At the funeral service today (19th August 2010) for Jimmy Reid, the inspirational workers’ leader Continue reading
Monthly Archives: August 2010
Arrochar and Sandbank parents protest: a defining moment in Argyll politics
Three stories in one: a very real case of child safety, a spirited protest and local politics on the brink of redundancy. Continue reading
Council pays for jura passenger ferry to continue to the end of the 2010 season
Very good news for the Isle of Jura. At today’s full meeting of Argyll and Bute Council Continue reading
Lewis and Islay goalposts in Hammerfest HS1000 marine turbine development
Norwegian energy company, Hammerfest, has announced a project to build ten Continue reading
Russell Bruce on Edinburgh International Book Festival: ‘Literature is a luxury; fiction is a necessity’
On Saturday last the Edinburgh International Book Festival opened its canvas doors in the annual tented temple to writing Continue reading
Islay’s Stormcats sends new Stormbreaker north
Argyll’s GRP boat builders, Stormcats, based in Islay and Scotland’s biggest, has just Continue reading
Helensburgh haul for Proceeds of Crime
Following a guilty plea at Dumbarton Sherrif Court on 18th June 2008 for Continue reading
AnElephantCant Bear to see Arrochar children play Chicken on the A83
As parents of Arrochar’s 28 primary school children prepare to lobby Argyll and Bute Council at its full meeting tomorrow Continue reading
Go digital: SNP off the mark in the campaign for Argyll and Bute
There’s hitting the ground running and there’s invading the ether fast. Continue reading
Boating bigger impact on economy than golf
Scottish Enterprise says that boating now makes a greater contribution Continue reading