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UPDATE: Three fatalities in Islay A846 crash named
http://forargyll.com/ 2008/ 12/ update-three-fatalities-in-islay-crash-all-male-…UPDATE: Three fatalities in Islay A846 crash named Wednesday, December 3rd, 2008 Around 5.45 pm yesterday (2nd December 2008), a 38 year-old man, Dougie McTaggart, was driving his Skoda Felicia pick-up eastbound along the A847 when it collided with a westbound Scania Tipper being driven by a 52 year old man, approximately ...
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Three People Died in Accident near Bridgend
http://blog.islayinfo.com/ article.php/ car-crash-bridgend-islayThree People Died in Accident near Bridgend Wednesday, December 03 2008 I just read shocking news on the BBC Website about a car crash on Islay near Bridgend: Three die in four-vehicle crash Three people have been killed in a crash involving four vehicles on a Scottish island, police have said.
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Cape Breton’s Jerry Holland January concert and workshops in Campbeltown
http://forargyll.com/ 2008/ 11/ cape-bretons-jerry-holland-january-concert-and-w…[ January 16, 2009; 8:00 pm to 10:30 pm. ] January 16, 20098:00 pmto10:30 pm The Kintyre Music and Arts Tuition Group and the Kintyre Fiddlers are hosting a special concert and two workshops in January by the legendary Cape Breton fiddler, Jerry Holland who pioneered a modern sound for Cape Breton in
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Islay Report - A Touch of Frost and Snow
http://blog.islayinfo.com/ article.php/ islay-report-frost-snowWelcome to this weeks nature and wildlife report nr 47 by Jeremy Hastings, Islay's five star wilderness guide. It certainly has been a varied week in all accounts. The wetness led to wind and then cold and eventually VERY cold. Last night, Saturday, it was well below freezing.
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St. Andrews Day
http://blog.islayinfo.com/ article.php/ st-andrews-daySt. Andrews Day Sunday, November 30 2008 Today, 30 November, is St. Andrews Day, which is a bank holiday and is celebrated by Scots from around the world. I found an interesting article where is explained in detail what St. Andrews Day is all about: Saint Andrew is the Patron Saint of Scotland, and St.
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You can Shake it!
http://blog.islayinfo.com/ article.php/ belly-dancing-on-islayYou can Shake it! Saturday, November 29 2008 I was aware that belly dancing classes were held on Islay, I wasn't aware that it apparently had become popular, so popular that a leading Scottish Newspaper wrote about belly dancing on Islay on their website.
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Islay Seasonwatch - Cackling Goose
http://blog.islayinfo.com/ article.php/ islay-seasonwatch-cackling-gooseContinuing our look at the geese species which can be found on Islay this week the spot light is on a rare vagrant Cackling Goose which can occasionally been seen amongst the flocks of wintering Barnacle and Whitefront geese in the Loch Gruinart area.
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Spirit of Scotland and Islay
http://blog.islayinfo.com/ article.php/ spirit-of-scotland-and-islaySpirit of Scotland and Islay Friday, November 28 2008 I found an interesting Islay and whisky related article on the "The Age" website. The Age is an online as well as a magazine publishing company from down under in Australia.
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Bruichladdich Pier Update
http://blog.islayinfo.com/ article.php/ bruichladdich-pier-updateThe continuing stalemate at the £3million Bruichladdich Pier extension, which is still unable to routinely dock the one ship that it was “designed” to accommodate, could not be in starker contrast to the news from the Hebridean island of Grimsay where a £3million pier extension was opened for the local shellfishing fleet this month.
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Argyll Web Directory
http://blog.islayinfo.com/ article.php/ argyll-web-directoryArgyll Web Directory Wednesday, November 26 2008 When I started off with the Islay Web Directory I already had in mind to create a directory for Argyll and Bute as well. After all, Islay is part of Argyll and until now there wasn't such a thing as a web directory specially for Argyll.
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