McGrigor finds Stonewall Stevenson less than a force for action on Argyll’s...
Transport Minister, Stewart Stevenson, appeared in Oban yesterday at Argyll’s transport meeting and proved something of a disappointment to many in that quarter.The meeting included representatives of...
View ArticleLuing fixed link cheapest and most expensive option
The proposed causeway between the Isles of Luing and Seil, crossing the short Cuan Sound, seems to be Argyll & Bute Council’s preferred option – although hydrographic surveys will have to be...
View ArticleLEAF comes out unanimously against Luing Fixed Link
Lorn Environmental Action Forum (LEAF) is a group of groups, whose members are a number of local groups focused on aspects of the natural environment, individuals, environmental organisations and...
View ArticleLuing Causeway now improbable
When the possibility of a fixed link across the Cuan Sound to the slate island of Luing was investigated during the STAG report (Scottish Transport Appraisal Guidance), a hydrographic survey was done...
View ArticleEasdale Island emergency evacuation exercise identifies fixed link issue
Earlier this year this year, Argyll and Bute Council’s Civil Contingencies Manager held a very useful ‘table top exercise’ on Easdale Island, to co-ordinate protocols for the emergency evacuation of...
View ArticleQuarriers who put Easdale Island on the map may do so again
[Updated below with comment from Michael Russell MSP] Easdale Island – the slate quarries that roofed the world. Sounds like a grand title, doesn’t it – but that’s what made this small island just 16...
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