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Oban’s Argyllshire Gathering and the Tiree Music Festival are set to be the biggest beneficiaries from a council events fund, but Gigha’s first stargazing festival missed out, because it would bring only 10 visitors
A proposed ‘active travel’ route linking Tarbert with Kennacraig should be removed from a council bid for UK Government funding, according to authority officials
ONE of Argyll’s largest towns, Campbeltown, on the eastern tip of the Kintyre peninsula, is a natural port, set in deep water and sheltered from the prevailing south-westerly wind by Davaar Island.
Originally called Kinlochkilkerran back in the 1600s, the Chief of the Clan Campbell decided that, as one of the key towns in his domain, it should carry the name of Campbell and so it became Campbeltown.
Better road signs are among the top priorities for police in Argyll and Bute to keep the area’s roads safe this summer, according to a senior officer
Launched by Sail Scotland the short films showcase Scottish marinas, anchorages and adventures, encouraging people to explore by boat and stay in new and unique, locations.
‘They are doing the best they can’: islanders praise CalMac crews for continuing lifeline ferries as a fifth of the workforce goes off due to Covid
The infrastructure upgrade work at Uig is part of the Skye Triangle Infrastructure Project, which involves significant harbour upgrades at the three ports at Tarbert, Lochmaddy and Uig.
Mrs Grant has now written to CalMac to ask for further consideration on how it can meet it’s legal obligation to provide a lifeline service to the communities of Harris.
Anger has erupted in Harris at CalMac’s proposal to cut the ferry service into Tarbert by half on Saturdays, which islanders say will bring the tourism industry to a standstill
Mini athletes in Oban and the surrounding area have been enjoying being put through their paces by former Lismore couple.
