Today’s travel updates
Thursday, February 16th, 2012 (Updated 00.01) Weather. Roads. Ferries. Information sources.
Spygate: Who was ‘John McKinnon’? Was Russell a victim of dirty tricks by a council false persona?
Wednesday, February 15th, 2012 (Updated below) Just over a year ago, in very early January 2011, the incendiary schools closure issue
Thrilling proposal for Helensburgh Housing Expo on former academy site
Wednesday, February 15th, 2012
The architectural practice. Gareth Hoskins Architects, has led a collective now proposing one of the most exciting initiativesSpygate: Russell demands confirmation that investigation will be independent
Wednesday, February 15th, 2012 As we reported in our piece last night on Jo Smith's involvement in the forced departure from Oban FM of council critic and presenter
10 BBC ALBA programmes shortlisted at Celtic Media Festival 2012 awards
Tuesday, February 14th, 2012
The 33rd Celtic Media Festival taking place from 18th-20th April, revisits the Irish city of Derry for 2012,Meet Scotland’s little post-devolution sleeper
Tuesday, February 14th, 2012
In a hilarious mistake of considerable potential advantage to Scotland, it has emerged that in the 1999 devolutionDeacon, Price and all staff to stay at Oban Marina under new local owners
Monday, February 13th, 2012
There is immediately reassuring news for users and well wishers of Oban Marina - actually on the Isle of Kerrera,Ellis Cameron: Hazy days – tea solves everything
Sunday, February 12th, 2012
This week I’ve been feeling a little dozy; it was our formative assessment day on Monday, where we handed inMulll and Iona Community Trust packs a political punch to open An Roth
Sunday, February 12th, 2012
It could have been 'scissors at dawn' were it not that politicians had put their differences aside to be part of the welcome on the Isle of Mull for the opening on Friday of the An Roth Community Enterprise Centre at Craignure.
And this is one of the most compellingly interesting photographs of such occasions we have seen - with Argyll and Bute's LibDem MP, Alan Reid (left) and its SNP MSP, Education Secretary, Michael Russell (right) compressed togetherNo Tiree Array campaigners play the Trump card
Saturday, February 11th, 2012
In a battle to save the offshore Isle of Tiree from vanishing behind a modern-day marine forest ofCononish gold mine to be in operation summer 2012
February 16th, 2012 As its own planning authority, the Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park
Business Gateway flags up new HMRC online advice seminars
February 15th, 2012 This may be a painful subject for Rangers fans just now, but Sam Ford from the Business Gateway team
Little and large: Kintyre Express to aid of Arran ferry passengers
February 15th, 2012 In what is a wonderfully surreal act of assistance, Campbeltown's Kintyre Express
Spygate: group leaders to be briefed tomorrow morning
February 15th, 2012 Leaders of the various groups of elected members have received
Slimegate: Moira Kerr asked key question on George Berry affair and got no answer
February 15th, 2012 As an award winning freelance journalist, Moira Kerr is well used to having sub-editors hash up her copy
Family Bingo Night to support community childcare in Cairndow
February 15th, 2012 There is a Family Bingo Night in Cairndow on Saturday 3rd March,
Council plans to attract votes with some belated work on roads
February 15th, 2012 We understand on good authority that Council Leader Dick Walsh plans to flash a bit of cash
Spygate to Slimegate: Herald resurrects Smith’s role in Oban FM removing presenter George Berry
February 14th, 2012 Today's edition of The Herald sees Oban journalist Moira Kerr resurrect
Argyll Ferries welcomes inclusion in Cabinet Secretary’s talks in Dunoon
February 14th, 2012 Cabinet Secretary, Alex Neil, whose brief includes transport, was in Dunoon today
Islands, GP practices and the Islay predicament
February 14th, 2012 An Islay GP, Dr Chris Abell, has written to the islan's celebrated newspaper, The Ileach,
Spygate: unholy mess in the bunker but Council Leader focuses on petty score-settling
February 13th, 2012 Argyll and Bute and its council are in the middle of an unholy mess. No one
Spygate: Argyll First suggest bringing in the police
February 13th, 2012 Deeply concerned by a volley of suggestions in the weekend national press
Latest performance figures for Argyll Ferries: good news for Alex Neil before Dunoon visit tomorrow
February 13th, 2012 Argyll Ferries, the company running the two-ship passenger ferry shuttle
No 10 experiment proves people want content not presentation
February 13th, 2012 No 10 may have been disappointed at the backfiring of a plan
Spygate: Smith’s ‘defence’, line management and accountability
February 12th, 2012 In yesterday's edition of The Herald, Argyll and Bute Council's Communications Manager,
Spygate: Fruitlessly Trawling for Trolls
February 12th, 2012 Since Spygate broke I have been examining our database for evidence
Tree planting issues for discussion with Woodland Expansion Advisory Group in Oban
February 12th, 2012 We have already reported the meeting coming up in Oban
Angus Council’s budget meeting minutes show irresponsibility of bypass school proposal
February 12th, 2012 Angus Council decided on 9th February to take to Judicial Review
Campbeltown Sewage Works – a game of two halves
February 11th, 2012 Scottish Water has just announced the end of what it describes as a 'massive Campbeltown environmental
Spygate: SNP group say ‘trust of the electorate has already been forfeited’
February 11th, 2012 Revelations about Argyll and Bute Council's spin doctor malpractice
Spygate – the return of The Herald: Smith says it was like ‘a holiday account for your photos’
February 11th, 2012 Today's (11th February) edition of The Herald sees reporter Stephen Naysmith with a follow-up
And they’re still at the pork barrel?: Business as usual at Argyll and Bute Council
February 10th, 2012 We understand on good authority that Argyll and Bute's Chief Executive,
Argyll & Bute Independent Councillors Group want to know who knew what on claimed spying
February 10th, 2012 Speaking on the news that Argyll and Bute Council appears to have been conducting covert surveillance
Argyll and Bute planning applications for week ending 10th February 2012
February 10th, 2012Spygate ABC: Investigation to be independent
February 10th, 2012 Councillor George Freeman has extracted an assurance
Spygate ABC: Jackie Baillie contacting Minister for Local Government
February 10th, 2012 Jackie Baillie, Labour constituency MSP for Dumbarton, with
Will the Tories accept Bruce Marshall’s transfer request?
February 10th, 2012 News of Councillor Bruce Marshall - he who was met by loud groans
Spygate ABC: Council suspends member of staff pending full investigation
February 10th, 2012 We understand from a variety of sources
Jamie McGrigor hopes ‘truth will out’ on council’s covert surveillance
February 10th, 2012 Highlands & Islands Conservative MSP, Jamie McGrigor,
Council now arranging for ‘full investigation’ into ‘spying’ activities
February 10th, 2012 For Argyll has had a reply to its inquiries