FSB warns of new regulatory PAYE burden on small businesses from April

The Argyll and the Islands Branch of the Federation of Small Businesses [FSB] is warning that upcoming payroll Continue reading

Federation of Small Businesses supports investigation of Dunoon ferry route and FoI poses a few questions

The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) supports local calls in Dunoon and Cowal for an investigation Continue reading

Festival of the Sea launches with a unique CD, algae, storytelling and virtual landscapes

View from submarine cave off Brittany into giant algae field

The 2012 Festival of the Sea, run by the Scottish Marine Institute (aka SAMS) Continue reading

Islay’s Ailsapress: magic moments

AilsapressSmall publishers are the truffles below the oaks of any culture – hidden, valuable and the carriers of specialist delight.

They can develop from almost anything – like a meeting of creative spirits, a camping trip to the Western Isles, two novel ponies, a cat with no tail, a spell (literally) on Taransay and the enduring witchery of Islay.

Islay’s Ailsapress sprang from such a base. Continue reading

Northern Isles ferry contract sends signals to west coast

Yesterday, 4th May 2012, Transport Scotland announced that it has appointed Serco Ltd Continue reading