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Monthly Archives: December 2010

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Transport Minister resigns

Posted on December 11, 2010 by newsroom

We have just had it on good authority that Scotland’s Transport Minister Continue reading →

Posted in Community News, Politics | Tagged Argyll, Campbeltown Ballycastle ferry, Dunoon Gourock ferry, First Minister, GARL, Politics, resignation, Scottish Governemnt, Stewart Stevenson, Transport Minister | 10 Comments

Argyll First challenges THE ADMINISTRATION to forfeit extra remuneration

Posted on December 11, 2010 by newsroom

Argyll First – who have voluntarily taken a 10% pay cut, Continue reading →

Posted in Community News, Local Government, Schools | Tagged Argyll, Argyll Bute Council.administration challenge, Argyll First, pay cut, posts, remuneration, Save Our Schools, school closures | 2 Comments

The Herald’s judgment on Scottish Government’s conduct of Megrahi release bears repeating

Posted on December 11, 2010 by newsroom

Now that we’ve had the Wikileaks around the issue Continue reading →

Posted in Community News, Politics | Tagged Argyll, Argyll & Bute Council, compassionate grounds, Herald, James Mitchell, Kenny MacAskill, Megrahi release, Scottish Government, wikileaks | Leave a comment

Evidence to Welsh Assembly on distance to school

Posted on December 11, 2010 by newsroom

This may be as mad as it gets. Continue reading →

Posted in Community News, Schools | Tagged Argyll, distance to school, educational attainment, Sandy Longmuir, Save Our Schools, school closures, SRSN, Welsh Assembly | 3 Comments

Mather live from Cancun Climate Change Conference

Posted on December 10, 2010 by newsroom

Mather in UK Chi=air at cancun

‘Cancun 9th December 2010: Jim Mather says: ‘Negotiations are at peak intensity now. Continue reading →

Posted in Climate Change, News, Politics, Renewable Energy | Tagged Argyll, cancun, carbon capture, Climate Change Conference, Jim Mather, live report, renewables | 1 Comment

Grandstand audience in Oban Bay for Oban Lifeboat’s latest assist

Posted on December 10, 2010 by newsroom

Most of Mora Edith Macdonald’s exploits take place out of sight Continue reading →

Posted in Community News, Rescue | Tagged Argyll, crabber, emergency services, Jean Francis, Oban Bay, Oban lifeboat, rescue, single handed, St Columba's Cathedral | Leave a comment

School closures: Keir Bloomer – £1,000 a day is an expensive jammed torpedo

Posted on December 10, 2010 by newsroom

Would you pay £1,000 a day for human weaponry without integrity who’ll happily bury Continue reading →

Posted in Community News, Local Government, Schools | Tagged Argyll, Argyll & Bute Council, education consultant, educational benefit, Keir Bloomer, mercenary, power axis, Save Our Schools, school closures, suppression of evidence | 20 Comments

The measure of a QIO – on evidence

Posted on December 10, 2010 by newsroom

For Argyll has today had two interesting measures of what a QIO, or a Quality Improvement Continue reading →

Posted in Community News, Local Government, Schools | Tagged Argyll, FOI, HMIE, qio, quality improvement officers, Save Our Schools, school closures, st kierans | 4 Comments

Thompson thanks public for voluntary contribution to local snow clearance

Posted on December 10, 2010 by newsroom

Highlands and Islands MSP, Dave Thompson from Dingwall has contacted us to put on record his thanks Continue reading →

Posted in Community News | Tagged Argyll, Community, Dave Thompson MSP, neighbours, public, snow clearance, thanks, weather | Leave a comment

2010 Golden Bull Award for Argyll and Bute Council

Posted on December 10, 2010 by newsroom

The Scottish Rural Schools Network team submitted Continue reading →

Posted in Community News, Local Government, Schools | Tagged Argyll, Argyll & Bute Council, Boris Johnson, GAE, Golden Bull awards 2010, plain english campaign, Save Our Schools, SRSN | Leave a comment

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