Seas the day
Most people have a favourite Scottish beach, but how many others do you know about?
Most people have a favourite Scottish beach, but how many others do you know about?
A look over some of the Argyll and Bute Strategic Environmental Assessment: Environment Report within the Local Development Plan 2 (LDP2) has thrown up some interesting points.
Leo Norris’s dad Peter first took his young family to spend the summer at stunning Uisken near Bunessan back in 1966 and it flourished into a tradition lasting more than 50 years.
A public meeting at Benderloch’s Victory Hall last Thursday got a large turnout of people wanting to hear the latest on the campaign considering the purchase of the popular beach.
Serious concerns from people living near Ardmucknish Bay have been raised with council officials.
Almost three tonnes of man-made waste and litter was cleaned up from Teithil Beach as part of last month’s Marine Conservation Society Great British Beach Clean.
Almost 500 beach cleans and 15,000 volunteers took part in the Great British Beach Clean last year lifting over 305,000 items.
The team at Scottish Sea Farms’ new freshwater hatchery on the banks of Loch Creran will be out in force this Saturday to clear up Teithil Beach and are hoping people will turn out to help.
Passengers waiting for the ferry to Barra were among the appreciative crowd treated to some Latin American tunes.