MSP’s letter to health chairman about Auchinlee

Tenement landlord hit by repair enforcement order

‘This should serve as a harsh warning to landlords, not just in Campbeltown...’

Will Sinbad or Cassim marry Jasmine?

EVIL Cassim cooked a crooked plot to capture the hand

Courier’s new reporter

Hannah O’Hanlon, 25, joined the editorial team at the start

Improved Kintyre connectivity

SOUTH Kintyre residents could soon surf the internet on mobile

Islay fuel theft

POLICE are seeking hot tips about the suspected theft of

Careless driving

A CYCLIST had a near miss on the A846 near

Lighting theft

LIGHT-FINGERED crooks targeted Killean Estate sometime between Sunday January 1

Road accident

A 71-YEAR-OLD motorist was taken to hospital after being involved

Save Auchinlee petition presented in capital

A TIRELESS member of the Save Auchinlee Action Group presented

Darkness dancers dazzle as they light up town hall

DANCING in the Dark, the latest fitness craze sweeping Campbeltown,

Correspondent’s car crash shock

THE WRITER of the Courier’s popular Thought for the Week

Auchinlee campaigners meet care home staff

MEMBERS of the Save Auchinlee Action Group thanked Auchinlee staff

School’s Burns day bash

BURNS day was celebrated in style at Dalintober primary school

P7s leading the way for younger pupils

DALINTOBER P7 school pupils have recently launched a series of

Glenbarr’s bard celebration

GLENBARR primary school celebrated the birth of bard Robert Burns

Evening’s crescendo will be naming of most promising young musician

CAMPBELTOWN Rotary Club’s biggest drum roll of the year is

Floral artists’ are blooming marvellous

CAMPBELTOWN Flower Club arranged its 45th anniversary dinner at the

Community council meets

CAMPBELTOWN Community Council meets on Tuesday February 14 at 7.30pm

Christmas open day success

CHARITY fundraisers bidding to restore Glenbarr Abbey collected more than

Entertainment as Burns bash

KINTYRE Piping Society will be blessed with health, peace and

Party arranged for pensioners

SENIOR citizens will be the guests at a Campbeltown Bowling

Cinema reels in money for inductive loops

A LOTTERY grant of £9,434 will help Campbeltown Picture House

Uncharted waters for Ardrossan to Campbeltown ferry connection

CONCERNS are growing for the Campbeltown to Ardrossan ferry link’s

Auld acquaintance not forgot as Burns brings memories alive again

A BURNS luncheon open day at the Royal Hotel saw

Argyll is Britain’s earth tremor hotspot

A SEISMIC rumble rocking Kintyre and Mid Argyll has confirmed

Thought for the Week

‘THE CURRENCY of kindness’ was a phrase brought to me

TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO FRIDAY FEBRUARY 7, 1992

THE top side in the Fife amateur football scene, who

FIFTY YEARS AGO THURSDAY February 9, 1967

THOUGH there is absolutely no reason to close Machrihanish’s Argyll

ONE HUNDRED YEARS AGO SATURDAY FEBRUARY 3, 1917

INTIMATION has been received that Private William Cook, of the

Last reunion chance for Aden and Borneo Argylls

WERE you in Aden along with ‘Mad Mitch’ – Lieutenant

Problems with landlords

ABSENTEE landlords may be a bit more worried about their

Absurd lack of airport security

WORLDWIDE headlines have followed the absurd removal of security at

Argyll’s care home is subject to a postcode lottery Sir,

The Argyll and Bute Health and Social Care Partnership Integrated

Thanks to the Courier for Tayinloan story

Thanks for a well designed, constructed and thorough article on

NHS patients in private hospitals cost us £80 million

The Scottish Government is spending nearly £80 million a year

Tories want to treat Scotland as they did in 1980s

With the British Red Cross calling the state of the

Classical quartet set to tug Campbeltown heartstrings

KINTYRE Music Club welcomes a top Scottish string quartet for

Shipshape Sinbad sailors drop anchor in Clachan

CLACHAN Calamities pantomime Sinbad took audiences on a subsea voyage

Welcome to Driving Force

Buying a car can be the second biggest investment you

DVLA move to clear up reg plate confusion

ARE YOU confused by new car registration plate changes? With

VED rate change and what it means for new car buyers

As of April 1, 2017, the Vehicle Exercise Duty CO2

What car do I need?

Here’s a handy checklist:

Jaguar F-Pace crowned Best Large Crossover in UK Car of the Year Awards

• Jaguar F-PACE picks up ‘Best Large Crossover’ title at

Ssangyong launches the Tivoli 4x4

As the cold winter weather starts to bite, SsangYong is

Subaru XV gets interior upgrade and re-tuned chassis

• XV gets higher quality interior in line with new

Peugeot’s award-winning all-new 3008 suv lands on UK roads

• Dealers attending the PEUGEOT Dealer conference at Arena MK

New Scenic and Grand Scenic named best MPV at uk car of the year awards 2017

• All-New Renault Scénic and Grand Scénic awarded ‘Best MPV’

Renault Clio adds new top-of-the-range version

• New Clio Signature Nav top-of-therange trim level available, sitting

Helensburgh Motor Sales - best in the west for Subaru and Toyota

Confidence in Motion For over 50 years, Subaru has earned

Your Volvo specialist just keeps getting better regional

As Volvo Car UK celebrates its best sales performance in

Subaru Eyesight – your third eye on the road

Pedestrians are particularly at risk on the road; a collision

Used Car buying tips

A record number of used cars were purchased during 2016

Driver advice: Vehicle maintenance

Good maintenance can save you money as well as avoiding

Sky lanterns set to be extinguished

RELEASING sky lanterns and helium balloons from any land or

Charity chief appeals for more volunteers

SHOPPER-AIDE director Susan Paterson spoke to Southend SWRI about the

East Kintyre Community Council agenda announced

THE TOPICS for discussion at the next meeting of the

Islay’s surfers set to access superfast broadband soon

A PORTHNAHAVEN postmaster has thanked The Courier for boosting his

Clachan ladies cook up entertaining event

A QUIZ at Clachan Rural saw members try to pair

CIH Scotland comments on new Scottish household projections

Newly published 2014-based figures projecting the number and type of

Gross mortgage lending increases by 12 per cent in 2016

The Council of Mortgage Lenders estimates that gross mortgage lending

CAMPBELL

Peacefully, at the Campbeltown Hospital, on January 26, 2017, John

CRANSTON

Peacefully at her home, 39 McIntyre Terrace, Lochgilphead on January

HILL

Peacefully, at Adamson Hospital, Cupar, on January 31, 2017, Douglas,

MILLAR

Peacefully, at the Campbeltown Hospital, on January 25, 2017, James

MORANS

Peacefully, at the Campbeltown Hospital, on January 31, 2017, Robina

Six score triple tops in week 10

Those accurate players were: Ailsa B’s Vince Jordan, Stephen Jordan

SAFL results and fixtures

LAST Saturday’s SAFL results: Premier Division – Campbeltown Pupils, no

Lotto draw

THERE were no winners of Machrihanish Golf Club’s lottery draw

Bahamas has the sun but Mach Dunes greens shine

A MACH Dunes assistant head greenkeeper found the grass is

Machrihanish golfer’s Florida win

A DANISH player who first picked up a club at

Friendly fixtures for Kintyre Under-16s

OBAN Lorne Under-16s hosted Argyll rivals Kintyre and Highland visitors

Dookers dismay as East End take all three points

DESPITE some magnificent saves, an error by Tarbert’s goalie, caught