Mulll and Iona Community Trust packs a political punch to open An Roth

Mull and Iona Community Trust initiativeIt could have been ‘scissors at dawn’ were it not that politicians had put their differences aside to be part of the welcome on the Isle of Mull for the opening on Friday of the An Roth Community Enterprise Centre at Craignure.

And this is one of the most compellingly interesting photographs of such occasions we have seen – with Argyll and Bute’s LibDem MP, Alan Reid (left) and its SNP MSP, Education Secretary, Michael Russell (right) compressed together Continue reading

Bill Clinton asks Dunoon’s John McAslan to oversee Haiti’s rebuild

Citadelle Laferriere near Milot in Haiti. Copyright Rémi Kaupp GNU Free Documentation

Dunoon-born and now London-based, international architect John McAslan Continue reading

Castle Toward meeting: stand up or hold up?

Castle Toward Public Meeting

Over 4,500 people worldwide have joined a Facebook Save Castle Toward campaign. Continue reading

Sustainable Design Awards: the architect on St Moluag’s

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Not much more than 24 hours to go to the close of the public online vote in the Argyll Sustainable Design Continue reading

Sustainable Design Awards: the architect on Portavadie Marina

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As we move to the close of online public voting this Friday (27th November) Continue reading

Living in Argyll: sustainable design

Alt an Duin Argyll Sustainable Design Awards 2009Unknown. Helensburgh? Argyll Sustainable Design Awards 2009Taigh Solas Argyll Sustainable Design Awards 2009Machriemore Mill Argyll Sustainable Design Awards 2009

Argyll’s Sustainable Design Awards and Your Vote: Start thinking about what makes places good Continue reading