A great place for a cuppa and blether

Minister reveals plans for lifeline Argyll trunk road

WORK on upgrading the A83 trunk road is far from

Red Nose Day fun at centre

CELEBRATING the re-opening of their bright and colourful Lochgilphead centre,

Beaumont bolsters Argyll tourism links at summit

REPRESENTATIVES from tourism businesses from across Argyll and the Isles

Careless driving

TWO VEHICLES collided on the A83 at the entrance to

Car hits sheep

A BLACK Volkswagen car hit a sheep at 7.50am on

Guitar still missing after break-in

POLICE Scotland have made a further appeal for information following

Search goes on for Joachim Brolly

POLICE enquiries continue in an effort to trace 59-yearold Joachim

Dalavich powers ahead with hydro scheme fundraising

THE DALAVICH community is looking to raise £400,000 in shares

Snowfall greets spring as trunk road closed

LESS than a day after the spring equinox, mother nature

Tragedy as man’s body found

AN INVESTIGATION has been launched after a 66-year-old man was

Learning from others a recurring theme as business leaders gather

LEARNING from the experience of others was a recurring theme

Kayakers unite to oppose Jura fish farm

KAYAKERS from Mid Argyll have come together to show their

Cairndow childcare centre gets lottery cash boost

PLANS to revamp childcare in Cairndow have taken a major

Police serve up 40-year-old mystery in Inveraray - public help sought

DO YOU remember playing as a member of Inveraray Tennis

Ormsary woman scoots off on road to the isles for mental health charity

WE ALL scoot around, getting on with busy lives, but

Success for Knapdale beaver project in magazine vote

THE RETURN of the Eurasian beaver has won a public

Coffee and cakes for children’s shinty

A COFFEE morning featuring fantastic cakes raised valuable funds for

View from the Castle

WELCOME to the first of a new regular column from

Second best not good enough

IT IS a drum the Advertiser has banged before, and

opinion

I had to chuckle when I heard Prime Minister Theresa

Heron Valley raises the roof

THE RAFTERS were raised in Tarbert Village Hall as Heron

Funds spring from Lochgilphead school fair

DEFYING the wet weather, Lochgilphead Primary School Parent Teacher Association/

Tarbert the place to be for budding musicians

THE STREETS of Tarbert were alive once again with the

Top quality trad coming to Tayvallich

DESCRIBED as a ‘high octane fiddle player’, Charlie McKerron is

Saturday night - and a movie classic

THE BRIGHT and shiny Mid Argyll Youth Development Services hall

Angus steps down from forum as Fergus moves on

WELL-KNOWN Argyll farmer Angus MacFadyen has stood down as chairman

EASTER TRADITIONS

Since its origins, Easter has been a time of celebration and feasting and many Traditional Easter games and customs developed, such as egg rolling, egg tapping, pace egging and egg decorating

Primary pupils’practice pays off

YOUNG voices echoed around Ardrishaig Hall on Monday as Mid

Kintyre sweeps the piping boards

PIPING hot young players from the Campbeltown area took every

Thought for the Week

MONDAY was international Happiness Day and I have been thinking

Community projects

A BIKE hire social enterprise, a cultural heritage trail, a

Grants for local groups

INVERARAY Community Council is reminding local groups of the deadlines

Spring shoot at Glendaruel

A MORNING of drizzly rain greeted participants in the spring

BIRD

- Peacefully, in the Sunshine Room, Campbeltown Hospital, on March

CONNELLY

- Peacefully at home, 3 Ardminish, Gigha, on March 10,

HART

- Suddenly, rbut peacefully, at Auchinlee Care Home, Campbeltown, on

KENNEDY

- Peacefully, at Ardfenaig Care Home, Ardrishaig, on March 20,

MAULE

- Suddenly but peacefully, after a short illness, Stanley (Stan)

MCMILLAN

- Suddenly, on March 13, 2017, Alasdair W McMillan, of

CRAWFORD

Treasured memories of our mum, Margaret, who died March 22,

CURRIE

- In memory of my dad, Donald, died March 25,

GILMOUR

- In loving memory of our mum, Sheena, who died

MACKINNON

- In loving memory of Hector, a dear husband, father

MCDOUGALL

- In loving memory of Iain McDougall, who died on

PATERSON

- In loving memory of my much loved sister, Flora

PATERSON

- Flora (McCallum), a very special friend, who left us

SMITH

- In everlasting memory of our dad, Jim, 6 Cairnbaan

New records set at Argyll athletics final

MORE than 100 young athletes descended on Atlantis Leisure, Oban,

Puffer run returns to Crinan Canal

The eight mile, point-to-point running race along the banks of

Crackshots hit target for hospital

MORE than 20 shooters turned out to support a special

Bowled over by another winning season for Inveraray

ANOTHER successful season culminated with the presentation of prizes at

Glory for Red Star in tense Mid Argyll derby

NEIGHBOURING rivals Lochgilphead Red Star and Tarbert AFC played out

Kilmory face Glenorchy hurdle on road to the Bught

KILMORY kickstart their Camanachd Cup campaign trail with a tricky

Scottish AFL results and fixtures

LAST Saturday’s results: Jimmy Mar-shall Cup, third round – Houston

Sports club lottery draws

THE NUMBERS drawn on Monday in the Kilmory Camanachd Club

Dunaverty to hold AmAm

DUNAVERTY Golf Club will see in the spring with its