ENERGY giant Drax has underlined the commercial value of the huge hydro power plant it operates in the Argyll hills as it works on plans for a dramatic increase in the scale of the facility.

Drax says the facility works like an enormous rechargeable battery by managing water resources between a reservoir in the Argyll hills and Loch Awe, 396 metres below. Water is pumped using ...

A detour is in place while engineers work to clear the pass in the Argyll hills Contractors hope to clear the remaining debris from a 2,000 tonne landslip on the A83 and reopen the road at the ...

A walk in Scotland's hills can be an itchy business. Scott Sweeney filmed this cloud of midges while out with his dog near his home in Inveraray, Argyll. Remember to take midge protection if you ...

They call it “Argyll’s Secret Coast”, a patchwork ... of short crossings around the Firth of Clyde that leads to lonely hills, picturesque villages, ancient forests and crags where golden ...

THE 12th DUKE OF ARGYLL, who has died suddenly aged 63, was Chief of Clan Campbell and Scotland's second most senior duke; since 1996 he had been Lord Lieutenant of Argyll and Bute. On succeeding ...

THE last Duke of Argyll was unquestionably one of the most conspicuous and interesting men of his time. Inheritor of an ancient peerage, chief of a great Highland clan, head of an illustrious ...