The 2012 Festival of the Sea, run by the Scottish Marine Institute (aka SAMS) Continue reading
Category Archives: Hebridean islands
Argyll First present strong case on A83 to Petitions Committee
The Argyll First group of councillors – invited to address today’s hearing Continue reading
Sharp-eyed Rum residents nailed the jailed egg thief
Jailed for six months at Inverness Sheriff Court on Friday (11th May) – and given a life ban 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
Island Moments
Island Moments is the headline title of Catherine Wilson’s latest book for Ailsapress. Continue reading
Islay’s Ailsapress: magic moments
Small 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
Wildlife crime egg collector jailed and banned from Scotland in breeding season
A serial egg collector has today received an ASBO banning him from visiting Scotland Continue reading
Easdale RIB Rendezvous 2012 so good even the weather couldn’t stay away
This event, in this place, with this weather and these sort of images say a shedload about what Argyll and the Isles Continue reading
Northern Isles ferry contract sends signals to west coast
Yesterday, 4th May 2012, Transport Scotland announced that it has appointed Serco Ltd Continue reading
BBC’s Scotch Mist repeated next week – featuring Tarbert and Crinan
Scotch Mist, the programmne following actor Timothy Spall’s adventures afloat Continue reading