The A814 next to the Faslane nuclear submarine base in Argyll has been closed due to flooding and remains closed as further rain is forecast for tonight. Two motorists trapped in the rising water were rescued by MOD police from…
New UK Defence Secretary, John Hutton - replacing Scot Des Browne in the recent Westminster reshuffle - visited The MoD’s base at Faslane in Argyll at the end of this week. He said that although the current Scottish Government was…
We reported recently on the steep rise above budget of the production costs of the Astute class submarines, forcing the MOD to consider its options on a further four of the ships in addition to the three already commissioned. The…
In 2006 - 2007 there were one hundred incidents breaching safety at the Ministry of Defence (MOD) nuclear bases in Argyll, Faslane and Coulport. These were not minor lapses. They included dropping a reactor control rod, breaching reactor containment, spilling…
Lord Murray, former Lord Advocate, has called on the Calman Commission established by the UK Government to review devolution, to examine ways of bringing under Scottish control the weapons of mass destruction stored here (in Argyll). In doing this, Lord…
Yesterday we tested the Loch Lomond seaplane service for ourselves, without declaring our identity and at our own expense. It is Scotland’s second favourite tourist attraction so finding out about it was worth doing.
There’s no visible organisation at the Oban…
Keith Hall, who works at Faslane (HM Naval Base Clyde) and lives nearby at Clynder, has just had his sixth book published by The History Press. The title says it all: ‘HMS Defiance - Devonport’s Submarine Base’. It’s presented as…
Mr Justice Wyn Williams has delivered his High Court ruling on the case brought against the Ministry of Defence (MOD) by Prospect, representing professional defence industry workers. The union had argued for a judicial review, on the basis that the…
A High Court ruling from Mr Justice Wyn Williams is expected today in the trade union Prospect’s case against the Ministry Of Defence (MOD) over the legality of its proposed five thousand job cuts. Prospect represents around sixteen thousand professional…
In an earlier news item, we wrote that the nuclear warhead base in Argyll, at Coulport, faces privatisation. Chris Hockley, Commodore of the MOD Clyde establishment in Argyll which includes the Faslane nuclear submarine base, began a review earlier this…
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