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BUSINESS FRAUD
28/03/2011 BEWARE of BUSINESS FRAUD Overview This bulletin is issued by the Scottish Business Crime Centre Liaison Unit of the Scottish Crime and Drugs Enforcement Agency (SCDEA). It is based on assessment of intelligence from the Scottish...
PROJECT KRAKEN
17/03/2011 Below find details of an event that I am organising at the Grammar School on 8 April. Although it is focussed mainly on Marine Counter Terrorism issues I am keen that all members of the business community come along and listen...
FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
09/03/2011 Listed are information and application details for grants that have recently been published 1/ The Allan Evans Memorial Trust The Trust supports land and building preservation projects that result in permanent preservation for the...
LOCAL BID
24/02/2011 The Local Business Improvement District Initiative has been renamed, and the new name is PA23 BID, and a Steering Group has been formed, and a project development manager appointed. This local BID will soon have its own web site, and it is...
BEWARE: FORGED NOTES
24/02/2011 The following information has been received, There are forged Royal Bank of Scotland £20 and £10 notes in circulation in the Dunoon area at the moment, 2 locals are subject of a report to the Procurator Fiscal in this regard,...
PUBLIC PROCUREMENT REGISTRATION
12/02/2011 Would you like to bid for Council contracts? REGISTER NOW! Argyll and Bute Council advertise all tenders on the Scottish Government's National tender advertising website Public Contracts Scotland . All companies who wish to seek...
BUSINESS ASSOCIATION WEB SITE
02/02/2011 Over the last year this web site has received, an average of over 1,100 hits per month 50% of these have been from United Kingdom, and 21% from USA Google has been the most popular method for visiting the site Business Association...
NEW LINK TO VISIT COWAL WEB SITE
02/02/2011 A link to the Visit Cowal web site is now available from this site. Go to Home Page and click on Visit Cowal logo, to be found in bottom left hand corner of that page.
RESPONSES TO PUBLIC PROCUREMENT MEETING
02/02/2011 As a result of the Public Procurement Meeting ( see News Report of 24 January), the following comments have been received from an Association member, ' I just wanted to send you an email to thank you for arranging the public...
OUTCOME OF PUBLIC PROCUREMENT MEETING
24/01/2011 The Public Procurement meeting on 21st January, was well attended by Association members, who had the opportunity to voice their concerns and ask questions, on public procurement related matters, of Alan Brough, Argyll & Bute Council; Jim...
BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT ( BID)
13/01/2011 The Business Improvement District initiative for this area has started with the formation of the Steering Group. The second meeting of this group was held on 11th January 2011, and minutes of this meeting will be available once approved. The...
PUBLIC PROCUREMENT MEETING
23/12/2010 Due to concerns that local companies are being disadvantaged under the current Public Procurement regulations, the Business Association has arranged a meeting to discuss this matter with Argyll & Bute representatives. Attending the meeting,...
FREE PARKING
17/12/2010 At the request of the Business Association, Argyll & Bute Council has agreed to suspend parking charges for the 5 day period leading up to Christmas. There will be no parking charges therefore from Monday 20th December to Friday 24th...
PROTECT YOUR BUSINESS FROM CRIME
08/12/2010 Protect Your Business from Crime As a result of the close coordination between the Business Association and Strathclyde Police, a CD containing important information and advice on how to prevent crime affecting your business, has been made...
GRANTS INFORMATION: ARGYLL BUSINESS GATEWAY
02/12/2010 Season's Greetings from the Argyll and Bute Business Gateway team. We want to wish you every success in the coming year and are looking forward to supporting more new and existing businesses in 2011. If you think we could help your business...
BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT
02/12/2010 Dunoon is the latest town developing a Business Improvement District (BID ) and the local project team has been awarded £15,000 of Scottish Government funding to develop the specific initiatives it would like to put to the 'business...
GATEWAY SUPPORT
02/12/2010 Funding available to help small businesses Argyll and Bute Council's Business Gateway is offering support to growing small...
NO SPRING FLOWERS IN 2011 ?
19/09/2010 The Council has taken a decision not to plant bulbs in Argyll & Bute for spring display. A Quote from one local Councillor states "Quite a number of rural communities in our area already collect money for local floral displays and I...
HAVE YOU A QUESTION FOR THE LOCAL AUTHORITY?
17/09/2010 The response to the invitation to attend the Association's Luncheon with guest speaker, Chief Executive of Argyll & Bute Council, on Thursday 30th September has been excellent. There are still a couple of spaces available, so if you would...
MINUTES OF COMMITTEE MEETING OF 4TH AUGUST
17/09/2010 Dunoon & Cowal Business Association Meeting of 4 th August 2010 Minutes 1/ Sederunt : David McKenzie, Liz Donovan, Finlay Currie, Alan McCorquodale,...
SEASONS COFFEE HOUSE JOINS BUSINESS ASSOCIATION
16/09/2010 The Association welcomes Seasons Coffee House as a new member. The Seasons coffee house, located at 9 Alexandra Parade, on the waterfront, between Tourist Information Centre and Riverside Swimming Pool Seasons is unique in that it offers...
OCTOBER MUSICAL EVENINGS AT SEASONS COFFEE HOUSE
16/09/2010 Seasons Coffee House Musical Evenings in October, with Free Entry to all. Friday 1st October: Tom Young & ensemble .. . .......modern, easy listening music Friday 15th October: Richard Reid....... . ....gospel & contemporary music...
LUNCHEON 30TH SEPTEMBER WITH GUEST SPEAKER CHIEF E
15/09/2010 PLEASE REMEMBER: The Business Association's Luncheon with Guest Speaker Sally Louden, Chief executive of Argyll & Bute Council, will be held in the Esplanade Hotel, Dunoon, on Thursday 30th September from noon to 2pm. There are only two...
FORUM....HAVE YOUR SAY & PROMOTE YOUR BUSINESS
15/09/2010 Comments/ Questions are invited from members for a Forum Page on this web site. These can be on any subject relating to business, events, ideas for increased local economy etc. All comments will be reviewed prior to being accepted for...
NEW MEMBER
15/09/2010 The Association is pleased to welcome Freedom Healthcare , retailers of healthcare products, clinical aids, and personal care products. The business is owned by Chris & Kerry Newton , and is located at St. Mary's, Shore Road, Innellan....
WATER ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION FUND
02/09/2010 Assistance For Landowners In Scotland To Restore Waterways And Wetlands The Scottish Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA) has issued a call for applications to the Water Environment Restoration Fund to deliver physical improvements...
LUNCHEON WITH GUEST SPEAKER SALLY LOUDON, CHIEF EX
23/08/2010 The Business Association's invitation to Sally Louden, Chief executive of Argyll & Bute Council, has been accepted. The Luncheon will be held in the Esplanade Hotel, Dunoon, on Thursday 30th September from noon to 2pm. The cost of the...
WHO IS STEALING YOUR BUSINESS?
23/08/2010 Bogus callers falsely claiming to be tradesmen take thousands of pounds out of the pockets of local residents each year by carrying out worthless work on their homes. To combat this, Chief Inspector Andrew Mosley has asked the Business...
SUPERMARKET PROPOSAL
05/08/2010 The results of the survey on the proposed supermarket are as follows, In Favour 25 Opposed 35 No Decision 16 This information was provided to the Association's Committee meeting last night...
FUNDING OPPORTUNITY FOR NEW AND GROWING BUSINESSES
05/08/2010 Council launches funding programme for new and growing businesses Argyll and Bute Council announced this week the launch of its pilot Competitive Business Growth Programme, offering discretionary grant support to both growing small...
PROPOSED SUPERMARKET DEVELOPMENT
28/07/2010 Members will be aware that on 9th December 2009, CWP made a presentation to members of the Association, on their proposals for development of a supermarket. Of those businesses members who attended the presentation a secret ballot was held and...
NEW MEMBER
28/07/2010 The Association welcomes R&R Removals and Storage as the newest member of the association. R& R are based at George street, Dunoon and apart from removals and storage, retail carpets and second hand furniture. The contact for...
KIRN ART SHOW & COMPETITION
28/07/2010
EnviroKirn are hosting a KIRN ART SHOW & COMPETITION on Saturday 14th August and Sunday 15th August Anyone wishing an entry form to exhibit at the show please email envirokirn@aol.com Up to 6 exhibits can be entered with no charge...
COWAL SOCCER FESTIVAL 2010
26/07/2010 The Cowal Soccer Festival 2010 was a great success, with an exit survey amongst participating teams, officials and spectators producing the following results, All considered the event well organised, and along with the facilities etc, were a...
NEW MEMBER
26/07/2010 The Association are pleased to Welcome new member GM Geomatics Ltd GM Geomatics are a Land Surveying company and the contact is Gregor Martin Full details are provided on the Members Pages.
BUSINESS ASSOCIATION WEB SITE
26/07/2010 Did You Know? The average number of people visiting this site per month is 450 55% are from United Kingdom, 19% from USA, 15% from Russian Federation, and 1% from each of various other countries The five top pages visited are (in order)...
PROPOSED PUBLIC ACCESS ROUTE
07/07/2010
Click here to download the Sandbank Community Development Trust's Public Access Route Proposition.
TWO NEW MEMBERS
02/06/2010 The Business Association is pleased to welcome two new members, Bute & Cowal Vets 119 George Street, Dunoon PA23 8BS 01369 702532 e-mail : buteandcowalvets@hotmail.co.uk Dunoon Burgh Hall Trust...
POTENTIAL NEW OFFICE SPACE IN DUNOON
28/05/2010 A New and Modern Business Centre is being Proposed for the Dunoon area The key business centre attributes are likely to be as follows: a new build and purpose-built business environment a seashore location relaxing and welcoming...
ARGYLL STREET ROAD WORKS
11/05/2010 The following information has been provided by Clr Bruce Marshall, Chair of Bute & Cowal area Committee MacKenzie Construction have started work on Argyll St. this Monday. The work on main street will be done in four sections with the...
ARGYLL STREET
11/05/2010 Clr Bruce Marshall has provided the following statement MacKenzie Construction have started work on Argyll St. this Monday. The work on main street will be done in four sections with the first being from Queens Hall to Ferry Brae, there is...
ASSOCIATION MEMBER WINS TOP AWARD
26/04/2010 The Colintraive Hotel won The Inn of the Year Award 2010 and also a Gold Medal award for Real and Local Food. Congratulations to all for winning these most prestigeous awards. Achieving the high standards required will not only...
AGM MINUTES
01/04/2010 Dunoon & Cowal Business Association AGM 31 st March 2010 Minutes The AGM was held in the Baptist Church Hall, Dunoon, and commenced at 6.30pm on 31 st March 2010 . 1a/...
FUN RUNS FOR SPORTS RELIEF
28/03/2010 The fun and fundraising of Dunoon’s Sports Relief events are drawing nearer and the organisers are expecting large crowds to gather at the play-park in the West Bay on Sunday 28 th March. Join in the fun and help a worthy...
BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS SCOTLAND
24/03/2010 Business Improvement Districts Scotland is a Government scheme to allow businesses to determine what actions and projects should be operated to provide benefit to the local economy. Being a business led initiative, businesses work together to...
AGM
24/03/2010 The AGM is on Wednesday 31st March at 6.30pm in the Baptist Church Hall, ( next to Tourist Information offices), Dunoon This is a very crucial meeting, as the future of the Association, and the future plans for the area, will be...
NEW MEMBER
02/03/2010 The Association welcomes it's newest member, The Crown Cafe Bar, Argyll Street, Dunoon We thank owner Bryan Pearce for joining the Business Association. Details of the Crown Cafe Bar can be found on members pages.
BUSINESS ASSOCIATION LUNCHEON WEDNESDAY 10TH MARCH
18/02/2010 The Business Association will be having a Luncheon on Wednesday 10th March in La Cantina, Argyll Street, Dunoon. The guest speaker will be Ian Davison Porter, Project Development Officer for BIDS ( Building Improvements District)....
FOREST VIEW PLAY , STRACHURARK
18/02/2010 The Fundraiser at the Business Association's Christmas Dance, raised £1,085 for local Charity use. The first £100 of this has been provided to the Clachan Strachur Tenants & Residents Association to provide a kick start to their...
DUNOON & COWAL BUSINESS ASSOCIATION AGM
18/02/2010 The Association's AGM will take place on Wednesday 31st March in the Baptist Church Hall ( next to Tourist Information offices) on Alexandra Parade Agenda will be issued in mid March and amongst topics to be discussed will be, Progress to...
TOWN CENTRE REGENERATION MEETING
17/02/2010 All members are reminded of the TOWN CENTRE REGENERATION PROJECT meeting in the Queens Hall next Wednesday, 24th February, at 6.30pm This event is being hosted by Argyll & Bute Council and presentation will be made by Simon Shillington...
TWO NEW MEMBERS
14/02/2010 The Business Association are delighted to welcome two new members, Samteq Ltd, a web design company based at the Holy Loch Marina, Sandbank and J.Ross Accountants , located in John Street, Dunoon Full details, including contact telephone...
TOWN REGENERATION FUND MEETING
02/02/2010 Town Regeneration Fund Project, as indicted on this news page on 17th January, reaches the next stage with the following announcement from Argyll & Bute Council, Notices of this event will be issued to businesses in the directly...
BURGH HALL, DUNOON
26/01/2010 Saturday, 30 January, Important Public Meeting at the Burgh Hall (10AM TO 4PM) when future plans for the Hall will be discussed. Jim Mather will chair and lead the event, Iand there will be an update on the project design, planning...
REGENERATION FUND
25/01/2010 Further to the news item on Regeneration Fund ( on site as of 17th January), the following update is provided: Clr Marshall has informed that there will be a public meeting in Queens Hall to give the community an opportunity to learn what is...
MEMBERS FORUM: TOWARD CASTLE
22/01/2010 The following has been submitted by member Stewart Miller As an incomer to this area and as an observer, I have always been very surprised to witness that Dunoon & Cowal does not secure its fair slice of the tourism market. The sea...
MEMBERS COMMENTS
21/01/2010 Association Member’s comments on any of the news items, or any other matter, are welcome. Post your comment on the CONTACT page We welcome comment also from non members
MEMBERS DISCOUNTS
21/01/2010 The Association, through this web site, can make all members aware of discounts offered by local businesses. If you wish to offer a discount please let me know and I will insert in the site. Please inform if this discount is open to all or to...
BEWARE... FORGED NOTES IN CIRCULATION
19/01/2010
The police have informed of forged notes being circulated Look Out for Bank Of Scotland £5 notes Serial No. BA000164 on all the notes Appear to be scanned. No silver line No water mark Smaller than normal £5.00 notes. Poorly cut...
MEMBER'S DISCOUNT OFFER
18/01/2010
Dunoon & Cowal Business Association – Members Offer The Association is pleased to announce a special discount for members offered by, Abbots Brae Hotel, Bullwood Road , Dunoon , PA23 7QJ , 01369...
REGENERATION FUND
17/01/2010 Business Association Welcomes Regeneration Funding Background: The Scottish Government invited bids for their £60 million Town Centre Regeneration Fund in June 2009. Argyll & Bute Council consulted...
GRANTS AVAILABLE
16/01/2010 Two Grants available from : National Churches Trust 1/ Repair Grant What's it for? Structural repairs to churches and chapels Who can apply? Churches and chapels in the UK What is available?...
BUSINESS ASSOCIATION ANNOUNCE FUNDRAISING PARTNERS
15/01/2010
The Dunoon & Business Association are delighted to announce their new Fundraising Partnership with the unique UK travel company, Travel2Give. Travel to give is available through Dunoon & Cowal Business Association member TOTAL HOLIDAY...
COWAL INTERNATIONAL YOUTH SOCCER FESTIVAL 2010
14/01/2010
The Cowal International Youth Soccer Festival is a joint project between Dunoon & Cowal Business Association and Dunoon Youth Football League The project's aims are: 1/ To promote the Cowal Area 2/ To provide diversification for youths...
NEW MEMBER
10/12/2009 The Association are pleased to welcome new member, Total Holiday Experience , Travel Agency based at unit 13 Sandbank Business Park. More details on this company will appear soon on the Members pages.
PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT AT CURRENT WALKERS SITE
10/12/2009 CWP, the company involved in the proposed development at the site currently occupied by Walkers ( next to Dunoon Fire Station), gave a presentation to members of the Business Association on Wednesday 9th December. The presentation included...
COWAL INTERNATIONAL YOUTH SOCCER FESTIVAL
08/12/2009
www.footballtournaments.org.uk The Association are hosting an International Youth Soccer Festival in July 2010. The Cowal Soccer Festival was very succesful in the 1970's, and it is considered appropriate to resurrect it in the...
CHARITY FUNDRAISER
08/12/2009 The Charity Fundraising Auction , held on Saturday night at the Association's Christmas Dance, raised £1,081. The Committee will decide soon which local charity this should be given to. The Association thanks all businesses, members and...
SANTA'S GROTTO AT BURGH HALL
08/12/2009 Santa at the Burgh Hall As far as we know, the only Grotto locally in Cowal, and without doubt, the best SANTA's Grotto will be at the Burgh Hall, Dunoon at the following times Saturday 19th December noon to 5pm...
SUSPENSION OF PARKING CHARGES
30/11/2009 The Business Association recently made a request to Argyll & Bute Council for suspension of parking charges for the period 10th December to 24th December. This request was made to encourage local trade in the lead up to Christmas. The...
CHRISTMAS DANCE
30/11/2009 Remember the Association's Christmas Dance is this Saturday 5th December in the Park Hotel from 7.15pm There are still a few tickets left ( £20 each) for the 3 course buffet meal, Roy Abrams(solo singer), disco, Imaginee Band, and other...
AVAILABLE GRANTS AND AWARDS
17/11/2009 Two new Grants available 1/ From: Energy Saving Trust What's it for? Promoting energy efficiency in Scotland´s housing Who can apply? Housing providers and community groups What is available?...
TOWN CENTRE REGENERATION FUND
15/11/2009 The Scottish Government announced on Friday that Dunoon had been successful in obtaining £300,000 in the second round of the Town Centre Regeneration Bid Funds. This news is most welcome, and should provide a basis for Dunoon to go...
CHILDREN IN NEED FUNDRAISER
14/11/2009 Children in Need Fundraiser All are invited by Association member Caroline Cuddihy, to come to the Burgh Hall this weekend when ALIenergy are hosting an event for Children in Need. They intend to power a LOW ENERGY light bulb for...
MEMBERS FORUM
11/11/2009 It is intended to form a Members Forum Page on this web site. The page will be in addition to this news page, and is for members comments on items of interest to other members, comments on news items, and suggestions for action by the...
ASSOCIATION MEETINGS & EVENTS
11/11/2009 Members are reminded of the following meetings and events planned for December. Saturday 5th December 7.30pm till late Business Association Christmas Dance in Park Hotel Buffet Dinner, band, solo singer, and other entertainment for only...
HIE ACCOMMODATION AUDIT REPORT
10/11/2009 The Association recently received a copy of the report by Tourism Resources Company, this report being commissioned by and presented to the HIE Argyll & the Islands on 20th June 2008. This is a 71 page report, with a further 19 pages of...
ANOTHER NEW MEMBER
06/11/2009 We welcome Waterside Property of Ferry Brae, Dunoon, as our most recent member of the Association. Full details of the company will appear soon on the Members pages. If you are looking to purchase or sell property, contact Gary Campbell or...
ASSOCIATION MEETING WITH LEADER OF ARGYLL & BUTE C
06/11/2009 The Business Association held their first " Breakfast Networking" event on Friday 6 th November. The early start, 7am, did not hinder 20 business being represented at the meeting. The guest speaker was Councillor Walsh, Leader of Argyll &...
NEW MEMBER
05/11/2009 We welcome JLM Solutions as our newest member JLM Solutions is operated by Jemma MacLeod and provides Marketing & Event Management services. Jemma has joined the Association as she is keen to encourage local businesses to inter react with...
COUNCIL PRESS RELEASE
05/11/2009 Argyll & Bute Council have issued the following press release and all Association members are encouraged to read it COUNCIL SEEKS INPUT ON FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OPTIONS Argyll and Bute Council has launched a consultation exercise to seek...
HEALTH WORK & WELL-BEING CHALLENGE FUND
03/11/2009 The Health Work and Well-being Challenge Fund (UK) The Health Work and Well-being Challenge Fund is a £4 million scheme from the Department for Work and Pensions. The programme is aimed at local partnerships and small and medium...
NEW MEMBER
02/11/2009 A welcome to our newest member, Fyne Homes. This organisation can provide valuable input to the Association. Their contact details can be found on the Members page
INSTITUTE OF DIRECTORS
29/10/2009 The HIE Level Leadership Programme 'Investing in the future of the Highlands & Islands' A development network for business leaders During the last five years over 50 ambitious business leaders have taken part in Director Networks...
EVENT BOOKING
29/10/2009 TWO EVENTS YOU WILL NOT WANT TO MISS BREAKFAST at the Argyll Hotel Friday 6th November at 7am There is still time to book a place for the Breakfast next Friday 6th November in the Argyll Hotel, commencing at 7am The guest speaker is Clr...
ASSOCIATION WEB SITE
29/10/2009 Association members are reminded that each member is permitted to have a FREE 30 word description of their business on the web site. Members may also have a maximum of two business related photographs or images(logos) at a one time cost of...
£1 MILLION EFFICIENCY COMPETITION OPENS
29/10/2009 An annual £1 million prize fund to reward innovative Scottish ideas that can cut carbon emissions from houses has opened to entries. Run by the Energy Saving Trust, the Energy Efficiency Design Awards offer cash injections worth up to...
ASSOCIATION EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
28/10/2009 The Executive Committee met on Wednesday 28th October. A presentation by CWP on the proposed development at the site currently occupied by Walkers was made to the attendees. After answering questions put by members of the committee, and after...
TWO UPCOMING EVENTS
06/10/2009 There are two events planned for the near future. 1/ Breakfast Seminar Friday 6th November at 7am Argyll Hotel, Dunoon An early breakfast with guest speaker Clr Dick Walsh, Leader of Argyll & Bute Council The event will last no...
NEW MEMBERS
01/10/2009 Two New Business joined our Association, Clyde (IT) Taxis, owner David Gemmill and Ross MacArthur Contractor ( Farm Contractor & Plant) We welcome both and are sure they will be a valuable additions to our member group. Their contact...
LUNCHEON WITH GUEST SPEAKERS FROM BUSINESS GATEWAY
30/09/2009 A Member's Luncheon was held in the Argyll Hotel on 30th September with guest speakers Kate Fraser and Ann Scott of Business Gateway, Argyll. The speakers gave a very informative presentation on the remit of Business Gateway and then responded...
RENEWABLE ENERGY SEMINAR
23/09/2009 At a seminar held in the Baptist Church Centre, Dunoon, on 23rd September, members received a presentation on renewable energies from David McKenzie of McKenzie Professional Services. David gave a very comprehensive overview of various savings...
SEMINAR WITH GUEST SPEAKER DAVID SMART (HIE)
23/09/2009 On the same evening as the Renewable Energy presentation, David Smart of Highlands & Islands Enterprise, gave a presentation on the work that his department is involved in and thereafter answered many questions from those members in...
WELCOME TO THE BUSINESS ASSOCIATION EVENT
19/06/2009
The Welcome to the Business Association Event was held in the Park Hotel on Friday 19th June, and was attended by over 100 people. The evening's theme was Innovation, and guest speakers were Giovanni Benadetti, Tom Rafferty, and Clr Marshall....
PUBLIC PROCUREMENT MEETING
01/01/1970 Due to concerns raised by members of the Business Association, a meeting has been arranged for Friday 21st January in the Queens Hall for association members to raise these concerns, obtain answers, and learn more about Public Procurement...
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