For Argyll

Seaglider has landed: SAMS succeeds in first ever deep water deployment

newsroom — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:15:59 +0000

This is a world first you can’t write a headline for. There are so many choices. The first ever deep-water deployment in UK waters of a marine glider came to a successful end on Wednesday, 10th March. Captain Sean Rathbone (left in picture) of the Northern Lighthouse Board vessel, Pole Star, returned the striking pink [...]

Take a seaplane to golf in Argyll: Kintyre, Islay, Loch Lomond ahead

newsroom — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 13:02:06 +0000

How’s this for a unique experience in Argyll? Courtesy of the Golf Links Express, an offshoot of the award-wining Loch Lomond Seaplanes business, golfers will be able to fly into Prestwick International Airport and take a 20 minute seaplane flight to some of Argyll’s spectacular golf courses like: Loch Lomond, home to the Scottish Open Machrihanish Golf [...]

One week’s delay to erection of new Oban Soroba railway footbridge

newsroom — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 10:27:36 +0000

The work on replacing the railway footbridge linking the Soroba Housing Estate in Oban with Drummore Road has been going on since15th February. It will be completed early next month. The erection of the new bridge structure – due to take place on 20th and 21st March – has now been rescheduled for the following weekend. The re-scheduled [...]

Roy Elwood on Arrochar, tuning torpedoes and climbing the local dance floor

newsroom — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:18:29 +0000

Roy Elwood has written for us before in relation to his convoy duty with HMS Zambesi and its evacuation of the Norwegian island of Soroy. Roy acts as our Arctic Convoy Editor, coordinating the material coming in fairly regularly from other veterans of the Arctic or Russian Convoys. Some served in the merchant navy ships being [...]

Argyll and Cowal lose the Bruces

newsroom — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:12:21 +0000

Two key assets in Argyll’s and Cowal’s cultural tourism industry have quietly slid away south, back to the Scottish Borders. Russell and Dorothy Bruce, founders and annual engines for seven years of Cowalfest, Argyll’s unique festival fusion of walking and the arts, have gone to seek new challenges elsewhere. The one certain thing is that, with their [...]

Double scoops for Campbell Cameron at Oban FM

newsroom — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:04:02 +0000

And no, he’s not hitting an ice cream habit, he’s got another major guest on his show. Tune in to Oban FM tomorrow – Friday 12th March – to the Naff and a half show at 10.o0am. You’ll hear Campbell with Denis Locorriere – ‘the voice of Dr Hook’. The Oban FM presenter and For Argyll [...]

Crinan Canal: closure of Lock 4 bridge at Ardrishaig

newsroom — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:37:29 +0000

Lock No. 4 Bridge in Ardrishaig will be closed from Monday 15th for eleven days, until Friday 26th March 2010 to allow essential repairs to be carried out. There will be no access between East Bank Road and West Bank Road during this period. Residents living on the west bank will use Brae Road to get [...]

Now BBC Alba gets in to wild swimming

newsroom — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:56:09 +0000

[ March 22, 2010; 9:00 pm to 10:00 pm. ] Following Mid Argyll Tri and Cycle Club's recent invitation to join it in its season of open water swimming, Gaelic television channel, BBC Aba is airing a documentary on the subject: Trusadh – Wild Swimming. The attraction of swimming in the wild is growing fast. More and more people are shunning the bright lights, tiled floor and [...]

Machrihanish airbase community buyout goes to Mach 1: valuer visits

newsroom — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:24:48 +0000

The speed of events is ratcheting up for the Machrihanish Airbase Community Company in its bid to buy for the community the former Ministry of Defence RAF base west of Campbeltown on the Mull of Kintyre. It has just gone to Mach 1 – the speed of sound. CKD Galbraith has been appointed by the Community Land [...]

Major success for Campbeltown’s all weather pitch campaign

newsroom — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:06:40 +0000

Yesterday’s Drop-in at Campbeltown Town Hall saw a very marked success for the campaign to get the provision of an all weather pitch at Kinloch Road included in the Campbeltown CHORD initiative. Arranged by Argyll and Bute Council, the 11.00am-7.00pm session was designed to make the latest information on the range of projects and initiatives [...]