Two of Argyll’s excellent local newspapers raise important ferry-related issues Continue reading
Monthly Archives: September 2010
Inquiry into HMS Daring collision with Svitzer tug
HMS Daring, the first of the radical Type 45 destroyers to be built – in Govan and Scotstoun – Continue reading
McGrigor tables parliamentary motion on Oban marina
Jamie McGrigor, Highlands and Islands MSP, today (10th September 2010) tabled Continue reading
Argyll and Bute Planning Applications for week to 10th September 2010
Connaught collapse and the impact on social housing in Argyll
The announcment this week that Connaught, the social housing contractor, had gone into administration Continue reading
Scotland to host European conference on nature conservation
Scotland is to host a major international conference next week (13-16 September 2010) on Continue reading
There’s Scotland’s oil, but is there Oban’s?
There have long been notions that Oban is afloat on a sea of oil. Those who bellyached about the impact on their view Continue reading
Tribute to Mull’s Lachlan Macquarie, The Father of Australia
Her Excellency, Professor Marie Bashir, the Governor of New South Wales, laid a wreath at the Macquarie Mausoleum Continue reading
Marine aliens: they ARE coming to get us
Marinas are ideal jumping off points for invasion by alien marine species. It can only be a matter of time before Councillor Duncan MacIntyre comes up with this reason Continue reading
Council’s McFadyen replies to McGrigor on Arrochar ‘Safe’ Route to School
Highlands and Islands MSP, Jamie McGrigor, has been in touch with Continue reading