IT WAS revealed last week that some local authorities have exhausted their winter roads‘ budgets.
On Tuesday, Argyll and Bute council, facing criticism - see let-ters, page six - that the B842 Campbeltown to Carradale road had been insuffiently gritted last week, said it had 50 per cent of its budget left.
A council spokesperson said: ‘Our gritting teams worked extremely hard during last week‘s plunge in temperatures.