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Queries on political advertising in Buteman
We have received queries from some residents on Bute who are concerned Continue reading
Reader queries strange council advertising
We’ve just had an email from a site reader asking us if we can explain the reasoning Continue reading
Do we want successful businesses in Argyll or do we not?
The sign-gobblers have been at it again. One has to worry about their professional dietary needs. Continue reading
ForArgyll.com to charge £1 for a day’s access …
The Times and the Sunday Times announced last week that they would have a pay wall. Continue reading
VisitScotland’s Friendly Faces of Scotland campaign launches
VisitScotland’s latest campaign – this time a £1.25 million job Continue reading
Not a mention of Diageo in Sunday Herald focus on Scotch, vodka and growth
The Business section in today’s Sunday Herald has majored Continue reading
Get the Argyll voting fingers out for Easdale Island
Bovril is running a Great Outdoors Revival competition open to nominations and voting on community projects. Continue reading
McGrigor gathers evidence and supports Argyll businesses in road sign threat
North Argyll businesses facing the removal of their road signs, following a rush of blood Continue reading
The Buteman’s owners, Johnston Press, to announce massive write downs
The Johnston Press, owners of The Scotsman and The Buteman among other titles, wrote off £109 million in its 2008 first half results.
In its 2008 second half results, to be revealed this week, it is expected to announce write downs of hundreds of millions.
Its advertising revenues, down by 30% in the last quarter of 2008 and by 40% in the first two months of 2009, are expected to be be down by 20% overall. Turnover is likely to be down by 12% to around £535 million and pre-tax profit down by over 30% to £93 million.
The company is thought to have a debt burden of around £450 million.
900 jobs have been shed to date and, with new CEO John Fry engaging in a deep cost cutting exercise to pull the situation back, more job losses now look inevitable.