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Roads, Schools, Trees, Mobile signal and even ForArgyll.com fall foul of the snow

Posted on March 22, 2013 by Charles Dixon-Spain

We’re struggling with lack of broadband at the moment, so normal service will resume when we can! Continue reading →

Posted in Community News | Tagged closures, ForArgyll, mobile, roads, schools, Transport | 1 Comment

ForArgyll.com gets speed bump

Posted on March 8, 2013 by Charles Dixon-Spain

Our visitor numbers are ever-increasing. We’re now regularly topping 6,000 individual visitors per day. Continue reading →

Posted in Community News, Technology & Web, wpmu | Tagged analytics, ForArgyll.com, Internet, IT, RAM, readership, search, servers, stats, technology, traffic, visitors, wordpress, wp | 1 Comment

A886 Closed by Black Ice

Posted on December 4, 2012 by Charles Dixon-Spain

This morning at around 7am a gritter lorry slid off the road on the A886 and effectively closed the road to all traffic. Continue reading →

Posted in Climate Change, Community News, Cowal | 1 Comment

New Mobile Theme for ForArgyll.com

Posted on November 24, 2012 by Charles Dixon-Spain

After we announced that we would be publishing our stats yesterday, Continue reading →

Posted in Community News, For Argyll, Technology & Web | Tagged blackberry, ForArgyll.com, ipad, iPhone, mobile, tablet, wp-touch | 7 Comments

ForArgyll goes transparent on traffic stats

Posted on November 23, 2012 by Charles Dixon-Spain

Today we have published our vital statistics for the last two years, Continue reading →

Posted in Community News, Media, Technology & Web | Tagged analytics, ForArgyll, google, google analytics, hits, metrics, pageviews, stats, traffic, uniques, visitors | 4 Comments

ForArgyll is Recruiting

Posted on September 17, 2012 by Charles Dixon-Spain

We’re looking for a part-time advertising sales manager to help us get to the next level.
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Posted in Events, For Argyll, Media, News, Technology & Web | Tagged advertising, Argyll, contract, deadline, details., for argyll, ForArgyll, freelance, interview, Manager, online ads, recruiting | 3 Comments

Award-winning tearoom opens for the new term

Posted on September 11, 2012 by Charles Dixon-Spain

Kilmodan Primary School starts its regular tearoom on Thursday for which it won an award for Social Enterprise last term.
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Posted in Community News, Cowal | Tagged Kilmodan, primary schools, rural school, Save Our Schools, social enterprise | Leave a comment

Olympics: USA 4 France 2

Posted on July 25, 2012 by Charles Dixon-Spain

Hampden Park, 1700 hrs, Scotland kicked off its part of the London 2012 Olympics with a match between holders USA and France.
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Posted in Community News, Events, Football, Major Events, Schools, Sports | Leave a comment

Coalition for Progess to Govern Argyll & Bute

Posted on May 22, 2012 by Charles Dixon-Spain

Today at Kilmory Castle leadership of the council officially changed hands.

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Posted in Community News, Local Government, Politics | Tagged administration, coalition for progress, Council Election, council elections, election, SNP | 74 Comments

Power cuts strike across Argyll & Bute tonight

Posted on April 21, 2012 by Charles Dixon-Spain

(Update below 23.30) Tonight (20.30pm) powercuts are affecting communities Continue reading →

Posted in Community News | Tagged Argyll, Argyll & Bute, Argyll and the Isles, Arran, campbeltown, Electricity, Gigha, hydro, islay, lightning strike, Lochgilphead, Minard, power cut, power outage, powercuts, Ross Easton, Scottish Hydro, services, Skipdale, SSE, Whiting Bay | 3 Comments

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