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One of Scotland’s Great Trails is the Three Lochs Way, running from Balloch on Loch Lomond, to Helensburgh on the Clyde at the Gare Loch, along Loch Long to its head at Arrochar, then north into the...
View ArticleWhale at Ardmay, heading for Arrochar
(16.00 Update below) A reader, Donald Illingworth, sent this message minutes ago [8.45am]: ‘Just spotted a Minke Whale in Loch Long at Ardmay going towards Arrochar 0800 27/08/2012.‘Did not believe it...
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Loch Long minke whale now distressed
(21.05 Update below – and You Tube link) There have been regular reports of a minke whale sighted in Loch Long – up by Arrochar – over the last 3-4 weeks.l we reported on the latest one a couple of...
View ArticleLoch Long’s distressed Minke whale may be a Northern Bottlenose
It all depends whether there are one or two whales in Loch Long.The Hebridean Whale and Dolphin Trust (HWDT) people have looked at the still photo and the You Tube video footage of the whale...
View ArticleAnother Loch Long whale sighting – in bay at entrance to Loch Goil
There have been several sightings this morning of a whale in the bay at the entrance to Loch Goil, off the west side of Loch Long, south of Carrick Castle.Some scouts at the outdoor adventure centre at...
View ArticleNew vitality in Scottish rail travel with station reopening
Yesterday, 8th February, Conon Bridge Railway Station was reopened by Transport Minister, Keith Brown.Conon Bridge lies south of Dingwall, just inland of the head of the Cromarty Firth and on the North...
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One real issue and some strange arguments against Cove Community Wind Farm
The Cove Community Wind Farm proposal in the Rosneath peninsula seems to have become the butt of ‘tall poppy’ syndrome in a variety of ways.It is facing objections from all over the place, some...
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Donald Fullarton: New ambulance for Arrochar Mountain Rescue
A new rescue ambulance was presented by St John Scotland to the Arrochar Mountain Rescue Team today (Sunday 2nd June).The Chancellor of the Order of St John in Scotland, Douglas Dow, handed over the...
View ArticleLocal producers’ market at Blairmore
The scenic village of Blairmore on the western entrance to Loch Long in east Cowal, is hosting a local producers’ market in its Village Hall on 27th July from 10am to 2pm.This will offer a variety of...
View ArticleBlairmore Local Producers Market on Saturday 21 September
The Blairmore Producers Market will see local producers showcasing a variety of products including vegetables, bread, home baking, plants, cards, slate products, soft furnishings, wool and soap.Winston...
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Roy Elwood wearing his Arctic Star medal in Remembrance Day wreath-laying
Roy Elwood is am exhibited photographer and a former member of the crew of the destroyer HMS Zambesi on Arctic Convoy escort duty.He did his torpedo training in Loch Long, he has written for us several...
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Come to Argyll and Bute?
A reader devoted to Argyll and to its endless scenic beauty, has, in despair, sent us these photographs of the volumes of rubbish deposited on the shore at the head of Loch Long at Arrochar.Yes, this...
View ArticleResurfacing for A83 at Honeymoon Bridge – and a recovered story
More than a quarter of a million pounds of structural resurfacing work is to be carried-out on the A83, three miles west of Arrochar at Honeymoon Bridge [see story below].The work scheduled, which BEAR...
View ArticleBlairmore Local Producers market on near horizon
The Blairmore Local Producers Market will take place in the Village Hall at Blairmore on Loch Long in east Cowal on Saturday 27th September between 10am and 2pm.Sales will include venison, farm-reared...
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Blairmore Village Trust buys Village Green
The energetic community of the picturesque Blairmore in south Cowal – facing east across Loch Long and Cove Bay to the Rosneath peninsula has long pursued community ownership of the Blairmore Village...
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Three Lochs Way: Highlandman’s Road section reopened and additional access...
The Three Lochs Way, swinging from Balloch to Inveruglas through Helensbugh and linking Loch Lomond, The Gare Loch and Loch Long, is one of Argyl’s first class long distance walking trails.Last week,...
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Christmas Days of Argyll 2014
Lynnet Lambie has been taking photographs over Christmas from Gourock, looking across the Clyde towards the Rosneath peninsula [on the right] and east Cowal, both in Argyll and Bute.In these...
View ArticleArgyll & The Isles Tourism Cooperative announces 4th tourism summit
Registration for the fourth Argyll and the Isles Tourism Summit at Lochs and Glens Ardgartan Hotel is open now.Argyll and the Isles Tourism Cooperative says of its 2015 Tourism Summit, an event back in...
View ArticleReturn of east Cowal’s Blairmore Market offers food producers and craftsfolk...
After a break to review its strategy, the Blairmore Market is preparing for a return, this time managed by Argyll Food Producers.The plan seems to be to run the market on a quarterly basis and to...
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When is Council going to replace the A814′s missing warning for HGVs?
The A814 is the narrow, twisting little road running along the east side of Loch Long between Arrochar and Helensburgh, often little more than a single tracker.At the entry to it from Arrochar, there...
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