Argyll and Bute Council, Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) and the Jura Development Trust have together found an additional £15,000 for the ferry service. This means the service will complete the entire three years of its pilot phase and can be fully assessed before decisions are made about its … [Read more...]
Colour Change for Jura Hotel
Jura Hotel has changed owners last year and in the last months the outside of the building has received a completely new layer of white paint. The result is fabulous and the building looks so much better than it did before. Although the picture is taken on the wrong time of day, with backlight, I … [Read more...]
End of Jura Passenger Ferry?
A reader from the Jura blog sent me a link to a somewhat alarming article on the Herald website. In the article is written that there is a possiblity that the Jura Passenger ferry will cease before the end of the three year trial period due to a lack of funding. Not only the fact that this could … [Read more...]
Fond Jura Memories
A while ago Clive Loveless contacted me through the Jura Info website. Clive had sent me some of his fond memories of the island when he visited it first in 1963 after finding an image of the Paps at a London Fair. I have contacted Clive and asked him if I could publish his memories and images on my … [Read more...]
Isle of Jura on Google Streetview
The Isle of Jura is now visible on Google Streetview, same as Islay, Jura's neighbour. To access Google Streetview go to maps.google.co.uk and type for instance Craighouse Jura. Click the the link Craighouse on the left of the screen and when the pop-up appears click on the Streetview link below the … [Read more...]