On yer bike

Well-deserved award for coach

Mid Argyll rugby coach Duncan ‘Brochan’ Aitken was caught by

Violet wins five-month battle for access ramp at her home

A WOMAN who has been a virtual prisoner in her

Mental health move information sessions

DROP-IN events providing information about the interim move of inpatient

Talking Newspapers welcomes MP

ARGYLL Talking Newspapers welcomed MP Brendan O’Hara to its weekly

Speeding motorist

A 46-YEAR-OLD man was stopped by police on Monday November

House searched for drugs

A HOUSE in Tarbert was searched by police on Tuesday

Driver caught being careless

A MAN aged 50 has been charged with careless driving

Breach of the peace

POLICE were called to a disturbance at around 7.10pm, on

Theft from Whitehouse

A MOBILE welfare unit was stolen from a construction site

Dangerous driving

A MALE driver, aged 31, was stopped by police on

Anger after council fells row of trees for cycle link

ACTION by the local authority to remove a row of

Tarbert youth group goes out with a bang

TARBERT’S sparkling fireworks display this year was hailed a great

Cultivating the future at Tarbert Castle

PRIMARY pupils visited a Tarbert community orchard before getting stuck

Marie Curie fund benefits from Borders walk

A TEAM of walkers from Port Ban Holiday Park, Kilberry,

Anti-social behaviour tops list of crime concerns

ANTI-social behaviour is the top concern for people in Argyll

Youth work heroes wanted

YOUTHLINK Scotland is looking for youth workers and volunteers to

A Fyne fair at the Tree Shop

THE CROWDS flocked to the head of Loch Fyne last

Rainbow Valley another step closer to realising treatment centre dream

A DERELICT Loch Lomond outdoor centre will see a new

Supporters from Mid Argyll enjoy annual charity ball

RAINBOW Valley supporters from Mid Argyll travelled to Glasgow to

Being a scout - skills for life . . . and marshmallows

Earlier this month Scouts Scotland offered a few lucky journalists the opportunity to ‘Be a Scout for a Day’ at its Lochgoilhead national activity centre. The Argyllshire Advertiser sent along intrepid reporter Connor Boyd to channel his inner Bear Grylls

Great news

IT IS really good news that Violet Mackenzie is to

Home in Argyll

FUNDRAISING has been going on for many years for the

opinion

The National Child Development Study reveals how membership organisations contribute

History society stag night

ALASTAIR MacGugan, of Scottish Natural Heritage, was the most recent

I guess that’s why they call it the blues...

TAYVALLICH is set for another exciting night of blues music

Dig out your tartan gladrags

THE Easy Club will be hosting its first Saint Andrew’s

A taste of South America at library

THE SCOTTISH International Storytelling Festival came to Mid Argyll as

Santa comes to Ford

FORD’S first Christmas market promises to be full of family

Police beef up farm theft response

POLICE officers from across Scotland are being trained on how

Island sheep sale success

ISLAY held its own at last week’s sheep and lamb

A fair day’s trade at Dalmally auction

UNITED Auctions sold 84 cattle and 566 sheep of all

Home buyer confidence bounces back to pre-Brexit levels

• In September, the average number of house hunters registered

ISUZU D-MAX ARCTIC TRUCKS AT35: THE MOST EXTREME D-MAX EVER SOLD

ISUZU and Arctic Trucks combine to create a pickup engineered

Thought for the Week

A WISE person once said: ‘One of the most sincere

Community woodland’s car park funding boost

FRIENDS of Loch Lomond and the Trossachs, the independent conservation

High-speed mobile internet for Rothesay

MOBILE phone network O2 has announced plans to bring high-speed

Inveraray shinty club receives donation of new defibrillator

INVERARAY shinty club have recently received a defibrillator from Scottish

SEMPLE -CAMERON

At Argyll Hotel, Campbeltown, on November 16, 1956, by Rev

COFFIELD

Suddenly at home, 21 Davaar Avenue, Campbeltown, on November 12,

MCKINVEN

Peacefully, with his family by his side, in the Queen

MCLACHLAN

Suddenly, at the Campbeltown Hospital, on November 10, 2016, Peter

LYNN

In loving memory of Helen (Morrison), loving daughter, sister, sister-inlaw

MCGOUGAN

In loving memory of our son and brother, James, who

MCGOUGAN

In memory of a dear brother and uncle, James, died

MCLELLAN

In memory of our dear mum, Jenny, passed away November

MCSPORRAN (ADAIR)

In loving memory of our niece and cousin, Conniemarie, died

MITCHELL

In loving memory of our dear mother, grandmother and great

MORRISON

In loving memory of our mum and granny, Helen, who

WATSON

In loving memory of Janet, a beloved wife and mother,

Remembering the lessons of the past

THE MIST hung low and the rain fell steadily, soaking

Brochan lauds ‘great game’ as he collects coaching award

IT IS not often that Brochan is wrong-footed, but one

Mid Argyll medals and PBs galore

SWIMMERS from Mid Argyll took home a clutch of medals

Hallowe’en horse fun in the sun at Kilmartin

ARGYLL South Pony Club members and friends enjoyed fun in

Star frustrated by weather

LOCHGILPHEAD Red Star’s match away to Carlton YM was cancelled

Home comforts for Lorenzo ahead of World Cup

FRESH from competing for Great Britain at an event in