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Transport

Argyll & Bute Council and Jamie McGrigor MSP express concern about position of A82 in Strategic Transport Projects Review

Wednesday, 17th December, 2008 | News, Transport | One

Following last week’s publication of the Scottish Government’s Strategic Transport Projects Review last week, both Argyll and Bute Council and Highlands MSP Jamie McGrigor have expressed concerns over the Scottish Government’s commitments to improve the A82.

Council Leader, Dick Walsh, said: ‘Whilst…

Video news on emergency exercise at Oban Airport

Tuesday, 16th December, 2008 | Local Government, Media, News, Transport | None

Read the previous article below for full details and stills photographs which accompany this video news clip.

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Emergency services in action in Oban Airport exercise

Saturday, 13th December, 2008 | News, Transport | One

Rebecca MartinA plane with engine trouble and nine people on board is coming in to land at Oban Airport from the south. It has an engine problem. The various emergency services are alerted and appropriate response units are tasked to get…

Ardchattan Community Council confront Bonawe Quarry users and operator Ennstone Thistle

Friday, 12th December, 2008 | Community News, Transport | None

Ardchatton Community Council serves an area on the north shore of Loch Etive, reached by a narrow and winding single-track road between Bonawe Quarry and the main A82 road from Glasgow through Argyll to Fort William and Inverness. It is putting…

Strategic Transport Projects Review to benefit Argyll

Thursday, 11th December, 2008 | News, Transport | One

The Strategic Transport Projects Review which the Scottish Government  published yesterday includes some benefit for Argyll’s road network.

The A82 between Tarbet and Inverarnan has long been recognised as unfit for purpose and will see selected sections widened, among other measures.…

Realignment of A814 Helensburgh to Cardross

Thursday, 11th December, 2008 | Community News, Transport | None

Argyll and Bute Council wants to let people living in the Helensburgh and Lomond area know that work to realign the A814 between Cardross and Helensburgh is due to begin on Wednesday 5th January 2009.

The work will be carried out near the…

Argyll interest in UK Treasury dismissal of calls for trial fuel duty rebate in Western Isles

Wednesday, 10th December, 2008 | News, Transport | None

Angus MacNeil MP for the Western Isles (Na h-Eileanan an Iar) and the SNP’s Transport Spokesman at Westminster has been calling for the trial of a fuel duty rebate in his constituency. His argument is that there is a real need…

Argyll black ice alert: Lorry Jack-knifes on Black Ice in Cowal Today

Tuesday, 9th December, 2008 | Community News, Transport | One

Sketchy reports are coming in that there is a significant black ice problem in South-west Cowal this morning. A lorry is reported to have jack-knifed on the A886 between the Clachan of Glendaruel and Strachur this morning having been turned back from the single-track…

Speed control experiment at Lochawe village

Friday, 5th December, 2008 | Community News, Transport | None

Transport Scotland, the body responsible for the administration of trunk roads across Scotland , has announced that they are to trial speed control signage in the controlled area where the A85 goes through Lochawe village. The signs should be in place…

Tribute website collecting information and memories of the Clydebuilt QE2

Thursday, 4th December, 2008 | News, Tourism, Transport | None

A new website has just been launched for the QE2, as the grand old Clydebuilt lady docks in Dubai for a new life. She’ll have spanned a wide spectrum of experience from having a highly functional refit to enable her…