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

Busy programme at Dunoon Burgh Hall: Gallery will open with a stunner – and they need help

Dunoon Burgh Hall has a busy few months of programming coming up – details below – Continue reading

Reviewing the Scottish Ferries Review

Sia (ex MV Claymore) in Amsterdam by AlfvanBeem, Creative Commons

The consultation period for the recently published draft plan for Scottish ferry services ends on 30th March 2012. Continue reading

Transport Scotland today briefs Argyll First on A83 at Rest and Be Thankful

Transport Scotland today (3rd February) briefed Argyll First on the detail of the study Continue reading

Auchindrain or Och, it’s drains?

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Auchindrain, Scotland’s last preserved Highland farm township, is in the middle of Continue reading

Council confirms way clear for Waitrose application for Helensburgh’s Cardross Road

Councillor James Robb has just informed us that he has had confirmation 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