[Updated 16th May] Eleven of thirty two of the Regional Finalists for Central South West in the 2013 Scottish Thistle Awards for tourism are in Argyll. Continue reading
Category Archives: Tiree
Bad weather holds overwintering birds in Islay, Tiree and Colonsay
Traditional spring activity has been delayed generally in Scotland but it seems the wet and windy April Continue reading
Proposed posts for proposed new council coalition administration
This is the list of posts proposed for the new coalition administration Continue reading
Patron of Northern Lighthouse Board incredulous at Tiree Array proposal
[Update note below 14 May] The patron of the Northern Lighthouse Board has made clear Continue reading
Islay Array offshore wind farm put back to Q4 2014
Funny this. Somehow Scottish and Southern Energy Renewables [SSER] slipped out in March – and all but invisibly, Continue reading
Struan and then some: the revelation of planned elderly care provision in Argyll and Bute
It has recently become clear that savings made from the closure of Struan Lodge – or from its passing out of council responsibility – Continue reading
SNH publishes new map of Scotland’s wild land
today, 30th April and for the first time in the UK, a map showing the main areas of wild land in Scotland Continue reading
Highlands and Islands MSP says Scottish Government had hoped to bury RET report
Describing the Scottish Governments removal of RET as ‘a tax on Island communities’, Continue reading
Bonfire of insanities at Argyll and Bute Council: but where now?
By the end of Thurday’s meeting of Argyll and Bute Council, we had seen an orchestrated internal conflict Continue reading
Struan Lodge and the future care of the elderly
As we reported earlier, Council officers at Argyll and Bute Council presented to councillors a report Continue reading
