Thought for the Week

Kintyre spaceport plans boosted by Scottish win

A Machrihanish spaceport and horizontal launch, reusable

Council’s beastly cremation price rise

Argyll and Bute Council made national headlines when

Mohammed surprises Trump trafic police

Police Scotland trafic cops, who flooded the roads

POLICE FILES

An orange Feelfree Gemini Sport tandem kayak was stolen

Westport toilet causes a big stink

The state of the toilet was ‘disgusting’

Medical merger should secure GP services

It has been confirmed that Campbeltown Medical Practice

Young firefighters’ fluid drill

Months of training paid off for Campbeltown Young Firefighters

Dunaverty’s 7x hole-in-one ace

A Dunaverty sharp shooting golfer secured her seventh

‘Where do we belong?’

This was the question posed in the title of BBC Radio

£2 million uncollected council tax

MORE than £2 million of unpaid council tax is outstanding

Sex assault charge not proven

A Campbeltown jury found charges not proven against

Get on the water with Argyll College

With a staggering 80 per cent of Argyll’s population

Tarbert blockage solution in the pipeline

A Kintyre councillor is making sure that the blockage

Campbeltown holds cub camp competition

Argyll District Cub Scouts contested the 2018 John

Capsizing Campbeltown crews taste briny loch

Capsize drill and unintentional Campbeltown loch dips

Cumbria man’s magic marshalling skills

One of the furthest travelled Mach 1 rally marshals

Mach 1 rally racers hear wedding bells

A rally team engaged top gear in the marriage stakes

Kintyre Mach 1 marshals - apply now

Mach 1 rally’s chief marshal says the best way to get

Campbeltown rotary rings in the changes

Southend’s postmaster had a red letter day when he

Abbamania seeks ’80s dancing queens to jive

Dust off platforms, wear Thares and join Abbamania

Seafarers sought for reunion dinner

Coastal and seafaring communities are being asked to

Slainte Davaar Allstars are to headline MOK Fest survivors

Campbeltown super-group Slainte Davaar Allstars will

Creative writing submissions are wanted

An Argyll homeless project is seeking prose and poetry

Bute’s Loch Fad benefits from Bluebird banshee

Bute’s Loch Fad will become a petrol head’s haven in

21st century bikers

If an urban biker gang descended on a holiday town

The Economics of Dignity?

Auchinlee was a registered care home for 24 older people

Council tax discount change

The SNP is consulting on ending the council tax reduction

The ‘cat’ Aragorn lives on

Barrie Gelder was a dear friend and a significant influence

Press policy

At The Campbeltown Courier, we endeavour to ensure

FROM OUR FILES

Dalintober’s Primary 7 class has seen months of hard

DOWN MEMORY LANE

A pair of ex-hoteliers are outside what is, for the

Mamma Mia! in money, money, money

Feel good summer movie Mamma Mia! Here we go again

WELCOME TO ARDROSSAN

Check out: The marina, with the port’s old power house

WELCOME TO CAMPBELTOWN

Look out for incredible architecture from its Victorian

Sun shines on Stronvaar’s summer fete

The sun made a reappearance on Saturday for Campbeltown

Claire Francis MacNeil ready to move on after music success

Claire Francis MacNeil ready to move on after music

More photographs from Campbeltown

Guest of honour Ria Johnston with club president Duncan

Bowling Club’s annual summer fete

Tables were packed inside and outside the clubhouse.

Crafts add colour to bright weekend

A colourful display of Kintyre’s crafty creations added

A small sample of the gorgeous summer menu at the Tayvallich Inn…

A small sample of the gorgeous summer menu at the Tayvallich

Burnside Bash is back but for one day only

The Burnside Bash made an unexpected return to Campbeltown

Largieside match ploughs ahead

Largieside’s annual ploughing match will take place

Farmers are urged: keep children safe

With schools off for summer, the National Farmers’

UK housing sales remain subdued as rent expectations continue to heat up

UK housing sales remain subdued as rent expectations

Construction industry needs clarity about post-Brexit visa rules

Construction industry needs clarity about post-Brexit

WEST HIGHLAND HOUSING ASSOCIATION

RECRUITMENT OF BOARD MEMBERS

BASED IN CAMPBELTOWN

If you’ve got the energy, drive, determination and

EXPERIENCED PLANT FITTER

Full-time Plant Fitter required for busy plant hire

Processing Engineer

Scottish Sea Farms are an internationally recognised

VACANCY NOTICE

From our world class manufacturing facility site at

Guild’s sunny summer outing

Members of Saddell and Carradale Church Guild crossed

Bric-a-brac, baking and bargains

It is just £7 a sales table at Clachan’s fundraiser

Caravan site’s charity fun day

The annual Killegruer fun day this Sunday guarantees

DEATHS

MORRISON - Peacefully, at the Campbeltown Hospital

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

BLACK - Mary and family would like to sincerely thank

IN MEMORIAMS

WHELTON – Inserted in loving memory of my beloved mother

John MacNab wins first Tarbert championship

The final two rounds of Tarbert Golf Club’s championship

Youthful Pupils side win friendly fling at Rhu

The day before France thumped Croatia, 4-2 at the World

Father and sons secure Carradale golf shield

A father and his two sons claimed Carradale Golf Club’s

Machrihanish’s July results so far…

Machrihanish Golf Club has released its results so

Robert reigns over Dunaverty’s Tapoc Cup

Fresh from his victory in the June medal, Robert Irvine

Sally lands golf lottery cash

Sally Connor bagged Dunaverty Golf Club’s three-number

SPOT THE BALL

We have removed the football from the photograph opposite.

Mach 1 Darien driver dashed to lift trophy

The spins and stalls of possibly the best Mach 1 rally