National Planning Award for Argyll and Bute Council

Argyll Bute Council Planing Team with John Swinney: Awards for Sustainable Planning Guides

A very real coup for Argyll and Bute Council has seen it given Continue reading

NFU honours Mull’s Bert Leitch with John Miskelly Award

Bert Leitch receiving the quaich from NFUS President, Jim McLaren.

An Argyll farmer’s dedication and commitment to the National Farmers’ Union (NFU) Scotland, Continue reading

Scottish EC fishing gains include support for ‘Catch less, land more’

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The prolonged discussions at the EC’s December Fisheries Council have ended with some gains for Scotland. Continue reading

West coast prawn boats exempt from Days at Sea restriction

Jim Mather, Argyll’s MSP, has welcomed the announcement that 67 Continue reading

Shaming Government dereliction of duty on pregnant seals

Seal Rings Copyright Mark Carter

It appears that the Cabinet Secretary Richard Lochhead MSP will insist Continue reading

GARL and Glasgow North East

There are indeed political lessons to be learned Continue reading

Marine & Coastal Access Act a black day for marine environment

marine biology

ForArgyll has recently written about the marine bills working their way through Continue reading

SAMS is partner in new £75m Marine Alliance for Science & Technology for Scotland

Today (5th November) saw the launch of a new body bringing together 8 Scottish Continue reading