Waitrose has £325k on table for Tuesday planning hearing – and opposition...
We understand that discussion between Waitrose and council officers on what is called ‘mitigation’ - or planning gain – had not concluded by the time the report for the planing hearing on Tuesday 21st...
View ArticleThe eurozone crisis and the Independence referendum: time for proactive...
It is now inevitable that the euro will not survive. Given the paralysis of the eurozone countries, it cannot even be certain that its end will be a managed and ordered one.We cannot fool ourselves...
View ArticleFirst Minister losing track of time in response to Cameron EU speech
Scotland’s First Minister, Ales Salmond, seems to be losing touch with time.Following the UK Prime Minster’s speech earlier today, promising an ‘in or out’ referendum on our EU membership by the end of...
View ArticleThe public purse and the ‘Yes’ campaign budget
Recent information on the Scottish Government’s diversion of significant numbers of civil servants to producing ‘work packages’ on different aspects of the independence proposition was already...
View ArticlePatron of Northern Lighthouse Board incredulous at Tiree Array proposal
[Update note below 14 May] The patron of the Northern Lighthouse Board has made clear her incredulity at the grossness of the proposal to site hundreds of wind turbines in the close vicinity of the...
View ArticleIs Walsh trying to keep the natives quiet for a couple of years?
Questions are being raised over the budgetary planning arrangements coming up for certain approval at tomorrow’s meeting of Argyll and Bute Council, where the latest administration in a dizzying series...
View ArticleMichael Russell looks like the first SNP MSP to put a personal Plan B into...
Households in Argyll and Bute have recently had a full colour A4 promotional flyer from our local MSP, the SNP Scottish Government’s Education Secretary, Michael Russell.A sharp eyed – and sharp...
View ArticleBEAR Scotland update on A82, A85 and A828 works
Following a decision taken yesterday, on weather grounds, to postpone from 5th March the planned resurfacing on the A82 at Tulla Bridge, a new date has now been set for these works to take place. The...
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