Forestry in the Low Carbon Economy conference
Hot issues and opportunities for the Scottish forestry sector are set to be debated at a major conference organised by Forestry Commission Scotland and ConFor.Farming and forestry, the new markets for...
View ArticleA82 closed in both directions at Fort Augustus after lorry crash
For those travelling north from Argyll today, there has been a serious road traffic accident near Fort Augusts on the A82.A lorry crashed off the road not long ago and emergency services are at the...
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Crarae Garden: Gales, devastation and a strange beauty
At this very moment there’s a natural film set waiting for a survivalist movie – just off the A83 at Crarae Garden on the shores of Loch Fyne in Mid Argyll.Existing cheek by howl with the teasing,...
View Article2007-2011 wood production, trade figures and timber price indices
The latest National Statistics on UK Wood Production and Trade (provisional figures) produced by the Forestry Commission were released last week.These include data on production, imports and exports of...
View ArticleCargo ship MV Fri Ocean aground in the Sound of Mull
[Updated below 09.55 15th June] A cargo ship, the Bahamas flagged MV Fri Ocean, with a draught of 5.3 metres and carrying wood from Belfast to Varberg in Sweden., has run aground off the Isle of Mull,...
View ArticleRefloated cargo ship MV Fri Ocean escorted to Lynn of Lorne – and on into Oban
[12.45 update below] The Norwegian owned Nassau registered cargo ship, MV Fri Ocean, which grounded heavily on rocks south of Tobermory at 06.00 yesterday morning, is just now, 10.00, anchoring in the...
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‘Half Life’ stage at Achnabreac to be removed
‘Half life‘ may have turned out to have had a more flexible meaning than the title it provided for the 2007 collaborative performance between NVA and The National Theatre of Scotland in the forest at...
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Spectacular Morvern gets the pioneering homes it deserves
Today, 5th September 2013, the community of Morvern in the massy Ardnamurchan peninsula takes possession of two exceptional new houses [above].Their pioneering construction and design mean they must be...
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Story’s stories 1: Ian Cleaver talks to Mike Story
I am sitting rather appropriately in the lounge of an Oban seafront hotel with my first guest in the series of Story’s stories.My partner in conversation today has an almost iconic status in Argyll –...
View ArticlePolice Scotland Lochgilphead: police reports for week to 15th July 2014
Theft Sometime between the 3 and 10 July a quantity of wood was stolen from the Boat Yard at Cairnbaan. Police request that should anyone have any information to contact them on telephone number...
View Article£1m grant lets new Corpach-Tilbury timber sea freight service take over 6k...
[Updated below 15.30] In an innovative move, Transport Minister Keith Brown has awarded £959,773 to Boyd Brothers Ltd for a new sea freight service.30% of the grant will come from the UK in a shared...
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