Thought for the Week

Argyll health services facing funding abyss of £22 million

SOCIAL care and health services in Argyll face a £22

Adventurer Mark Wild About Argyll

Adventurer Mark Beaumont got crowds Wild About Argyll at a

Special award

A SPECIAL constable from Islay has received an award for

Debt worries grow

THERE has been a big increase in the number of

Police files

A 31-YEAR-OLD man was stopped at 1.20pm on Sunday January

Getting to grips with dog fouling

A PLAN to name and shame those failing to pay

Museum seeks Argyll knowledge

KILMARTIN Museum is seeking your views on a research framework,

Ellie marches to show solidarity

A BAN on people from Muslim-majority countries entering the United

To Westminster and beyond

THE CASE for locating the UK’s first spaceport near Campbeltown

Inveraray Pipe Band goes to town

THERE was a buzz of anticipation as the audience -

Argyll invades Glasgow

WITH more than 325 people registered for the evening, and

What they said

Daniel and Martin Gillespie from Skerryvore: ‘It’s amazing for Argyll

‘Rural’ membership up after ‘rural’ is dropped from the title

AFTER one of the most turbulent periods in its history,

Woodland workout at Blarbuie

ON SUCH a cold day there was no better way

Inveraray celebrates Burns night

THERE might have been an unconventional entrance for the haggis

Dancing with the Bard in Tarbert

TARBERT Scottish Country Dance Club celebrated Burns night in fine

Primary pupils celebrate Burns and Scotland

TO MARK Burns Day, Lochgilphead Primary School held a special

Marital difficulties

It comes as little surprise to hear that the body

And the good news

There is clear ambition in the glamorous launch of Wild

Standing up

With US President Donald Trump courting controversy across the pond,

Youth charity is best kept ‘sea’-cret

Youth charity Sea Cadets is encouraging young people and adults

Let HIE get back to work immediately

Countless individuals have warned the SNP about the threats to

Islay broadband upgrade urged

The broadband petition that I put together in 2016 got

Your chance to make a difference

HARDLY a week goes by in the Argyllshire Advertiser letters

Snow fails to put accordion club off

MEETING for the opening night of 2017, Inveraray Accordion and

Skerryvore headline at Gig in the Goil

TO MARK Argyll Holiday’s 50th birthday, the holiday park operator

Design a new picnic area and win a prize

BUDDING designers are being asked to ‘use their loaf’ to

Easier to make music with Tarbert’s Fèis

ANYONE booking places on Fèisan Tairbeirt’s next workshops can now

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?

✓ What are my essential requirements? Fuel efficiency or enough

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

Proper vehicle maintenance is essential to keep yourself and others

New generation is game for the future

AS THE country’s farmers grow older, a report has revealed

Helium balloons and lanterns banned on council property

ARGYLL and Bute Council has become the latest Scottish local

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

Cutting edge technology

DUNOON school pupils will be able to access cutting-edge digital

Beach clean early warning

THE ANNUAL community beach clean will start at Kintraw on

Donnie Dotaman’s back

GAELIC TV personality Donnie ‘Dotaman’ MacLeod returns with another series

Players on stage for panto fun

THERE will be a chance to enjoy panto fun as

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

Look out for Robbie on the telly

A YOUNG Tarbert rugby player will have a prominent role

Training closes swimming pool

MID ARGYLL Community Pool in Lochgilphead will be closed today,

INDOOR ATHLETICS

LAST week’s edition of the Argyllshire Advertiser featured a full

Alasdair crowned sailing coach of the year

THE SAILING community from around Scotland gathered to recognise the

East Enders dump the Dookers

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

Lorenzo brings home bronze medal

LORENZO Chiavarini returned from Miami with a bronze medal in

Scottish AFL results and fixtures

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

Taynuilt all the way for shinty’s oldest cup

FOR THE third successive year, a Taynuilt-based project consultant will

Sports club lottery draws

THE NUMBERS drawn on Monday in the Inveraray Shinty Club