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Clydeport: the Loch Striven campaign goes on

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Strachur, Dunoon & Lochgilphead rock Inverclyde Music Festival

Monday, February 8th, 2010
Mark Morpurgo Article 4 School pupils from Strachur, Dunoon and Lochgilphead rocked up with great success

Lochgilphead gets first Scottish Cup, full contact karate contest

Monday, February 8th, 2010
Scottish Cup Full Contact Karate Mid Argyll Sport CentreThe Scottish Cup, a Novice Knockdown tournament in full contact karate, will be held at the Mid Argyll Sports Centre in Lochgilphead on Saturday 6th March at 2.00pm. It is being organised by the Kyokushin Schools of Karate (KSK) Scotland. This is KSK's first attempt ...

Bill Clinton asks Dunoon’s John McAslan to oversee Haiti’s rebuild

Sunday, February 7th, 2010
Citadelle Laferriere near Milot in Haiti. Copyright Rémi Kaupp GNU Free Documentation Dunoon-born and now London-based, international architect John McAslan

The Black Soul

Sunday, February 7th, 2010
Tramore beach east Inishmore Aran Islands Copyright Kanchelskis Creative Commons As the wind rose suddenly in the cool night The Stranger was transfixed

Islay High School wins not one but two FilmG awards

Sunday, February 7th, 2010
Islay HIgh School Win at FilmG 1 The young film-makers of Islay High School were jubilant

Torness nuclear reactor shutdown may bring power shortages

Sunday, February 7th, 2010
Torness Nuclear Power Station (crop) Copyright Asterion  Creative Commons This situation calls into question the mindset of the Beauly-Denny rent-a-rabble

Silver Gattling to fire again at Bruichladdich

Saturday, February 6th, 2010
Lomand Still from Inverleven to Bruichladdich The surprises continue. In the recent renovation of its still house, Islay's Bruichladdich Distillery

Tighnabruaich Gallery charity auction for Kilfinan Community Forest

Friday, February 5th, 2010
Susan Smith Kilfinan Winter The Tighnabruaich Gallery is setting the pace in the push to raise the last £22,000

Free Kintyre Music Workshops

Thursday, February 4th, 2010
Rebecca Brown Fiddle, guitar and percussion are the three instruments at the heart of a series
General Election in the offing and the misinformation begins
February 9th, 2010
Please can we have a grown up election campaign
Rothesay delighted with Place Making event
February 8th, 2010
At a time when Rothesay has just been revealed as a bolt-hole
Success for McGrigor in retention of Bull Hire scheme
February 8th, 2010
In a major success, Highlands and Islands MSP Jamie McGrigor's
Dubai World asset sale includes Inchcape Shipping Services of Campbeltown origin
February 8th, 2010
Istithmarh, the investment wing of £14BN debt-laden Dubai World,
QE2 may go in Dubai World asset sale
February 8th, 2010
Deloittes are understood to be advising debt-ridden Dubai World
Pack Inquiry Oban public meeting on future of agriculture funding
February 8th, 2010
The Pack Inquiry was set up last year, named after its Chair, Brian Pack and
Bute urged to vote on Rhubodach forest buy-out as BBC features community ballot today
February 8th, 2010
In its morning, lunchtime and evening news bulletins today 88th February),
The Icing on Easdale’s Puffer Bar
February 7th, 2010
And no, it's neither another snow fall nor a cake decoration contest.
Travel Blog tribute to Loch Fyne Whiskies and Niall Iain MacLean
February 7th, 2010
The Telegraph: A Travel Blog recently paid tribute
Oban Lifeboat launches for not-the-fifth onboard birth
February 7th, 2010
The Oban lifeboat launched at 4.00am this morning
Kennacraig Pier feels MV Arran’s arrival from Islay
February 6th, 2010
The ferry pier at Kennacraig on Kintyre's West Loch Tarbert suffered
Twice in a row: West Highland Line World’s Best Train Journey
February 6th, 2010
Last year sceptics thought it was a fluke. But lightning
Approved Scottish budget brings £1M to help local Post Offices through recession
February 6th, 2010
Argyll's MSP, Enterprise Minister Jim Mather, has
Doomed Renfrew-Yoker ferry to be replaced by Amfibus?
February 6th, 2010
The decision has been taken to close the traditional passenger
Flooding flags opposition case on Upper Clyde proposed gravel quarry
February 6th, 2010
The robust case against the proposed establishment of a giant gravel quarry
1st March for FAI into death of Scotland’s champion cyclist, Jason MacIntyre
February 6th, 2010
34 year-old Jason Macintyre was the cyclist who:
7 more exchanges to be Broadband upgraded by March
February 6th, 2010
It's no surprise that, because of high broadband take-up,
Machrihanish to be one of 11 strategic Scottish hubs for offshore wind turbines
February 5th, 2010
Kintyre will be delighted by Scottish Enterprise's announcement today
Screen Machine films in 3D: start with Avatar
February 5th, 2010
Thanks to the magical Screen Machine, the most inventive
Terminate the Rate: online petition to cut excessive mobile phone call profits
February 5th, 2010
At the moment Ofcom allows each mobile network operator to charge
Gloves off for Gaelic in the North East
February 5th, 2010
Roaring out of the Red Corner - and red in tooth and claw
MacFadyen negotiates solution to Ardrishing-Lochgilphead school walk assessment
February 4th, 2010
Senior Council officer, Malcolm MacFadyen, has stepped in
Oban Times launches digital edition today
February 4th, 2010
Save our forests for biomass. Subscribe to the digital online
Can Argyll & Bute Council officers not walk and talk at the same time?
February 4th, 2010
Lyndon Baines Johnston, the straight-talking
Vote Bute: BBC Scotland news clip on Rhubodach forest buy-out
February 4th, 2010
A BBC Scotland unit visited Bute on Tuesday (2nd February) to film
High tech search on Iona for St Columba’s Monastery
February 3rd, 2010
The National Trust for Scotland and Historic Scotland are
Congratulations to Dunoon Observer
February 3rd, 2010
The Dunoon Observer has a new website -
Good news for Kintyre: accolades for Machrihanish Dunes Golf Course
February 3rd, 2010
Two top USA-based golf publications have honoured
House of Lochar to publish facsimile of The Book of Islay
February 3rd, 2010
The publishing house on the Isle of Colonsay, House of Lochar,
Missing Stonefield Castle visitor may be body found on east Mull of Kintyre
February 2nd, 2010
There are so many mysteries in this story.

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