Bible birth re-imagined

Lady who briefed Tirpitz torpedo crew turns 102

A WARTIME naval officer who helped train torpedo bomber crews

Youngsters yuletide anticipation

MANY adults remember sleepless Christmas eves full of expectation of

Brief respite for care home

AS OPTIONS appeared exhausted, Campbeltown’s Auchinlee care home’s potential closure

Threatened woman

POLICE are trying to trace a man who threatened a

Driver charged

THE driver of a white van, who is suspected of

Street disturbance

A PAIR of teenagers were in a group of five

Cliff casualty

BOTH Campbeltown lifeboats rushed to Achinhoan Head after a report

Memorial marks site of the last Soviet ship to sink

THE LAST Soviet Union ship to sink was the Kartli

Campbeltown axe man jailed

A COURT was told that the partner of a man

Trying to prevent loneliness this Christmas

STAFF and clients of Campbeltown’s Link Club met to decide

Curtains, cushions and covers keep seamstress sewing hard

AN UPHOLSTERER is recovering the furniture and fittings of hotels

Jobs boost at wind tower plant

A DANISH wind power firm has blown into Machrihanish with

‘Hamesucken’ pair jailed for 10 months

A PAIR of men who pleaded guilty to the ancient

Auchinlee may have a future at MACC base

AN ALTERNATIVE location for a care home in Kintyre was

Prisoner fought police in court after being jailed

A MAN who was jailed for nine months after assaulting

Lord Lieutenant quotes Ovid at shipwreck memorial

A CAPTAIN lost his leg and four members of his

Thought for the Week

I just couldn’t work them out at all. They covered

TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO FRIDAY DECEMBER 27, 1991

ISLAY lifeboatmen involved in the dramatic rescue of a Russian

FIFTY YEARS AGO DECEMBER 29, 1966

Elizabeth gets Cinderella treatment IT WAS a Cinderella Christmas for

ONE HUNDRED YEARS AGO DECEMBER 20, 1916

Retiral of Captain Peter M’Farlane CAPTAIN Peter M’Farlane, of the

Finding peace amid the turbulence a century on

THE PEACE of Christmas, when parts of the world rest

Opinion

After the recent showing of the award winning film I,

Parents tread the red carpet to evening of movie music

A PIPE band, choirs and brass ensemble were among primary

Christmas concert pulls out all the stops . . .

CASTLEHILL primary musicians, dancers and singers took to the stage

Old St Nick’s foodbank flyer

SANTA Claus will pause in his busy schedule today to

Lotto punt comes up trumps

M A C H R I H A N I

Cash for kids raised in Carradale

Kintyre traditional musicians, Rhuvaal, entertained the crowds while staff handed

Islay lifeboat crew save stricken vessel

ISLAY’S all-weather lifeboat crew saved a 1,300 ton live-fish vessel

The Mystery at Magpie Manor

PUPILS at Southend Primary took a step back in time

Argyll MP backs single market access for Scotland’s farmers

BRENDAN O’HARA, MP for Argyll and Bute, has backed the

Christmas cheer as couple help raise cash for Syria

ARGYLL’S Christmas trees are not only brightening Scottish homes this

Awards aplenty as three firms nominated for farming ‘Oscars’

THREE Kintyre businesses are among the finalists in the Oscars

MACBRAYNE

Peacefully at the Lorne and Islands District General Hospital, Oban,

MACMILLAN

- On December 7, 2016, peacefully at home, Donald MacMillan,

NEILL - Peacefully

At the Royal Alexandra Hospital, Paisley, on Wednesday, December 21,

ANDREW

- In lovingmemory of Bill, a much loved husband, dad

DUFFY

- Treasuredmemories of Craig, a much loved grandson. When someone

FERGUSON

- Treasured memories of my beloved husband, Charles, who passed

FERGUSON

- Treasuredmemories of our wonderful father, father-in-law and papa, Charles

GATNER

- In lovingmemory of Andy, died December 22, 2005. Loved

GILLIES

- In loving memory of John, our dear dad, grandpa

GRAHAM

MACGREGOR

SELFRIDGE

SELFRIDGE

SELFRIDGE

TAYLOR

WATSON

Christmas festivities in Kintyre

THE CHILDREN of Highland Parish Church Sunday School brought the

Running track ready for Highland Games

A CONTRACTING firm’s boss rolled into action when he heard

Hardy dippers hunt for outfits

DALINTOBER Dip for Doshers have just nine days left to

Charity ‘contrology’ candlelit class

A PILATES specialist has raised more than £600 for Shopper-Aide

Exposed course tests the mettle in windy weather

STRONG winds were once again detrimental to good scoring in