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Monthly Archives: December 2010

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Look for crime scene footprints in snow

Posted on December 24, 2010 by newsroom

Deer footprints outside window

Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) points out that the snow tells stories of shy day passers by, night visitors, Continue reading →

Posted in Animal Welfare, News | Tagged Argyll, crime scene, footprints, fox, narratives, SNH, snow | Leave a comment

Second chilly medevac in 48 hours for Oban Lifeboat

Posted on December 24, 2010 by newsroom

Last night the doughty Mora Edith Macdonald was out in Continue reading →

Posted in Community News, Mull, Rescue | Tagged Argyll, MedEvac, Mull, Oban lifeboat | Leave a comment

Kintyre Express to run and prove the Campbeltown to Ballycastle route

Posted on December 24, 2010 by newsroom

The private enterprise passenger ferry company, Kintyre Express Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Community News, Kintyre, Tourism activities | Tagged Argyll, Campbeltown Ballycastle, colin craig, ferry, Kintyre Express, redbay stormforce 36, RIB, Troon, vArgyll, West Coast Motors | 6 Comments

Six communities from across Argyll and Bute lead the scramble for the For Argyll Community Award 2010

Posted on December 24, 2010 by newsroom

With 24 hours left to go to the close of nominations of communities Continue reading →

Posted in Awards & Competitions, Community News, For Argyll | Tagged 2010 For Argyll Commmunity Award, Argyll, bowmore, Bute, campbeltown, Colintraive Glendaruel, Luss, nominations, online public voting, Ormsary | Leave a comment

Sheridan guilty of perjury

Posted on December 23, 2010 by newsroom

Former Scottish Socialist Party politician, Tommy Sheridan, Continue reading →

Posted in Community News | Tagged Argyll, guilty, News of the World, perjury trial, Tommy Sheridan | Leave a comment

Argyll and Bute’s budget shock decoded

Posted on December 23, 2010 by newsroom

(Updated with new information and some corrections to our understanding of earlier information.) Continue reading →

Posted in Community News, Funding, Local Government, Politics | Tagged Argyll, Argyll & Bute Council, budget cut, concordat, COSLA, GAE, Sandy Longmuir, SINA, SRSN, supporting people | 15 Comments

Response to Mhairi Livingstone Ross’s retracing of the 51st Highand Division’s forced march from Belloy

Posted on December 23, 2010 by newsroom

We recently published Argyll writer Mhairi Livingstone Ross’s Continue reading →

Posted in 51st Highland Division, Community News | Tagged 51st Highland Division, 8th Argylls, Andrew Logan, Argyll, belloy, captivity, for argyll, forced march, Mhairi Livingstone Ross, World War 1 | Leave a comment

NOMINATE YOUR COMMUNITY: For Argyll Community Award 2010

Posted on December 22, 2010 by newsroom

It’s that time of the year again – the mad dash over the Christmas-to-Hogmanay period Continue reading →

Posted in Awards & Competitions, Community News, For Argyll | Tagged Argyll, awards, for argyll, For Argyll Awards 2010, For Argyll Community Award 2010, nominations, online voting, timetable | 2 Comments

Oban Lifeboat out in ‘Baltic’ conditions on medevac to Mull

Posted on December 22, 2010 by newsroom

Las night (21st December 2010) , one of the coldest here yet, Continue reading →

Posted in Community News, Rescue | Tagged Argyll, baltic conditions, coxswain, Craignure, MedEvac, Mull, Oban lifeboat, rescue services, Ronnie McKillop | Leave a comment

Council Leader admits problems in understanding the grant mechanism as Argyll announces higher than average budget cut

Posted on December 22, 2010 by newsroom

In a Press Release this morning Cuncil Leader Dick Walsh Continue reading →

Posted in Community News, Local Government, Schools | Tagged Argyll, Argyll & Bute Council, budget cut, competitive, Dick Walsh, floor, formula, GAE, school closures, Western Isles | 14 Comments

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