Morvern gets breakaway postcode from Oban
Should Argyll be the next to get a breakaway – from Paisley?The issue isn’t quite the same, of course.Morvern has got its breakaway post code – moving from Oban’s PA34 to its own PA80 – because it’s...
View ArticleArdnamurchan to lose Corran Ferry for a month
Residents of the vast Ardnamurchan landmass, part of historic Argyll, are facing a four hour trek, much on single track roads, to get to Fort William where many work.The traditional exit route from the...
View ArticleBody found on Beach at Kames today
The body of an 82 year-old local man was found this afternoon – Tuesday 19th March, at 3.35pm – on the beach at Kames in the Cowal peninsula, just south of Tighnabruaich on the Kyles of Bute.While...
View ArticleA83 closed in both directions in Tayinloan area
[11-45 update: Cleared] The A83 has just been closed to traffic in both directions because of a traffic accident near Tayinloan.While traffic to Campbeltown should be able to come and go via Claonaig...
View ArticleMount Stuart Trust Visual Arts 2012 programme: free October events
The Mount Stuart Trust has, for some time, run an innovative and far from conservative annual visual arts programme, offering a variety of surprising experiences free to all comers.The creatives...
View ArticleNew Campbeltown ferry pilot – a whale beached before it starts
The good news is the fun of this service looking like it may be CalMac’s first new route in 20 years – and that there is general recognition that Campbeltown is on the way up. The rest is simply...
View ArticleInteresting conundrum on fares for new Campbeltown ferry – is a legal...
The Scottish Government subsidises bus fares. It also heavily subsidises ferry services through the private sector companies it owns as their single shareholder – CalMac and Argyll Ferries.With the new...
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