Forestry Commission Scotland to establish Red Squirrel Strongholds
Forestry Commission Scotland (FCS) has received strong support for the concept of establishing a series of 18 red squirrel strongholds across Scotland, including locations in Argyll.Each site will be...
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River Etive to the Corryvreckan: fancy some open water swimming?
A group of members of Mid Argyll Tri & Cycle Club co-ordinate regular open water swimming sessions and are happy for non0-members to come and join in.Now that the ice is melting and Argyll still...
View ArticleNow see for yourself: For Argyll challenges anyone to say SPR plans for...
After making spurious claims that they had already done so – exposed by the vigorous No Tiree Array campaigners against the massive offshore wind farm embracing the Isle of Tiree – Scottish Power...
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Filling in the story of the Glen Kinglas Hermit or ‘Fairy Man’
Reader Sheila Young has sent us this photograph of the hermit’s hut on the old road through Glen Kinglas, a little west of the Dunoon road end. She says that it will have been taken some time between...
View ArticleScreen NETS Advance II: advanced skills opportunities for film and TV...
A mouthwatering opportunity is the Screen NETS Advance II – now open for applications – deadline is High Noon, 4th January 2013.Screen Academy Scotland is delighted to be announcing a second yearA of...
View ArticleInveraray Castle’s appearance in Downton Abbey unlocks another story
Inveraray Castle’s starring role in the Christmas Day special of the period drama, Downton Abbey, with the series of gorgeous shots of the pretty castle and its lush grounds, will have been a marketing...
View ArticleCalMac amateur photographic competition for 2014 Calendar
Cyde and Hebridean Ferry Operator, Caledonian MacBrayne (CalMac), is inviting amateur photographers of all ages to take part in a competition to have their photographs featured in the company’s popular...
View ArticleFury at Minister’s deliberate exclusion of Argyll islands from Steering Group
Island councillors Robin Currie from Islay and Mary Jean Devon from Mull made a formal request to Argyll and Bute Council to represent the Argyll islands at the islands conference held last week at...
View ArticleClever documentary calendar for West Coast Motors for 2014
Campbeltown headquartered West Coast Motors, one of the private sector economic drivers of Argyll, has just published its 2014 calendar.Of course the photographs are stunning, in its A3 portrait format...
View ArticleCreation Station’s new term starts 24 February
Victoria Gage’s pre-school Creation Station – now a year old -is about to start the second half of its ‘Colour Term’ – Little Explorers for 1-5 year olds.It’s been a lively and successful year for the...
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4 decades on, new report literally takes stock of jellyfish in UK waters
2013 proved a record year for jellyfish sightings and a large number of sightings have already been reported in 2014.A new report by the Marine Conservation Society [MCS] and the University of Exeter...
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