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Monthly Archives: October 2010

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VisitScotland sends 7 international tour operators to Mull before Adventure Travel World Summit

Posted on October 4, 2010 by newsroom

VisitScotland has sent ‘more than seven’ (?)  international tour operators, Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Community News, Mull, Nature Reserves, Sporting Activities, Tourism, Tourism activities | Tagged adventure travel, Argyll, aviemore, Mull, promotion, visitscotland, world adventure travel summit | 1 Comment

Further serious question on FoI document from Oban CHORD transit marina project

Posted on October 4, 2010 by newsroom

This relates to the document described by the Council in the release Continue reading →

Posted in Community News, Local Government | Tagged Argyll, Argyll Bute Council.AECOM, freedom of information, Oban, Oban Bay Marine, Oban CHORD Project Board, price submission, transit marina | 5 Comments

All in a day’s work – with Ellis Cameron

Posted on October 3, 2010 by newsroom

Ellis cameron 1

As I’ve mentioned in previous columns, I’ve just started at Glasgow School of Art, specialising in Silversmithing Continue reading →

Posted in Art, News | Tagged Argyll, ellis cameron, Glasgow School of Art, jewellery, silversmithing, student | 1 Comment

Oban Lifeboat launches to aid of dive-boat

Posted on October 3, 2010 by newsroom

Oban lifeboat, the Mora Edith Macdonald, launched at 11.45am Continue reading →

Posted in Community News, Rescue | Tagged adrift, Argyll, Back Island, engine failure, Kerrera, Oban lifeboat, Puffin Dive | Leave a comment

Loss and debt threatens members’ buy-out at Loch Lomond

Posted on October 3, 2010 by newsroom

The super-elite Loch Lomond Golf Club, home to the Barclays’ Scottish Open, Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Community News, Golf, Tourism activities | Tagged administration, Argyll, debt, golf, Lloyds Bank of Scotland, Loch Lomond Golf Club, loss, Marotta Gund Budd Dzera, members buy out, Scottish Open | Leave a comment

Will Skykon Tiree Wave Classic meet Exercise Joint Warrior 102?

Posted on October 3, 2010 by newsroom

The old rugby cry of ‘Up and under’ could have a marine relevance Continue reading →

Posted in Community News, defence, Renewable Energy, Tiree, Tourism activities, Windsurfing | Tagged Argyll, boardsailing, Exercise Joint Warrior 102, Joint Warrior, JTEPS, Skykon Tiree Wave Classic 2010, war games, windsurfing | 3 Comments

Goodbye New Labour

Posted on October 3, 2010 by newsroom

Peter Mandelson at Edinburgh book signing photocall Photo Copyright Russell Bruce

Hello New Old Labour with added bitumen. Well maybe – or something like that. We’ll need to wait and see Continue reading →

Posted in Literature, News, Politics | Tagged Argyll, Books, David Miliband, Ed Miliband, Edinburgh Book Festival, new labour, Peter Mandelson, Peter Watt, Politics, Russell Bruce, The Third Man | 2 Comments

Fire in Tobermory Community Fire Station

Posted on October 2, 2010 by newsroom

Coals to Newcastle and all that – Tobermory Community Fire Station Continue reading →

Posted in Community News, Mull, Rescue | Tagged Argyll, Craignure, fire station, Mull, retained firemen, roof fire, Strathclyde Fire and Rescue, Tobermory, volunteers | Leave a comment

BBC ALBA looks at Norway’s Beauly-Denny line

Posted on October 2, 2010 by newsroom

Voringsfossen Waterfall Norway. Author Srvban. Public Domain.

BBC ALBA‘s award-winning current affairs series, Eòrpa, Continue reading →

Posted in Business, News, Renewable Energy | Tagged Argyll, Beauly Denny powerline, fisheries, mackerel, Norway, Renewable Energy, stocks | Leave a comment

Two Argyll musicians in semi-finals of BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician Award

Posted on October 2, 2010 by newsroom

Eilidh Steel from Helensburgh on fiddle and Lorne MacDougall from Carradale Continue reading →

Posted in Community News, Gaelic, Kintyre, Music, Tourism activities | Tagged 2010, Argyll, bagpipes, BBC Young Traditional Musician of the Year, carradale, Eilidh Steel, fiddle, Helensburgh, Lorne MacDougall, traditional music, whistle | Leave a comment

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