RYA wrangle over Waverley loss to Commonwealth Games flotilla loses sight of...
PS Waverley was announced as part of the Commonwealth Flotilla to leave Greenock and sail upriver to Glasgow, on 26th July, the fourth day of the 2014 Commonwealth Games. This conjured a spectacular...
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Stay safe and respect others using the lovely Loch Lomond National Park...
The photograph above shows what it was like at Luss on Loch Lomond today. The coming weekend, with soaring temperatures predicted to continue, is expected to bring an increased number of visitors to...
View Article£1million investment by Transport Scotland in A83 trunk road improvements
Works are to start this month, October 2014, on a range of projects to improve driving conditions on the A83 between Tarbet and Campbeltown, now fully trunked between these two points.More than £1M is...
View ArticleA83 overnight resurfacing works at Tarbet postponed to 2nd November
In the light of the continuing situation with the clearance and stabilisation work being done on the A83 at Rest and Be Thankful in the aftermath of yesterday’s landslides, BEAR Scotland is postponing...
View ArticleRestart to overnight improvement works on A83 at Tarbet West
Work to complete major improvement works on a 1.81km section of the A83 Trunk Road within the village of Tarbet [west of the Tarbet Tea Rooms] are to re-start this Sunday, 16th November, for five...
View ArticleA83 resurfacing between Ardgenevan and Drishaig
Works start on Monday 8th December for 2 weeks for the £230k resurfacing of a 1.5 km section of the A83 between Ardgenevan and Drishaig, on Loch Fyne, north of Strone Point.We have asked whether this...
View ArticleRegulator of British Military Aviation demands fast jet safety measures
Despite the Military Aviation Authority [MAA] report on the fatal collision of two RAF Tornado GR4s over the Moray Firth off Lossiemouth on 3rd July 2012, the Ministry of Defence [MoD[ has even yet not...
View ArticleHow many nuclear powered lighthouses, buoys and oil rigs were there in the UK?
A chance googling to check the spelling of the name of a little island off the Irish west coast in County Donegal – Rathlin O’Birne – produced an immediate curiosity in the following paragraph:‘It has...
View ArticleA83 overnight works Drishaig to Achatra to start
BEAR Scotland has announced that £180k of works to the A83 between Drisaig and Achnatra on the upper west shores of Loch Fyne will start on Sunday 22nd February and run for one week – working...
View ArticleBEAR Scotland’s plans for Argyll bridge improvements: A82 A85 and A828
BEAR Scotland will be beginning works on three Argyll bridges this month, March 2015. The three bridges are:A82: Tulla Bridge [for one night]A85: Falls of Cruachan Bridge, west of Cruachan Visitor...
View ArticleBEAR Scotland: major programme of works for A83
Work to improve the A83 as part of Transport Scotland’s on-going maintenance programme is progressing, with three schemes expected to get underway later this month [March 2015].The projects follow on...
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Is Scottish Government taking out Campbeltown to give Prestwick a clear run...
On 3rd March 2015, Highlands and Islands Airports Limited [HIAL] made a curious and little noticed statement on the very tail of the UK Government announcement that it is not to consider the RAF bases...
View Article£280k resurfacing on A85 at Dalmally East starts 23rd March
BEAR Scotland has announced that £280k of resurfacing works to the A85 will start at Dalmally East on Monday 23rd March, for two weeks.The investment by Transport Scotland will see improvements to...
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HIgh octane Water Adventure launch at Portavadie
The McFall family take the notion of family business to a new level. Three generations of the family hit the glorious Portavadie resort on east Loch Fyne yesterday, 4th April.They manned a stand...
View ArticleOban lifeboat tows angling boat to safety
Oban Lifeboat was requested to launch by Stornoway Coastguard at 13.09 this afternoon, 13th April, to assist a sea angling boat that had a fouled propeller, just west of Kerrera in the Firth of...
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National Park Board approves plan to safeguard park environment and amenities...
The board of Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National Park Authority has today, 27th April 2015, unanimously approved comprehensive plans to protect the Park’s unique environment following an extensive...
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Nick Ray 2015 in 2015
Nick Ray’s 2015 in 2015 is a 2015 mile solo sea kayak journey around Scotland’s coastline, visiting each of the Scotland’s forty seven RNLI stations, raising money for the RNLI as he paddles.The...
View ArticleThe Trident Whistleblower incident
On a bank holiday weekend, everyone has the time to read through the original account that William McNeilly submitted to Wikileaks. Here it is. It’s a first person narrative and easy to read.McNeilly...
View ArticleEfficiency gains the future of lower price oil and gas economy
Yesterday we reported that America beat the forecasts in delivering an increased supply in the first quarter of 2015, despite reducing the number of operational drilling rigs to their lowest level for...
View ArticleSpectator guide and side attractions for Kintyre’s 2015 MACH 2 Stages Rally
The 2015 MACH 1 Stages Rally takes place at Machrihanish Airbase Community Company’s site on 11th and 12th July.Below is information sent by event organiser, David Hatrick of Dunfermline Car Club, to...
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