VisitScotland’s drop-in workshops on Islay first to include Argyll and the Isles

In a welcome and major sign of a change of attitude – earned by the professionalism and drive Continue reading

Islay High pupils to be John Muir Award Gaelic guides to wild places

Islay High 2

An innovative and culturally fascinating new project is on the move on the Isle of Islay. Continue reading

Island Moments

Taransay © Ailsapress

Island Moments is the headline title of Catherine Wilson’s latest book for Ailsapress. 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

Election analysis insights

As the dust settles on the main body of the local authority election in Argyll and Bute – Continue reading

Are tenant farmers, let down by bad law, also snagged in politics?

The current situation faced by tenant farmers in Scotland could hardly be more serious. Continue reading

Cabinet Secretary responds to McGrigor on Islay power cuts

Jamie McGrigor MSP has been underlining the impact on Islay of repeated and sustained Continue reading