Local News for Argyll

THE proposed regeneration of Rothesay Pavilion has moved a step forward this week after the Prince’s Regeneration Trust was commissioned by the building’s owners to id

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ROTHESAY Primary School’s well-established green credentials are set to receive a further boost with the news that the school has been chosen to receive free solar panels

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CONCERNED islanders from across Argyll and Bute have added their voices to calls for an immediate review of Scotland’s ferry fares - and for a 40 per cent cut in the cost

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A couple of years ago we set about extending the tracked network around the Island. We used a technique developed by a contractor within the Forestry Commission which simply digs a hole near the track and exports the material onto…

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What struck me most during our last visit was the quality of the roads on Islay and other parts of Argyll. Don’t get me wrong, it’s not that bad, but some stretches really are in a terrible state. It looks like the Highland Council spends far more money on roads than the Argyll and Bute council does. Take the roads on Skye for instance, they are great, well maintained and it’s a pleasure to drive there. Even in the far north way beyond Ullapool the roads are far bett…

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No, that’s not Port Askaig 40 years ago on the right, that’s Port Askaig last Saturday. I took this picture as I waiting to board the ferry, leaving Islay at the end of my holiday. So what does it have to do with Port Askaig in 1968, 40 years ago? While I was away Kenneth Connell posted a picture of Port Askaig, Islay, in March 1968 to his Flickr set 1968. In the set is also a closer look at work on the pier, which started all of this. [More about Port Askaig on Islay 1968 and 2008 in the full entry]

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BUTE’S Westminster MP has spoken out in the House of Commons against government plans to close Rothesay’s tax office - and has hit out at cuts which have seen staff nu

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Some of you will be expecting an update about the latest progress at the Islay Hotel in Port Ellen. I’m afraid I’ll have to ask you for a little patience, but I plan to publish something interesting this weekend. Fingers crossed it all goes to plan. In the meantime I’m glad to inform you that the new hotel has already attracted its first regular visitor: [More about the first regular visitor the Islay Hotel and possible future visitors in the full entry]

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“YOU can feel the ghosts in here,” said John MacDonald, director of Burnfield Demolition, as he led The Buteman on a guided tour of Rothesay’s half-demolished form

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Here’s another adaptation to WordPress that I can now add to the list: Business Listings Directory. We’ve got full detail on our Developing OTFA blog on how to get the same out of a fresh install of WordPress 2.5, plus ideas on extending the format into an Ad rotator etc. for a WPMU install. Suffice [...]

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