For Argyll

Laurence Nugent, a long-time campaigner for mental health provision in Argyll has resigned as a Director of ACUMEN - Argyll & Clyde United in Mental Health. He is also a member of Oban Mental Health Forum, and was previously Chair…

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John Swinney, the Scottish Government’s Finance Secretary, has told the Scottish Parliament that he is . This is given to enable them to continue this year’s freeze on council tax for a second year.

Mr Swinney said: ‘I hope all councils…

Argyll and Bute Council has announced tha, in partnership with the emergency services, it is holding an emergency exercise at Oban Airport on Saturday 13th December 2008. It will take place between 10am and 12 noon

Because several emergency vehicles will be…

It has been confirmed today (4th December 2008) that 20 HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) offices across Scotland are to close. Three are in Argyll - the worst hit of any Scottish local authority.

Argyll revenue offices now confirmed for closure…

There’s something about the phrase ‘…to 2011 and beyond’ that conjures the Starship Enterprise boldly going where no one has gone before - and it’s not inappropriate. With the economy in its current state we’re all going where we’ve never been…

Argyll & Bute and Renfrewshire are the two out of thirty two Scottish councils to come out in favour of the Scottish Government’s plan to introduce a local income tax.

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The last week has seen a public local inquiry in Inveraray at which Scottish Natural Heritage opposed the proposed 14 turbine windfarm at Stacain, near Dalmally, in Argyll.

Argyll and Bute Council had approved the application by Wind Prospect Stacain Ltd, overturning the…

Check-ins for Mull this week are:

• Mull Chamber of Commerce meets tonight - 1st December 2008 - at 8.00pm in the Isle of Mull Hotel at Craignure.
• Mull Community Council meets at 7.30pm on 7th December 2008 at the Village Hall in…

Isle of Bute’s campaigners against the planning application for a sixteen-cage fish farm to be established off the north coast of the little Inchmarnock island on Bute’s west side are STIFFening their resolve for battle.

Argyll and Bute Council’s Planning Department has…