The Oban lifeboat, Mora Edith Macdonald, was paged at 13.04 yesterday Continue reading
Monthly Archives: October 2011
Winners announced in SNH fifth annual Nature Photography Competition
Three amateur photographers from across Scotland have triumphed in the 5th annual Nature Photography Competition run by Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH).
SNH wanted to hold a photo contest with a difference this year, so asked entrants to explain how their photos showed the gifts of nature. Entries were then judged by the photographs and the contestants’ explanations of what their photos meant to them. Continue reading
Challenge 25 in operation in all licensed premises from 1 October
Jamie McGrigor, Highlands & Islands MSP, has given his support to a new Challenge 25 Campaign organised Continue reading
New chef/owner of Barcaldine House Hotel guests at this week’s LORN producers market
On the ball, as ever, the Local Origins Rural Network (LORN) producers’ market Continue reading
Scottish Government includes carers in Energy Assistance eligibilty
(Updated below) Up to 7,000 new households will shortly qualify Continue reading
Argyll and Bute Council moves to secure Royal Hotel
ARGYLL BUTE COUNCIL will lead the way in an attempt to save Rothesay town centre’s Royal Hotel, Continue reading
To read the rest of this article click here. Originally published by Bute Bites.
Talk about Big Society
Rock Band, Society, played the Victory Hall in Benderloch last Friday and the audience came Continue reading
Helensburgh’s Hill House plays the ghost card
Closing for the winter on Hallowe’en, the press office at Helensburgh’s Continue reading
Alcohol, social cost, government policy and the retail power lords
Supermarket giant Tesco is expected, in the coming week, to post its weakest underlying quarterly UK sales for 20 years – Continue reading
Ellis Cameron: The sky’s the limit
This week I officially started back at Glasgow School of Art, to continue into Second Year of Silversmithing and Jewellery.
I was a little more excited/nervous than you’d normally be if you were just progressing into the next year – but I felt it was acceptable as this year all of Design has moved to Skypark in Finnieston. We’ll be at Skypark for the next 2 years (so 2nd and 3rd year for me) while they knock down the Newbery Tower – the building opposite the Macintosh building – Continue reading