2012 Scottish Islands Peaks Race Oban to Troon – just finished

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The mighty challenge of the Scottish Islands’ Peaks Race was all over Oban on Friday Continue reading

Festival of the Sea launches with a unique CD, algae, storytelling and virtual landscapes

View from submarine cave off Brittany into giant algae field

The 2012 Festival of the Sea, run by the Scottish Marine Institute (aka SAMS) Continue reading

4 Championship events for Helensburgh and Lomond Highland Games

(Updated 20.30 17th May) Helensburgh and Lomond Highland Games – on Saturday 2nd June 2012 – features Continue reading

Argyll First present strong case on A83 to Petitions Committee

Counciullors Donald Kelly and John NcAlpine at Holyrood for petitions committee on A83

The Argyll First group of councillors – invited to address today’s hearing Continue reading

Why do we go where we go?

What makes each of us choose to go to the places we go to? Continue reading

Campbeltown and all-comers invited to view the reopened Royal Hotel

Campbeltown has just seen the night sky rocket the news of the reopening Continue reading

Lochgilphead Red Star win Coronation Cup – and the homecoming

Captain connor crawford and vice Chairman duncan maclean

(Updated below on the hoof.) According to one of their major fans, Councillor Dougie Philand (who also took the photographs), Continue reading

SSACN’s shark tagging programme goes international

And no – this is not a political story. Continue reading

Easdale RIB Rendezvous 2012 so good even the weather couldn’t stay away

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This event, in this place, with this weather and these sort of images say a shedload about what Argyll and the Isles Continue reading

Campbell Cameron: bullnosed, flatnosed… a week in the life

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That was the week that was – bullnosed, arty, and full of love. Continue reading