For Argyll

The Screen Machine, whose excellent service bringing today’s films to all pasts of the Highlands and Island has just attracted additional funding for digital projection, is currently on tour in Argyll. The programme this time includes Kung Fu Panda and…

Oban Airport had its official opening yesterday by Stewart Stevenson, Minister for Transport in the Scottish Government. The new airport, upgraded from a private flying strip at North Connel, north east of Oban, flies services to the islands of Tiree…

[ September 28, 2008; ]

Sunday 28th September. Register on the day before 11.00am. Contest starts at 12.00 noon. All ages.

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Mark Sunday 28th September in red - it’s the date of the annual World Stone Skimming Championships at Easdale Island on the mainland coast, south of Oban. One of Argyll’s slate islands, the natural resources of the place guarantee a limitless…

Islanders on Colonsay are angered by what they see as the failure of the new air service from Oban to the island to deliver cheap flights to enable children studying in Oban to get back home to their families at…

The Islay Directory has launched to collect in one place access to all the available websites relating to the islands of Islay, Jura, Gigha and Colonsay. This is an energetic and worthwhile initiative. Everything that creates more good quality information on…

Two kayakers from Greater Manchester who paddled out of Loch Melfort on Saturday afternoon got caught in strong tidal streams that took them into the terrifying Corryvrechan whirlpool between Argyll’s islands of Jura and Scarbha. One kayak overturned in the turbulence…

Councillor Duncan MacIntyre, Argyll & Bute Council’s Transport Spokesperson expects that the Council’s commissioned appraisal of transport links between the islands of Seil and Easdale will be delivered in September. The Council should then be in a position to make…

Mull Theatre Company is running a busy and varied programme of performances in Tobermory this month and next. On 19th August at Druimfin in Tobermory they’re playing Sex and Chocolate (you couldn’t ask for more than that) , taking this confection…

The Isle of Bute almost brought off the defeat of the favourites, seeing Fort William’s shinty team defeat them by a single goal, 2-1, in the semi-final of this year’s Camanachd Cup. Fort William will now play Kingussie (who beat…