Charity’s flower festival blooms

Tourist spending spikes as pound sinks

AS BREXIT fears grip Britain, Kintyre appears to be enjoying

Prizes for young window shoppers

EAGLE-EYED youngsters could be £10 better off each week till

A beautiful Wee Toon full of friendly faces

A CANADIAN family on a genealogy visit to Campbeltown spoke

Review of taxi ranks to be carried out

CONFUSION about where to hail a Campbeltown cab has increased

Farm park fun for Boys’ Brigade

CAMPBELTOWN Boys’ Brigade took the ferry to Ayrshire for a

Mercury rises as sun bakes beaches

GLASGOW Fair holidaymakers enjoyed a mini Kintyre heat wave this

Positive jobs news for 18-24-year-olds

THE LATEST statistics show that 35 less 18-24-year-olds in Argyll

Vermont golfers discover roots

A HOSPITAL consultant and his wife visiting Machrihanish on a

Anyone for tennis?

ANDY MURRAY wannabes seeking a slice of glory should head

Plans for a Men’s Shed

IT IS hoped to turn part of Castlehill’s former police

£2million fund available

APPLICATIONS to the Children, Young People and Families and Adult

Boys’ Brigade leader lashes out at ‘atrocious ferry service’

THE LEADER of a Campbeltown youth organisation is incensed that

Oban to host Gaelic gathering

A CONFERENCE for individuals and organisations interested in the Gaelic

Wee Toon catches them all Nintendo style

UNTIL last week, Campbeltown’s Linda McCartney Memorial Garden was a

Salvation Army captains march into town

AN EPIPHANY 21 years ago changed the wayward life of

Mollusc harvesting

LEVELS of algal toxins which halted harvesting of mussels, oysters,

Paris pedallers collect charity cash

A PELOTON of pedal pushers including a Campbeltown cyclist crossed

Superfast broadband speeding to Kintyre black spots

SOUTHEND and Glenbarr are both set to be switched on

Store’s super sharers boost food bank

STAFF and customers at a Campbeltown supermarket helped the nationwide

Deacon Blue drummer enjoys Kintyre hospitality

A FOUNDER member of Deacon Blue, a sports journalist and

Pilates physio fundraiser for army veterans

A FORMER army physiotherapist who lived in his car for

Council’s computer centres class above cloud

PHYSICAL computer data centres at Kilmory and Helensburgh managed by

MacLeod Construction Limited

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Thought for the Week

I was listening to Radio Four as I drove to

TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO JULY 26, 1991

Cash crisis hits visitor centre plan UNLESS the community can

FIFTY YEARS AGO JULY 21, 1966

Cave artist’s daughter returns THIS month, for the first time

ONE HUNDRED YEARS AGO JULY 22, 1916

Machrihanish ladies golf competition IN RESPONSE to an appeal for

Jolly hockey sticks

NEWSAGENT George McMillan told the Courier he was recently given

Family on a mission

CAMPBELTOWN’S recently installed Salvation Army officers deserve praise after relocating

Are tourist numbers up?

THERE seem to be some positives in Kintyre’s tourism economy

Gaming app’s tourism boost

COULD Nintnedo’s Pokémon Go app inadvertently be a great tourist

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Please forgive yet another intervention in this correspondence, but some

Rock ravers roll into town

GLASWEGIAN rave legends The Time Frequency (TTF) will bring the

Artmap’s open studios scheme is back again

ARGYLL’S premier open studio map invites visitors to joint the

Abseiling adrenaline junkies are needed

DOES Kintyre have any abseil adventurers? If so, the Stroke

Stronvaar bowls hold a fab fete

A BOWLER who has just rolled to her ninth national

Coffee and craic at the Salvation Army

CAMPBELTOWN’S recently appointed Salvation Army officers Captains Ben and Ruth

Quizzers undertake yearly challenge

TWENTY-THREE teams of locals and holiday - makers, scratched their

MP meets shop stalwart

BRENDAN O’Hara could not believe his luck when he met

The Islay sessions

FOLK and trad music lovers should keep November 18 to

Salmon farm off East Kintyre

SALMON farm firm Marine Harvest (MH) is environmentally monitoring a

Church quiz champs annointed

KILLEAN and Kilchenzie Church’s quiz champions are Margaret Sinclair, Anne

Prize-giving

SOUTHEND’S primary pupils entertained parents and villagers before receiving prizes

Gartvaigh’s Ayrshires are Kintyre’s best

ABERDEENSHIRE breeder Gordon Taylor made his second trip ever to

Milk producers must see benefits from price upturn

THE RISE in First Milk’s July prices comes as welcome

Kintyre’s a cool celebration choice

People from Kintyre, who travel the route regularly, often forget

A beginner’s guide to self build

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A mortgage is one of the most important financial commitments

Raising finance

It was recognised that there was a gap in the

Planning Permission

If there is not already detailed planning permission for your

They say it pays to shop around – but loyalty pays too

When they decided to take the plunge and build their

Catherine and Joe’s new home

“We worked well with our architect and our builder to

D & J Campbell Ltd

D&J Campbell Ltd is a long established general haulage business

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The west of Scotland is probably the UK’s most rural

Breedon Aggregates

The aggregates, ready mix concrete and asphalt products can be

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For over 50 years Everest has installed windows and doors

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Energy and renewables

Ensuring your property has the best insulation possible can be

Backwoodsman

Although the majority of our customers are fitting a stove

Action stations at Campbeltown’s RNLI open day

ONE OF the joys of a children’s seaside holiday is

Seafish trawls for responses from survey of Kintyre fleet

A SEAFOOD organisation tried to net skippers and vessel owners’

Discover Gigha

THE ISLAND, 20 minutes from Tayinloan, has many delights and

Property valuations increased across UK in June – despite EU referendum

THE pace of property valuations conducted in June 2016 in

This tiny 70s British electric vehicle smashes world speed record

A TINY British electric vehicle from the 1970s has become

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Peacefully at Ardfenaig Residential Home, Ardrishaig, on July 13, 2016,

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Tragically on July 8, 2016, Peter James MacCallum, aged 17

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Peacefully at Auchinlee Care Home, Campbeltown, on July 13, 2016,

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Peacefully at her home, 5a Burns Brae, Lochgilphead, on July

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In memory of Ian (Chic), who died July 25, 2008

Anderson overcomes five-shot deficit to claim mixed singles

GARY ANDERSON produced an almighty comeback in the last two

Midges make for terrible time (keeping)

AS RUNNERS raced around Lussa loch timekeepers spent more than

Sunny Sunday afternoon for Jim Stewart Memorial Cup

FIVE friendly bowling teams from both of Campbeltown’s clubs played

Carradale take part in Argyll and Bute Cup

THE annual Argyll and Bute Cup will take place in

Results of pony club show held at Skipness

YOUNG riders put their horses to the test at a

Trailed jack secures open pairs win

WITH two ends to go in Argyll Bowling Club’s open