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Ella Edgar retiring from Bruichladdich Distillery
A long way from being an Octomore, Ella Edgar has been with Bruichladdich since the Islay distillery reopened in 2001 and now she’s retiring.She has seen the company through the tough times of getting...
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RevRoddy retires
Properly speaking, we’re talking about the Reverend Dr Roderick MacLeod, Church of Scotland minister at the three churches of Cumlodden, Lochfyneside and Lochgair and the possessor of not one, but two,...
View ArticleOban Lifeboat loses remarkable mechanic to retirement
On Friday 7th October 2011, Jim Watson, the full time mechanic for the Oban Lifeboat, retired after over 23 years service.That itself is remarkable but Mr Watson also leaves behind him a leaving as...
View ArticleJohn Morrow Coaches sold to West Coast Motors’ Glasgow Citybus
John Morrow, who operates local bus services in and around Clydebank, has announced his retirement and the sale of his bus company to Glasgow Citybus who will take over John’s routes on the 1st of...
View ArticleThe Honours issue
Over the long years Tony Blair was Prime Minister, he substantially devalued the Honours system. showering the things like confetti to hike his populist approval ratings and often absurdly upping the...
View ArticleThanks to ‘redundant’ Willie Young – not retiring and raring to go
[Updated 16th March] Argyll’s young folk are fitter, faster and more self confident; and a lot of adults are first class sports coaches. Argyll and Bute Council’s sports supremo, Willie Young, left his...
View ArticleSerco has to write off £17m from its UK health sector
The giant public services outsourcing contractor, Serco, controversial holder of the contract to deliver ferry services to Scotland’s Northern Isles, has had to write off £17 million from its UK health...
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Celebration dinner for Tobermory RNLI’s retiring Chair – but no starter for...
Current and former members of Tobermory RNLI gathered at the Western Isles Hotel on Friday 28th March to say ‘goodbye’ to Douglas ‘Dougie’ MacNeilage MBE; and to thank him for more than two decades’...
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Champagne farewell to Tobermory lifeboat ‘s retiring shop manager
Tobermory Lifeboat station sent its shop manager, Eilidh Wilshire,into retirement with a champagne reception and presentation at the station.Elidh’s family has a committed relationship with Mull’s...
View ArticleOut-of-control Salmond sidelines Sturgeon
There ate two stories here – the political damage; and the sad reality of the individual psychodrama.Former First Minister, Alex Salmond, who has no position of authority in the SNP or in government,...
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