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Wildlife crime success: Argyll farmer convicted of possession of highly toxic...
50 year old Tom McKellar of Bridge of Orchy pled guilty today to possession of the banned substance, Carbofuran.Sentencing has been adjourned to 29th May 2012 for background reports.Carbofuran is a...
View ArticleBridge of Orchy in stand off with council on water supply
Yesterday’s (20th April) edition of The Herald had a half page article on an approaching crisis situation over the water supply for the village of Bridge of Orchy in north eastern Argyll.The problem...
View ArticleSeil woman in restaurant enterprise at Corrour on West Highland Line
We all know just how remote Corrour – Coire Odhar – is; and how magnificent.The recent landslide derailment of the freight train on the fabled West Highland Line was between Tulloch and Corrour – a...
View ArticleTwo road accidents affect A82
(Update – Both cleared.) Traffic using the A82 can expect delays both at the outskirts of Glasgow and in the eastern approaches to Rannoch Moor between Tyndrum and Bridge of Orchy.One accident at...
View ArticleAgreement on improvement for Bridge of Orchy water supply problem
Tonight, 23rd May, welcoming an agreement which has been reached to take forward an improvement in water supplies at Bridge of Orchy, Jamie McGrigor MSP – who lobbied both Scottish Water and the...
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£1.5M investment sees Bridge of Orchy Hotel triple in size
The Bridge of Orchy Hotel, of Scotland’s most picturesque hotels and a major landmark on the approaches to Rannoch Moor an Glencoe, has tripled in size after a £1 million funding support package from...
View ArticleA82 closed in both directions at Bridge of Orchy
[Reopened] The A82 was closed just after 9am this morning, 27th January, because of a road accident. The closure affects traffic in both directions at the closure spot, a couple of mile north of Bridge...
View ArticleA82 closed at Bridge of Orchy
The A82 closed in both directions just after midday today, following a road traffic accident near Bridge of Orchy, which also involved spillage of materials.The road has been closed untin further...
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Stramash Oban Outdoor Nursery stretches its legs
Today, 17th May, the Stramash Oban Outdoor Nursery showed its mettle and proved what it’s for. The company’s minbuses and a third bus donated by Flit, were shuttling around much of north Argyll,...
View ArticleEstate linked to illegal carbofuran poisoning of raptors sells for record price
The Auch Estate, whose 28,000 acres run from northeastern Argyll into Perthshire and Stirling, has now been sold for £11 million – the highest price of any UK property this year and £3 million above...
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...
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