Today’s travel updates

(Updated 02.20) Weather. Roads.  Ferries. Information sources. Continue reading

McGrigor holds Member’s debate on Western Isles Special Area of Conservation designations

Western Isles Marine SAC Protest at Holyrood

Jamie McGrigor, Highlands & Islands Conservative MSP and the Scottish Conservative Environment Spokesman, Continue reading

Semple arranges public meeting on Campbeltown-Ayrshire ferry proposal

South Kintyre Councillor, John Semple, has arranged a public meeting Continue reading

Argyll and Bute Council has £12.832 million of additional revenue for 3 years to 2014-15

The surplus of £4.454 that Argyll and Bute Council has declared disguises the existence of an unflagged but substantial £12,832 million Continue reading

A83: Scottish Government allocates £1 million to haul road backup

In his budget, approved today at Holyrood and supported by the Lib Dems, Continue reading

Campbeltown’s Lawrence Tynes plays for New York Giants in tonight’s Super Bowl XLVI

(Updated below: He did it.) Tonight could see Lawrence Tynes double sole holder of a unique record. Continue reading

Dance predicts planning go-ahead for Waitrose at Helensburgh’s Hermitage school

Helensburgh pierhead

(21.00, 31st January update: Important clarification added in new section below: The ‘sequential test’ issue.) In a troubling development it has emerged that Helensburgh Councillor Vivien Dance appears not to have been Continue reading

Semple calls for council to repay Campbeltown’s missing regeneration funding

South Kintyre Councillor, John Semple, is calling on Argyll and Bute Council to repay Continue reading

Councillor Freeman sets record straight on 8 minute council meeting

Councillor George Freeman of Lomond North has issued the following press statement Continue reading

Time for Dunoon to take stock of its ferry services?

A lot of perspectives have come together recently, indicating that Dunoon needs Continue reading