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Monthly Archives: October 2010

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McGrigor signs up to VoteforSport

Posted on October 14, 2010 by newsroom

Jamie McGrigor signs Pledge for Sport

The Scottish Sports Alliance’s VoteforSport campaign was launched on 21st September 2010 with the support Continue reading →

Posted in News, Politics, Sporting Activities | Tagged Argyll, Jamie McGrigor, MSP, Sport, voteforsport | Leave a comment

Westminster forces Alternative Voting referendum onto 2011 Scottish Election day

Posted on October 13, 2010 by newsroom

The Liberal Democrats and Conservatives voted down amendments Continue reading →

Posted in Community News, Politics | Tagged 2011 Scottish Election, Alternative Vote, Argyll, Argyll & Bute, coalition government, Conservative, Jim Mather, LibDem, MSP | 5 Comments

Doonreay: another perspective

Posted on October 13, 2010 by newsroom

Doonreay Photograph Guinnog, GNU Free Documentation

On 18th September 2010 we published a piece arguing that creating any ‘heritage’ resource out of the shambles Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Environment, News | Tagged Argyll, decommissioning, Doonreay, Environment, heritage, Historic Scotland, nuclear energy, radioactivity | 1 Comment

Seonaid MacDonald film launched at Mod

Posted on October 13, 2010 by newsroom

Seònaid MacDonald  Film G Bursary

MG ALBA, the Gaelic Media Service, today (Wednesday 13th October 2010) celebrated up-and-coming talent Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Film & film making, Gaelic, Media, News | Tagged An Seoladh, Argyll, FilmG, launch, MOD, Seonaid MacDonald, short film, The Journey | Leave a comment

Skykon Tiree Wave classic: Carrie Mac and the Fortunate Sons to blow Tiree away

Posted on October 12, 2010 by newsroom

Carrie Mac with frustrated Tiree board sailors

The Skykon Tiree Wave Classic has a pretty good track record when it comes to off-water entertainment. Continue reading →

Posted in Music, News, Sporting Activities, Tiree, Tourism activities | Tagged 2010 Skykon Tiree Wave Classic, Argyll, Carrie Mac, Dialogue Marketing, Fortunate Sons, tiree, wave sailing | Leave a comment

Update on algal toxins in Argyll waters

Posted on October 12, 2010 by newsroom

Monitoring work undertaken by the Council’s Environmental Health Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Community News, Local Government, Marine Environment | Tagged algal toxins, Argyll, Argyll & Bute Council, commercial harvesting, Enviromental Health, monitoring, seafood, shellfish, warning notices | Leave a comment

Results: Mull Rally 2010

Posted on October 12, 2010 by newsroom

Mull hospitality has clearly overcome our Motorsport Editor Continue reading →

Posted in Community News, Major Events, Mull, Sporting Activities, Tourism activities | Tagged Argyll, Callum Duffy, Dougi Hall, James Macgillivray, motorsport, Mull Rally 2010, Paul Mackinnon, results, Tristan Pye, Will Bonniwell | 2 Comments

Mod fringe launches Gaelic and Norse in the Landscape

Posted on October 12, 2010 by newsroom

A new booklet letting light in on the original place names and the shifts in political power Continue reading →

Posted in Community News, Gaelic, Politics, Tourism activities | Tagged Argyll, Caithness Horizons, cultural identity, Gaelic, Gaelic Norse in Landscape, language, Mod Fringe, Roddy Maclean, Royal National Mod 2010, SNH | Leave a comment

Argyll and Bute Council one of only two in the black

Posted on October 12, 2010 by newsroom

Of the 31 Scottish local authorities who revealed their balance sheets Continue reading →

Posted in Community News, Local Government | Tagged Argyll, Argyll & Bute Council, asset sales, council tax, cuts, debt, local authorities, surplus | Leave a comment

Scotland’s sea bed, the Crown Estate and the Crown Estate Commissioners: myth, reality and the future

Posted on October 12, 2010 by newsroom

This territory is a jungle of false assumption, deliberate deception, irrelevance and muddle perpetrated by Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Community News, Marine Environment, Politics, Renewable Energy | 4 Comments

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