West of Glasgow, the peninsula of Argyll stretches towards its cluster of neighbouring isles, which fan out in all their marvellous diversity. Although small on the map, this part of Scotland has more ...

On the deck of the Kayla Emma, Mark McLean’s rubber-gloved fingers are holding live, orange langoustines caught fresh from Loch Creran. “These are wee prawns and they live in wee mud holes. They like ...

Contrary to the current fashion of saying otherwise, food is not now, and has never been, Scotland’s long suit. I say so as a Scot, on both sides of the family. Sure, there was that rumor of a cousin ...

Argyll and Bute is one of Scotland’s 32 unitary council areas. Its administrative centre is in Lochgilphead. It covers the second largest administrative area of any Scottish council and is bordered by ...

They bopped along to The Beatles, survived the counter-culture revolution and enjoyed a post-war leap in living standards - and now they are flocking to Argyll and Bute. New research shows Scotland’s ...

Imaginative artworks of local fish decorate Loch Fyne Oyster Bar in Clachan, Argyll. Some are abstract, others anatomical, but together they convey the otherworldly beauty of the underwater life here ...

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‘In Scotland, always seek out places at the end of single-track roads,’ advised sea kayaker David Johnson. ‘They’re always the best.’ David is the restaurant manager at Scotland’s Pierhouse Hotel, ...

Ten people had to be airlifted from their vehicles after landslips closed two roads in Argyll. A number of vehicles were stuck on the A83 and A815 near Inveraray and an HM Coastguard helicopter was ...