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

Trailblazing week-long WWII and Arctic Convoy event sparks action

Russian Arctic Convoy Week

The hugely successful WWII event organised last week by the Russian Arctic Convoy Museum Project at Aultbea Continue reading

Island Moments

Taransay © Ailsapress

Island Moments is the headline title of Catherine Wilson’s latest book for Ailsapress. 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

Islay’s Ailsapress: magic moments

AilsapressSmall publishers are the truffles below the oaks of any culture – hidden, valuable and the carriers of specialist delight.

They can develop from almost anything – like a meeting of creative spirits, a camping trip to the Western Isles, two novel ponies, a cat with no tail, a spell (literally) on Taransay and the enduring witchery of Islay.

Islay’s Ailsapress sprang from such a base. Continue reading

Wonder what’s inside Inveraray Castle?

Inveraray Castle Open day for Locals

This Sunday – 13th May 2012, between 10.00 and 17.00 – Inveraray Castle, seat of the Chief Continue reading

EXPO on the MOVE

Wild Biscuit at EXPO

Flying the flag high for Argyll, the cast of Wild Biscuit’s MOVE dazzled an audience of over 1,000 Continue reading

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

Easdale RIB Rendezvous 8

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

Quarrying at Glensanda: aggregating aggregates

loading structures

When we were at Glensanda superquarry on 26th April for the official Welcome Home to Yeoman Bontrup, Continue reading