Colintraive

Mr Reid, though, also had a warning for those who yearn for a day when access to and from Bute is freed from the whims of the weather, when he said: “If the wind is strong enough to put the Colintraive-Rhubodach ferry off, it would probably close a ...

Nicholas Ferguson says the idea of a bridge to Bute, which could replace CalMac's Rhubodach-Colintraive ferry, should be re-examined. Craig Borland. news@buteman.com. 08:00 Thursday 25 February 2016. 2. Have your say. The author of a new report on ...

That made the Colintraive ferry, MV Loch Dunvegan, the first CalMac vessel to put to sea on Friday as winds of up to 90mph struck the west coast of Scotland, while closer to home, Western Ferries' Dunoon crossings have also been suspended until 12.30pm.

Scotland's forests to generate £13m a year from renewables. The Colintraive and Glendaruel Development Trust hopes to site a 500kW wind turbine in the community-owned Stronafian forest. ALISON CAMPSIE. Email. 13:38 Friday 15 January 2016. 4.

The only exceptions are on weekday afternoons, when there is a departure at 2.10pm (instead of 2pm) from Colintraive and 2.20pm (instead of 2.10pm) from Rhubodach, to fit in with bus timetables, and with the last sailings of the day throughout the week ...

... to 104 daily departures, taking approximately 20 minutes to sail between Gourock and Dunoon, thereby providing a quick and efficient alternative to travellers preferring to make the 20 mile road journey to connect with the Colintraive to Rhubodach ...