Brexit’s ‘existential threat’ to seafood sector in Argyll and Bute
‘If people had all the information and knowledge of what Brexit really meant they would have voted differently,’ MP quotes local seafood operator in parliamentary debate.
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Compensation welcomed but more help needed for seafood sector
Local companies exporting fish and shellfish to the EU say that they need more than a ‘sticking plaster’ approach to fix the situation.
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Tarbert man leads seafood sector protest in London
In a show of protest at bureaucratic delays a mass convoy of 21 lorries arrived at Parliament Square, Westminster – just yards from Number 10 Downing Street.
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Register fishing vessels by end of 2020 to export catch
If vessel owners fail to meet this requirement, they will not be permitted to export their catch, either directly or indirectly, to the EU from January 1 2021.
Farming
Brexit: beyond January 31 and the ‘real grit’
‘Leaving the EU on January 31 will not be the hard part, as that it is only then that the real grit of the negotiations begin.’
Farming
NFUS at Tory fringe
The event focused on a new agricultural policy for Scotland and how Scottish farmers and crofters can be supported post-Brexit.
Columnists
Distillers’ justifiable concerns about Brexit
It is unbelievable that having held the Brexit referendum almost three years ago, we are still in the dark.
Columnists
Care home moratorium lifted
It is great news that Campbeltown’s Kintyre Care Home is once more able to accept admissions.
Kintyre
Argyll Labour backs second Brexit referendum
The Argyll and Bute Labour Party is calling for a referendum on Brexit, with one of the options being to stay in the EU.
Columnists
Thought for the week, January 15 2019
Children are growing up into a country divided and are certainly not learning the art of skilful conversation or respectful debate from our politicians.