Statements from candidates standing in the Kintyre and the Islands ward in the Argyll and Bute council elections on May 4

Kintyre tribute to Argyll adventurer

A CAMPAIGN has been launched to bring a surfer’s ashes

Crime writer uncovers town hall

FORMER Campbeltown man and detective author Denzil

Kintyre seafood scales the heights

A KINTYRE producer is hoping to smoke the opposition

Police files

A MOTORIST was stopped on the A83 in Campbeltown at

New lease of life for furniture

A FURNITURE upcycling project is cranking out restored

Lifeboatman’s lifetime of service at sea

A FORMER Fleet Air Arm mechanic has retired from Campbeltown

Fatal crash driver admonished

A DANISH hunter who caused the death of a Campbeltown

CGS4 Gambia’s tea treats

COLOURFUL cream cakes helped pupils raise more than

Sails of boat jumble

AS LEISURE sailors lift the anchor for the coming season

Spot on, Leigh!

‘SUPER happy’ was how the Spot the Ball jackpot winner

Unforgotten Forces funded by Poppyscotland

A CONSORTIUM of organisations, led by Poppyscotland

Lifeboat call-outs

CAMPBELTOWN lifeboatmen were called out twice in one

Chimney fire

CAMPBELTOWN fire station’s new recruits were tested

Venue change

CAMPBELTOWN community council will hold its AGM in

Co-op’s £10,000 contribution to Wee Toon charities

CUSTOMERS of Campbeltown’s Co-op have raised more than

School builder’s perfect bricks in Grammar’s wall

CAMPBELTOWN grammar school is being built for success

Menswear specialist has fashion sewn up

’Men’s outfitting has now come full circle’

Rocking weekend

A TRIPLE venue treat for music fans rolls into action

Wedding fayre

BEAUTIFUL brides will sashay along the Victoria Hall

Council candidates in the hustings hot seat

A SELECT audience, of just 18, heckled six people standing

Young farmers muck in at yearly fundraiser

£730 raised at annual coffee morning

First Milk is the cream of the crop

A FARMER-OWNED dairy supplier with a Campbeltown cheese

Food glorious food

KINTYRE’S seafood is enjoyed across Europe and it is

Volunteers out in force

CAMPBELTOWN volunteers were out in force again last

How to contact us

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Visitors’ impromtu beach clean

Sir, Further to the Courier issue about litter on Friday

Knowing when to stop digging a hole

Sir, When I was a young lad a well-meaning senior colleague

Down memory lane

SHORT trousers, surly looks and a distinct lack of

Poetical lines of enquiry

Sir, I’m looking to visit Campbeltown and research

Scouting volunteers urgently needed

Sir, As Courier readers may have noted in recent press

Students collected at college coffee morning

Sir, The recent national certificate - NC Admin - Argyll

Mown but not collected

Sir, On Tuesday Quarry Green got its third or possibly

Press policy

At The Campbeltown Courier, we endeavour to ensure

Tales of travel at rural meeting

MEMBERS of Southend’s SWI were treated to a globe-trotting

Overseas trip for ‘Dale football team

CARRADALE AFC sailed across the Kilbrannan Sound to

Glorious Glenbarr glasswork

A GLENBARR glassworker inspired by Tiffany designs

Gigha your best at Challenge

WHETHER walking, running or cycling it will be best

Fisherman cheated death

BIZARRE ER an E4 TV programme features a death cheating

Engineer Ross sets sail on voyage of success

A FORMER chief engineer in the merchant navy is providing

Harnessing the power of social media

Donald Melville, adviser with Business Gateway Argyll and Bute, shares some top tips on how to use social media to boost your profile

Tails from If Only They Could Talk

ALL CREATURES great and small heard James Herriot’s

Coal mining show heats up Glen Scoti a’s Old Kiln

A GLASGOW-based Kintyre born artist’s mining show has

Castlehill PTA pockets nearly £1000

PRIMARY pupils and parents joined fundraising forces

Double bill of MOK Fest posters

MOK Fest’s silver anniversary reaches its crescendo

Coal mining memories raised from the dust

A DECADE ago when a former miner passed away his Campbeltown-

Heritage centre needs helping hands

GARDENING, computer, photography or simply making a

Beginner bowlers

CAMPBELTOWN Bowling Club hopes novices who are green

Charities benefit from national fund

A NATIONAL building society with a Campbeltown branch

Toddlers take super sum

TODDLERS across Argyll and Bute raised £825 for Barnardo’s

Elderberries, the place where memories are made

A CAMPBELTOWN group is helping elderly people remember

THE FIVE MOST CURIOUS

PROFESSIONS IN THE AUTO INDUSTRY

FROM OUR FILES

When new born lambs have been orphaned, abandoned or

Thought for the Week

THERE is much passion, many deeply held beliefs and

DEATHS

GILCHRIST - On April 24, 2017, peacefully, at Mid Argyll

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

MCEACHRAN - Malcolm, Barbara, Ross and Beth would sincerely

IN MEMORIAMS

WILLIAMSON - In memory of a much loved mum, grandmother

’Dale crush Brodick in hard-fought friendly

LIKE CAESAR, Carradale came, saw and conquered after

Kintyre children’s energetic Easter

JUNIOR joggers from Kintyre were run off their feet

Savage winner as sun beats down

KINTYRE women runners cruised along the Crinan canal’s

Golf pro joins Main Street club

A PROFESSIONAL golfer, who spent almost 30 years at

Runners are on the starting line for race series

KINTYRE runners are getting their training shoes on

Bottom of the league Pupils smash Ferguslie

A FIGHTING four by the Pupils led to a crushing victory

Crinan Puffers towpath triumph

WHILE the nation watched the marathon unfold in London

Young Pupils’ point after fight back

PUPILS U15s secured a point against Ardencaple after

Machrihanish lotto results

THE WINNING numbers in Machrihanish Golf Club’s lottery