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Last dinner is served

251,000 school dinners dished up by master baker

Four-man fight

A GROUP of men were arrested and charged for alleged

Woman assaulted

IN THE early hours of last Sunday morning, a man

Flour flung on floor

SOMETIME between 7pm and 9pm last Wednesday October 12, in

Early hours disturbance

POLICE are investigating an incident at a flat in Dalriada

Tools head for Men’s Shed

TOOLS and storage boxes gifted to the Campbeltown Community Shop

Lesbian remarks lead to conviction

A FORMER communications director who shouted homophobic abuse was found

Hopes rise for Billy Irving

PRIME Minister Theresa May has said she will raise Campbeltown’s

Tattoo transcends Old Firm rivalry

A LIFELONG Celtic fan put allegiance aside and was tattooed

Children so hungry they begged

AN EASTERN European mother admitted neglecting and starving her children

Fears that surface defect on A83 could cause crash

A FORMER police officer’s claims that subsidence on the A83

O’Hara supports Argyll women’s stance on pensions

‘Pensions are not a privilege, they are a contract’

First brews poured in new dementia café

At the recent first event, in the town hall, organised

Sales snowball for winter party

THERE has been an avalanche of interest in Campbeltown for

Ferry operator sails away with award

LEADING ferry operator Caledonian MacBrayne (CalMac) has received a top

Cancer charity’s boost for building society

CAMPBELTOWN fundraisers helped a building society reach its fundraising campaign’s

SOS Fitness raise charity cash

QUIZMASTER Helen Gilchrist exercised Kintyre minds at a quiz night

Motorcyclist fined

A BIKER admitted driving his motorcycle at 58mph in a

No insurance

A DRIVER who admitted having no insurance was fi ned

RNLI charity man discovers life on Shanks’ pony

IN 2014 a Margate man decided to raise RNLI funds

Thought for the Week

SAFETY is a basic right of every living creature. The

TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO OCTOBER 25 1991

Fury as vandals damage property YOUNGSTERS in Campbeltown are causing

FIFTY YEARS AGO OCTOBER 19 1966

Belle Dunaverty’s guest of honour BELLE Robertson, the reigning Scot

ONE HUNDRED YEARS AGO OCTOBER 21 1916

LAST Saturday afternoon, during the height of the storm then

Police search for adult volunteers

A NEW Argyll and Bute initiative being piloted in Kintyre

Emergency services hold Texas scramble

KINTYR emergency services personnel stepped out of uniform and onto

CS Wind back high-flying Pupils

THE YOUNG Pupils have the wind in their sails so

Tin Farm 5 run slogs to 10 years of trail action

A CROSS-COUNTRY five-kilometre race on the Kilberry peninsula will hit

Maximum jackpot winner

DUNAVERTY Golf Club’s three-number lottery has been won after reaching

Scottish AFL results and fixtures

LAST Saturday’s results: Premier Division – Oban Saints no game;

Campbeltown District Darts Association

THE FIRST matches of the new league season will be

Sponsored travels

KINTYRE must be benefiting from all the walkers tramping its

Super sheep sale

At the Kintyre Tup sale back in September rams were

OPINION

The National Autistic Society is looking for local people and

Celluloid captures Miss Saigon’s heart

MOVING legendary musical Miss Saigon to the big screen is

Mairi Semple funds boosted

A FUND formed 40 years ago to help fight cancer

Campbeltown pupils shine in sell-out Proclaimers show

CAMPBETOWN Grammar school took centre stage with two terrific performances

Tayinloan RNLI quiz

A QUIZ in Tayinloan boosted RNLI funds by £125 and

Princess Anne catches up with Gigha halibut

STAFF manning a stall at Scotland’s Boat Show gave a

Keep your village hall

AS EFFORTS to fund a new or refurbished village hall

100 club members top the ton

THERE are still places available in Clachan Hall’s 100 club

Clachan cooks’ bake off book

THE TREASURER of Clachan hall has a another recipe for

Surfers will sift sands at beach clean

WESTPORT beach will be given an autumn tidy up as

Dunbar tup sells for £100k at Dalmally

AT UNITED Auctions’ annual sale of blackface shearlings, aged rams

Pick your own scary pumpkin

CREATING a Hallowe’en jack-o-lantern has never been easier thanks to

CRIME AND NOURISHMENT AT TARBERT BOOK FESTIVAL

TARBERT Book Festival, now in its fourth year, provides an

CRIME WRITER WILL THRILL AT TARBERT TALK

AN AWARD winning thriller author whose novels have more twists

Royal National Mòd in Focus

THIS year’s Royal National Mòd continued as the children’s competitions

Get wild about Argyll!

This summer between 24 July - 4 August ultra endurance

Welcome to Argyll Enterprise Week

Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) has teamed up with Argyll

Kicking things off...

The launch event for Argyll Enterprise Week will be held

Realising Argyll’s full potential

Nicholas Ferguson is keynote speaker at launch of inaugural Argyll Enterprise Week

Organisations on hand to guide and encourage entrepreneurs

Central to the week is a business support fair, being

Argyll’s business in good hands

Ainsley Smith & Co, Chartered Accountants with offices in Oban

Auto enrolment?

Argyll Financial can help employers comply in a very cost effective way

Working together

Supporting entrepreneurs’ ambitions

Digital Garage

Argyll Enterprise Week is excited to be partnering up with

IT help

DigitalBoost is an IT business support programme offered by HIE

HOW SAFE IS YOUR BUSINESS ?

Your business is vulnerable to cyber security breaches from a

Training is key to first-class tourism

Adventure tourism has been identified as a growth area, particularly

Guide to What’s On during Argyll Enterprise Week

11.30am-1.30pm: Launch Event with speakers from across the public and

Feeding into food & drink strategy

Scotland Food and Drink (SF&D) will be running two workshops

Helping you achieve your financial goals

Simmers & Co have been providing a full accountancy, audit

Enterprising pupils

Teaching young people about business

XPONORTH has designs on Oban

XpoNorth is Scotland’s leading creative industries festival; a unique conference,

Argyll College

Argyll College UHI is running a ‘Field to Fork’ competi

Small Business Taster Sessions

As part of Enterprise Week, Argyll College UHI will be

BUILDING FUTURES

Realising the full potential of young people and working with

High standards

Help to keep you on right track

Top advisor to host discussion panel

Margaret Gibson, Chief Executive of Women’s Enterprise Scotland, is thrilled

Women in business Three of the best

Women entrepreneurs are vital to the makeup of the business

Be inspired

Three workshops to help develop and support social enterprise activities

Proudly advising business owners for over 35 years

R A Clement Associates, accountants and business advisors have been

CARD

Suddenly but peacefully, at Campbeltown Hospital, on October 14, 2016,

GRAHAM

Peacefully, at the Royal Alexandra Hospital, Paisley, on October 9,

HUTTON

-Peacefully, at the Mid Argyll Hospital, Lochgilphead, on October 16,

JACKSON

- Peacefully, after a long illness, borne bravely, at the

MACKELLAR

On October 16, 2016, peacefully, at Carrickstone Care Home, Cumbernauld,

MCSPORRAN

Suddenly at home, 44 Ralston Road, Campbeltown, on October 18,

ROBERTS

- Peacefully, at Kintyre Care Home, Campbeltown, on October 12,

SHARP

Peacefully, at Campbeltown Hospital, on October 13, 2016, Joseph Brian

BRIDGEWATER

Partings come and hearts are broken. Loved ones go with

BRIDGEWATER

In loving memory of Mark, who died October 26, 2015

COLE

In loving memory of Cally (née Mitchell), a much loved

Carolyn steps out on marathon challenge

Bid to complete 15 events in 15 days for Beatson

Deans’ spectacular second spares Pupils

THIS was a game reminiscent of those usually reserved for