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UK Government admits cost of 2012 Olympics has risen again by £50million amid...
Highlands and Islands MSP, Dave Thompson has seized on an admission by the UK Government that the cost of the 2012 London Olympic stadium has soared again — by almost £50 million.Scotland – alongside...
View ArticleMather attacks UK policy as sky high hikes in energy charges near
With consumers numbed by the coming stratospheric rises in energy charges, Argyll’s MSP, Jim Mather, has gone on angry attack on the UK Government’s failure to produce a firm energy policy, comparing...
View ArticleRegulation changes mean wider benefit eligibility
Residents in Argyll & Bute are advised to check their benefit eligibility as recent changes to the regulation have extended the reach of Housing and Council Tax benefit.Councillor George Freeman,...
View ArticleResilience Fund awards bring £2.2M to Scotland’s third sector
Of the 64 funding awards just made under the Resilience Fund, brining a total of £2.2 million into Scotland’s third sector (voluntary) organisations, two awards are to Argyll initiatives.Argyll and...
View ArticleBook of Islay set off for Colonsay today
Kevin Byrne from publishers, House of Lochar, has just been told by the printers of his forthcoming facsimile edition of the Book of Islay that they shipped the consignment to Colonsay today (12th...
View ArticleQueen asks for £6 million raise
It seems the Royal budget is running at an accumulated loss of £7 million over the £7.9 million annual Civil List allowance from the state.This means one of two things:The Queen will more easily...
View ArticleArgyll suffers greatest population fall against highest rise in Scotland...
INFORMATION released on 27th April 2011 by the General Register of Scotland (GROS) showed that Scotland’s population has risen to its highest point since 1977. This rise is due to immigration exceeding...
View Article2007-2011 wood production, trade figures and timber price indices
The latest National Statistics on UK Wood Production and Trade (provisional figures) produced by the Forestry Commission were released last week.These include data on production, imports and exports of...
View ArticleFreeview and Virgin Media deliver for BBC ALBA
Since its launch on Freeview and on Virgin Media in 2011, BBC ALBA is now serving an audience of around half a million viewers a week,Today, 29th June, MG ALBA, the Gaelic Media Service, published its...
View ArticleGuardian Poll shows large majority not prepared to pay more for green energy
On Friday 23rd November The Guardian reported the results of a poll conducted to establish the strength of public attitudes to green energy – including that drawn from wind farms.Against a background...
View ArticleMackenzie welcomes rise in drug seizures
Highlands and Islands SNP MSP, Mike MacKenzie, has praised the police and communities across Scotland in their efforts and cooperation in overcoming drug dealing.The publication ‘Drug Seizures by...
View ArticlePassenger growth remains a feature of HIAL airports
Passenger numbers at Highland and Islands Airports’ [HIAL] regional airports rose again in April, although obviously not across the board.Latest figures show the number of passengers using HIAL’s...
View ArticleNew eurozone worries see FTSE 100 take worst day for 21 months
On Thursday 2oth June the FTSE 100 Index suffered its worst day since September 2011, falling 3%.The following day, with another fall of 0/7%, the index fell to a five month low, at 6,116.17, a level...
View ArticleHIAL airports’ passenger numbers for June up 4.4% on 2012 but identify...
New figures released today, 24th July, show that Scotland’s regional airports handled more than 5,000 extra passengers last month.Passenger numbers across the HIAL [Highlands and Islands Airports Ltd]...
View ArticleRhoda Grant concerned that hikes in ferry fares for hauliers will hit island...
With Argyll’s A83 in trouble again, Transport Minister, Keith Brown must be reflecting on the fact that it never rains but it pours.Highlands and Islands (Labour) MSP, Rhoda Grant is ‘extremely...
View ArticleIndy White Paper launch
Side by side white lecterns, soft pink underlighting, Alex and Nicola – everything was ‘immense’, and ‘astounding’ - lots of brio and plenty of busking on the back of a meandering tome [650 pages]...
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Scottish Water charges to rise from 1st April – but below inflation
Scottish Water’s household charges will rise this April, 2014, by 1.6% – 1% below the level of inflation (RPI).This is only the second rise since 2009 and is levied to build on customer service...
View ArticleWrong issue highlighted as ‘Yes’ and ‘No’ indy campaigns use new North Sea...
Professor Alexander Kemp and Linda Stephen are arguably the most authoritative academic experts on the North Sea oil and gas industry, with a hefty series of research papers to their credit.Professor...
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