Campbeltown Sewage Works – a game of two halves

Scottish Water has just announced the end of what it describes  as a ‘massive Campbeltown environmental Continue reading

All Appening for Oban

Or, as initiators, Linnhe Creative, say – ‘Appsolutely Highlands’. Continue reading

Islay to feature on BBC One Country Tracks tomorrow

The glorious Isle of Islay is the focus of BBC One’s Country Tracks Continue reading

The SMART question: to reef or not to reef?

Former carrier USS Oriskany sunk ro create an articial reef Copyright Gareth Richards GNU Free Documentation

(Updated below, 8th September 2011) The Sound of Mull Artificial Reef Trust has been given funding of up to £35,000 by Highlands and Islands Enterprise to Continue reading

Duke of Argyll cooks up a winner for Canadian and German Great Scottish Adventurers

Duke of Argyll coking for visitscotland guestsYou’re sitting in the lovely Inveraray Castle, in the most visually compelling village in Scotland, tucked into the Loch Shira bulge on the west shores of the longest sea loch in the UK – Loch Fyne.

You’re in the private quarters of the castle with its owners, the Duke and Duchess of Argyll, he the 13th Duke in the line of Chiefs of Clan Campbell.

And the Duke has himself just cooked you a dinner with a starter of Loch Fyne smoked salmon, followed by Argyll beef and with chocolate mousse and scottish berries for pudding. Continue reading

Surprise Yourself: VisitScotland gets it SO right. Now look at Argyll – Scotland’s Playground

The latest VisitScotland commercial – Surprise Yourself – Continue reading