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January 2005
Monday, January 31, 2005ROTHESAY'S FLOOD PROTECTION SCHEME OFFICIALLY OPENED - Webmaster @ 11:15 GMTRothesay’s £1.7million Flood Prevention Scheme, involving the erection of an architectural blockwork wall up to 1.5 metres high along a 900 metres stretch of the seafront at Rothesay and with access points to the pier and esplanade, has been officially opened by Scotland’s Environment and Rural Development Minister Ross Finnie. The scheme is intended to offer protection from serious storm damage on the basis of a 1-in-100 year probability. Thursday, January 27, 2005IN THE HEADLINES - Webmaster @ 18:21 GMTISLE OF BUTE’S NEW FERRY TO ENTER SERVICE EARLIER THAN ANTICIPATED MV Bute, the new 60-car / 450-passenger ferry that will serve the Wemyss Bay-Rothesay route, is scheduled to enter service several weeks sooner than originally expected, and should be in operation in June - well in time for Bute’s summer high season.
The bus company operating Bute’s bus service, West Coast Motors, has taken delivery of the first brand new bus in 30 years to join Bute’s bus fleet. The £85 000, 27-seater bus - a modern-designed low-floor midi-bus and which is fully accessible and able to carry one wheelchair - is to be used exclusively on the island. Thursday, January 20, 2005ISLE OF BUTE SPARED THE WORST OF THE BAD WEATHER - Webmaster @ 18:37 GMTBute, which is widely acknowledged as having among the most benign climates of anywhere in Scotland, has perpetuated its reputation by escaping the brunt of the ferocious storms that have ravaged many parts of northern Britain. Friday, January 07, 2005PRIME BUTE VISITOR ATTRACTION GETS ANOTHER 5-STAR AWARD - Webmaster @ 16:21 GMTThe Isle of Bute’s world-famous Victorian Toilets have again received top national recognition by winning another 5-Star Award at the Cannon Hygiene Loo-of-the-Year Awards Ceremony held in Birmingham - a ceremony which recognises the very best of Britain’s public toilets. Full article Thursday, January 06, 2005IN THE NEWS - Webmaster @ 18:05 GMTEXCITING PROSPECTS FOR BUTE CHEDDAR CHEESE With the take-over by Lactalis UK of Rothesay Creamery, which produces Bute’s renown cheddar cheese, the Island’s cheese is set to find itself on cheeseboards across the world. ISLE OF BUTE’S FERRIES CARRY OVER ONE MILLION PASSENGERS IN 2004 Figures released by Caledonian MacBrayne, the operator running both of the Isle of Bute’s ferry services, show that passenger numbers have topped the one million mark for 2004. |
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