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Online Condolence Register for families and friends of Dougald and Jamie MacTaggart and Neil MacFadyen on Islay Weblog

Thursday, 4th December, 2008 | News | None

The Islay Weblog, a site for a community has taken action for that community at a time of communal grief.

It has created an online Condolence Register where those who knew Dougald MacTaggart, his ten year-od son Jamie and his farming colleague…

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…

Tailormade Productions’ location filming of Jane Rodgers novel boosts Mull economy

Thursday, 4th December, 2008 | Community News, Media | None

London-based Tailormade Productions, whose background is largely in video and short films, are making their first feature film based on Janet Rodgers’ novel, Island. Called The Sea Change, the plot is described as: ‘Part myth, part mystery… a tale of…

Christmas Craft Fair - and therapies - at Kilmartin Museum this weekend

Thursday, 4th December, 2008 | Arts & Entertainment, Business, Community News, Events | None

[ December 6, 2008 to December 7, 2008. ]

December 6, 2008 to December 7, 2008

Kilmartin Museum is hosting its Christmas Craft Fair this weekend - 6th and 7th December 2008 from 11.00am - 4.00pm daily.

On display and for sale will be homemade cards, soaps, wreaths, felt gifts, bric a brac, wood…

Argyll takes worst hit on Revenue office closures

Thursday, 4th December, 2008 | Business, Local Government, News | None

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…

Jamie Laval Concert, Lochgpilhead

Thursday, 4th December, 2008 | Events | None

[ September 6, 2009; 3:30 pm to 5:30 pm. ]

September 6, 2009
3:30 pm to 5:30 pm

At 3.30pm on 6th September 2009 Jamie Laval is in concert at Lochgoilhead Village Hall. A perennial favourite with Cowal audiences, Jamie was the U.S. 2002 Scottish Fiddle Champion.

He has played and taught at Edinburgh Fiddle Festival, Alistair…

BT lets Jura down on broadband service - no connection for almost a week

Thursday, 4th December, 2008 | Broadband, Community News, Media | One

Argyll’s Isle of Jura has had no broadband connection for almost a week. The fault is proving difficult to trace and BT’s so-called Customer Services have pronounced that the problem lies with individual homes and is not a matter for their…

Trump’s answer to concerns about Balmedie Golf Resort project

Thursday, 4th December, 2008 | News, Sport | None

For Argyll has reported on the liquidity problems some of Donald Trump’s enterprises are facing - such as his gambling complex on Atlantic City, the US east coast’s answer to Las Vegas. Like everyone else, the bite on credit is…

Kintyre Cultural Forum development seminar

Thursday, 4th December, 2008 | Events | None

[ March 19, 2009; 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm. ]

March 19, 2009
7:30 pm to 10:00 pm

Kintyre Cultural Forum are hosting a development Seminar on 19th March 2009. This will focus on the result of the audit the Forum has conducted into the possibility if establishing a Cultural Centre in Campbeltown to…

Kintyre Cultural Forum hosts development seminar on 19th March

Thursday, 4th December, 2008 | Arts & Entertainment, Business, Community News | None

One for the diary - Kintyre Cultural Forum are hosting a seminar on 19th March 2009, focused on cultural development plans for the area.

The heart of the plan is the exploration of the feasibiity of establishing a Cultural Centre in Campbeltown for…