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Get your free flu jab

Wednesday, 7th January, 2009 | Community News | None

Only 40% of people under 65 and eligible for a free flu jab made sure they got it last year. This time around, the Scottish Government’s annual flu and pneumcoccal immunisation campaign has been running since the end of September. Jim…

Lochhead prioritises agriculture at Oxford Farming Conference and Mather offers immediate support

Wednesday, 7th January, 2009 | Community News, Farming | None

Richard Lochhead, Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs and the Environment spoke at Oxford University’s prestigious Oxford Farming Conference to an audience including Jean-Luc Demarty, the EU’s Director-General for Agriculture and Development and Westminster Environment Secretary, Hilary Benn MP. In outlining…

Expensive cul de sac for Bord na Gaidhlig with Gaelic Facebook

Wednesday, 7th January, 2009 | Gaelic, News | 5

It has been announced that Bord na Gaidhlig is spending £250,000 on setting up a Gaelic version of the social networking site, Facebook - mygaelic.com. The site is to be online by the end of this month and is said…

Upgrade to Coll’s water treatment works at Arinagour complete

Wednesday, 7th January, 2009 | Community News | None

Scottish Water has completed a £310,000 project upgrading the Arinagour Water Treatment Works on the Isle of Coll and increasing its capacity. The system serves Coll’s 150 residents and the many tourists who visit the island, particularly in the summer,…

Tough action on anti-social driving in Campbeltown but…

Wednesday, 7th January, 2009 | Community News | None

Campbeltown has long been plagued - indeed intimidated - by what is referred to as ‘anti-social driving’ in and through the town.

Argyll’s MSP, Jim Mather, has been in touch with the Chief Constable’s office and has now been assured by…

Celtic Connections Torchlight Parade 2009

Tuesday, 6th January, 2009 | Events | None

[ January 15, 2009; 4:45 pm to 5:45 pm. ]

January 15, 2009
4:45 pm to 5:45 pm

The traditional launch event of the Celtic Connections musioc festival each January - this years is at 4.45pm onThursday15th January. The Scottish Power Pipe Band will lead a forest of blazing torches from George Square to…

Black Bottle Islay Whisky Workshops in Celtic Connections programme

Tuesday, 6th January, 2009 | Community News, Whisky | None

It’s a great combination - music and a dram - even in the imagination. The annual Celtic Connections music festival in Glasgow (keep an eye on the For Argyll Events Calendar for its torchlight launch parade on 15th January) has…

UK may be liable for EUR 670 billions as Kaupthing Bank and Iceland sue for compensation for deposits seized under anti-terrorist legislation

Tuesday, 6th January, 2009 | Community News | None

The Resolution  Committee of the former Kaupthing Bank, now nationalised by the Government of Iceland, has decided to sue the British authorities. It will sue on the basis of the Financial Services Authority’s action in seizing the deposits of Kaupthing’s…

Survive the recession - HIE advice phoneline for businesses

Tuesday, 6th January, 2009 | Business, Community News | None

Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) has set up a telephone advice service staffed by business experts ready to help any size of business in any industry sector seeking advice on responding to the current recession.

The number is: 08000 884 884.…

Four Tarbert swans ill after diesel contamination in bay

Tuesday, 6th January, 2009 | Community News, Environment, Wildlife and Biodiversity | None

The  35ft fishing boat Dalriada sank a few days ago in the picturesque fishing port of Tarbert in Kintyre and polluted the surrounding waters with an diesel oil spill.

Several swans were contaminated by the oil and coastguards say up to…