Cowal, is offering a tranquil three night ‘Twixmas’ break away from it all, from 27th to 30th December – from just £51.67 per person, per...
View Article£7 million technology innovation competition as Wave Energy Scotland surfs...
The hunt for innovative power take-off systems for wave energy devices has regenerated. Wave Energy Scotland [WES] is a new research and development body funded by the Scottish Government.It has just...
View ArticleInaugural Bike Fyne motorcycle safety event
The first Bike Fyne motorcycle safety event – an imaginative and exciting innovation – will take place around Loch Fyne on Sunday 12th April.The event is designed to educate bikers enjoyably,...
View ArticleTwo compelling programes coming up on BBC ALBA
The fresh programming of BBC ALBA on which we so regularly remark, is coming to the fore again with two programmes scheduled to air shortly.The offshore world of oil and gasThe first – on 30th April...
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Special events to mark Luss General Store’s first birthday
In May last year the Luss General Store opened its doors with the aim of providing visitors to Luss with a quality retail outlet selling homeware and gifts, and supporting the village in its quest to...
View ArticleVote for Dunoon’s TickX in Richard Branson’s Pitch to Rich at Virgin Media
Dunoon based entrepreneur, Sam Coley – well known for his successful and innovative work at SamTeq, today sees his latest venture – TickX – in the running for a chance to pitch to Richard Branson to...
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