Minister at Machrihanish to mark community buyout of former RAF airbase
The Machrihanish Airbase Community Company (MACC) was this morning (28th May) celebrating confirmation of its purchase for £1 of the extensive former RAfF airbase, which includes Campbeltown’s civil...
View ArticleSerious sales and marketing opportunity for Argyll’s high-end tourism sector
An opportunity – and a challenge - has just emerged for Argyll’s high-end visitor experience and accommodation market.It will be interesting to see who gets moving to prepare and launch the right...
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Mail on Sunday ‘reveals’ the Machrihanish Cold War nuclear bomb store
It has been known for some time that, during the Cold War, the RAF Airbase at Machrihanish in Kintyre was used as a store for American nuclear weapons.The unusually long runway at the base – part of...
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Is Scottish Government taking out Campbeltown to give Prestwick a clear run...
On 3rd March 2015, Highlands and Islands Airports Limited [HIAL] made a curious and little noticed statement on the very tail of the UK Government announcement that it is not to consider the RAF bases...
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Spaceport UK: Prestwick has government owners’ support but Campbeltown has...
Machrihanish Airbase Community Company [MACC] at Campbeltown has not been overawed by the Scottish Government’s rather premature expression of preference for the airport it owns itself – Prestwick – in...
View ArticleCampbeltown’s Spaceport bid no alien – high on the promotion stakes and with...
Discover Space UK – the Twitter account for Campbeltown’s bid to be the United Kingdom’s first Spaceport has to be the freshest way of establishing its unique identity and the very many strengths of...
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