Scotland’s playful History
A new website – Scotland’s History – launched today, designed to make the complex and lively history of this country available to people anywhere and of a wide age spectrum.A reconnaissance visit...
View Article2010 Pipe Band Competition Calendar
Argyll, with its great strength in pipe bands, sees several move up a grade in competition this year.Inveraray & District moves from Grade 2 to Grade 1Black Bottle Isle of Islay moves from Grade 3B...
View ArticleCommunity Council By-elections
Argyll and Bute Council is encouraging people with an interest in the wellbeing of their local communities to stand for election to their local Community Council during By-Elections which take place on...
View ArticlePack Inquiry Oban public meeting on future of agriculture funding
The Pack Inquiry was set up last year, named after its Chair, Brian Pack and is examining how best future funding for the Agricultural sector might be managed.The Inquiry is now to hold public meetings...
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River Etive to the Corryvreckan: fancy some open water swimming?
A group of members of Mid Argyll Tri & Cycle Club co-ordinate regular open water swimming sessions and are happy for non0-members to come and join in.Now that the ice is melting and Argyll still...
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Houseroom: Michael Marra’s tour of Argyll and the Isles
Houseroom, the new release from legendary Dundee singer-songwriter, Michael Marra performing with the backing band of his dreams – The Hazey Janes – is also the title of his tour to promote the...
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Brave: Scottish tourism development strategy
VisitScotland has put £7 million into the promotion of Scotland on the back of the Disney/Pixar animation, Brave. It has done so in the hope that the film becomes a cult success and that its...
View ArticleHeads-up on Oban Winter Festival
The 2012 Oban Winter Festival will be held during 16th and 25th November.If it is anything like last year, the programme – due for public release towards the end of next week – will be full of...
View ArticleMull BID’s YES team will be part of any joint meeting they can make
The team behind Mull, Iona and Ulva’s MI BID is willing and keen to be part of any public meeting they can make, where the different views on the BID are presented to business voters at the same time,...
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Bank Holiday open days with Helensburgh’s Digital Academy Heroes
The Scottish Charity, Helensburgh Heroes, will be revealing detailed plans for its proposed Digital Academy and Entertainment Centre at two Open Days planned for the May Bank holiday weekend.The Open...
View ArticleTransport Scotland says public welcomes new proposals for A82 Pulpit Rock...
Transport Scotland have found that local residents and businesses along the A82 have welcomed their alternative road closure proposals for the A82 Pulpit Rock improvements, set to get underway later in...
View ArticleSNP Group Leader not even sure which day it is
The following email was sent yesterday, 19th August, by SNP Group Leader, Sandy Taylor, to his colleagues in the SNP Grpup.The stresses within and from without the group are clearly beginning to...
View ArticleTrack and trek Mull from MacCulloch’s Fossil Tree to the lava flows to the...
The unique landscape of Mull is revealed during a special event organised by the National Trust for Scotland team on the island. The walk through the wild coastal landscapes of Burg where ancient lava...
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Argyll and the Isles Tourism Roadshow initiative
For 2013, the driving Argyll and the Isles Tourism Cooperative is taking to the road – and the ferries – with a series of roadshows across this mainland and island territory.All place, date, time and...
View ArticleMatch made in heaven: stellar success of speed-dating for buyers and Argyll...
Argyll and the Islands Tourism Cooperative has had a resounding success with the innovative ‘speed dating’ event dreamed up by its CEO, Mike Story and delivered at the Loch Melfort Hotel at...
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Easdale RIB Rendezvous 2014 lined up
The 2014 Easdale RIB Rendezvous – a spectacular and popular event – will be on the 10th and 11th May.This year the big communal gig is a rerun of circumnavigating Jura – ‘as we were beaten by the...
View ArticleBOWfest 2014 headline acts to rock Argyll
Inveraray’s Best of the West Festival – BOWfest – a celebration and showcase of the best of the west coast of Scotland’s food, drink and music - has just announced a corking couple of headliners for...
View ArticleArgyll dates now known for passage of Commonwealth Games’ Queen’s baton
On 7th July the Commonwealth Games baton will come through Dalmally.On 13th July it will be back in Argyll from Appin to Benderloch, Dunbeg, Oban, Kilmartin, Lochgilphead, Furnace, Inveraray, Strachur,...
View ArticlePractical crofting courses at Kilmartin Museum
Kilmartin Museum is shortly to start running a series of practical courses in crofting – in partnership with the Scottish Crofting Federation. These courses are open to all – with a discount is given...
View ArticlePro-indy Sunday Herald seen utterly to concoct smear on Labour
[Updated 17.30 below] In Today’s edition of the Sunday Herald, which declared firmly for the pro-indy campaign back at Easter, attempts to make a blatant and utterly groundless smear on Labour. This...
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