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Monthly Archives: May 2011

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VisitScotland announce temporary closure of Oban Information Centre

Posted on May 23, 2011 by newsroom

While this is the headline news, the good news is that the office will be operating Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Community News, Tourism, Tourism activities | Tagged Argyll, Caledonian MacBrayne, information centre, Oban ferry terminal, temporary closure, temporaty premises, visitscotland | Leave a comment

Brown and the IMF: no lessons learned

Posted on May 23, 2011 by newsroom

Was Gordon Brown campaigning for the IMF job or wasn’t he? Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Community News, Politics | Tagged annointed, Argyll, Cathy Ashton, competition, Gordon Brown, Icesave, IMF, IMP, indecisivie, labour leader, patronage, Prime Minister | 7 Comments

Islay’s new CalMac ferry, MV Finlaggan, arrives in Oban

Posted on May 23, 2011 by newsroom

MV Finlaggan arrives in Oban 22 May 2011 - photo by Fergie MacIver

Welcome Finlaggan -  here she is, berthed at Oban’s North Pier after arriving Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Hebridean islands, News, Tourism | Tagged Argyll, CalMac, CMAL, Fergie MacIver, islay, Lords of the Isles, MV Finlaggan, North Pier, Oban, Port Askaig, Skippinish Ceilidh House | Leave a comment

Reshaping Auchindrain: the 14th Midlothian

Posted on May 23, 2011 by newsroom

14th Midlothian scouts a Auchindrain May 2011

Auchindrain will never be the same – the 14th Midlothian (Bonnyrigg) scouts, Continue reading →

Posted in Events, Gaelic Culture, History, Mid Argyll, News, storytelling, Tourism activities | Tagged .Reverend Roddy MacLeod, 14th Midlothian bonnyrigg scouts, Argyll, Auchindrain, Bob Clark, crofting comunity, farm township, fencing, Gaelic service, planting trees | 5 Comments

West Coast Motors increases frequency of Campbeltown-Glasgow route today

Posted on May 23, 2011 by newsroom

Argyll’s West Coast Motors, which operates the Citylink service between Campbeltown in Kinyre Continue reading →

Posted in Community News, Cowal, Kintyre, Mid Argyll, Regeneration | Tagged Argyll, bus, campbeltown, Citylink, expanded, Glasgow, new coaches, route, service, West Coast Motors | 6 Comments

‘Council speak with forked tongue?’

Posted on May 22, 2011 by newsroom

…or so, in a statement issued to the media today,  Continue reading →

Posted in Community News, Funding, Housing, Local Government | Tagged Argyll, claims, Cleland Sneddon, contradictions, evidence, funding cut, misrepresentation, neighbourhood networks, social care needs, spin | 3 Comments

Ellis Cameron: baker, baker

Posted on May 22, 2011 by newsroom

Ellis Cameron Raspberry Chocolate Cheesecake Brownie

This week I’ve been putting my baking skills to the test. As you may know, I’m a big fan Continue reading →

Posted in News | Tagged Argyll, baking, ellis cameron, young in argyll | Leave a comment

Compare the market on pre-consultation information

Posted on May 22, 2011 by newsroom

As we know, Argyll and Bute invented the pre-consultation stage Continue reading →

Posted in Community News, Local Government, Schools | Tagged Argyll, Argyll & Bute Council, Cleland Sneddon, comparison, competence, Orkney Council, pre consultation papers, Save Our Schools, school closures | 5 Comments

Sorting Errors, Databases and Caching on ForArgyll.com

Posted on May 22, 2011 by Techroom

We’re moving steadily in the right direction on the issues we have been experiencing on the site. Continue reading →

Posted in Community News, Technology & Web | Tagged cache, cpu, databases, stats, supercache, traffic, wordpress | 4 Comments

Irish Times recognises Scotland’s pre-eminence in renewables

Posted on May 22, 2011 by newsroom

The Irish Times, in an article yesterday,, 21st May 2011, entitled ‘Ireland loses Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Community News, Politics, Renewable Energy | Tagged Aquamarine Power, Argyll, Crown Estate Commissioner, Irish times, licenses, MRIA, Peter Coyle, political commitment, Renewable Energy, Vattenfall, wave energy | Leave a comment

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