It’s festival time…

Wee Toon festival’s extra special spirit

‘In recent years, our single malts have won some major industry awards and I can see our 25-year-old challenging the current leaders for a few more titles

Great health promotion ideas sought

PEOPLE in the Kintyre area being asked to vote on their

Police files

A 30-year-old woman was arrested for refusing to leave

Airbase fund open for applications

SINCE 2014, the charitable arm of Machrihanish Airbase

Disabled man upset at ‘shoddy work

IMPROVEMENTS to a Castleacre flat left the tenant angered

Secret society’s whisky men spirited into town

MEMBERS of the most secretive whisky association of

Campbeltown care home joins John’s campaign

ALLOWING people with dementia to be supported by family

First steps round new school’s corridors

A GROUP of P7s, took an especially giant step when

Candidates grilled at hustings

Questions including Trident, the NHS and Brexit were

Spring into summer in the great outdoors

Azaleas and Rhododendrons at their peak are just two

Lochgilphead and Kintyre have the great outdoors sorted

The mighty midge meets its match at Lochgilphead’s

Buzzing in Kintyre

PEOPLE swarmed into Clachan as a bee expert travelled

Licence to shoot greylag geese

ACCORDING to the NFU Scotland (NFUS), there have been

NFUS board meets

A joint meeting between the Argyll and the Islands

Dalintober’s quiz masterminds

REGIONAL final fame beckons for the primary pupils

Paddle boat PS Waverley boosts Scottish economy by £3million

Paddle boat PS Waverley boosts Scottish economy by

Marathon fundraiser smashes target

THIS weekend’s MOKRUN sees the end of a series of gruelling

Salvation Army officers promoted

A HUSBAND and wife team of Salvation Army captains

Uncontested election a nightmare scenario

Sir, CAN I add my tuppence- worth to the debate on

The Union is an abscess

The Right has never in its history been a friend of

Council coalition offers more of the same

ON MAY 4 I went to the polling station and cast my

Carradale play park funding

AS CONVENOR of the East Kintyre Community Council,

Breast cancer treatment treadmill

I KNOW only too well that getting off the treatment

Challengers gotta lotta bottle

ATHLETES racing round Gigha topped up their energy

Sun, sea and sand for Rhunahaorine rascals

RHUNAHAORINE’S preschoolers have been coming out of

Pipe band season gets off to a perfect start

PIPERS made a mass exodus from the town early on Saturday

Deacon Blue headlined MOKFest in 2005

BY 2005 the festival was selling out every year and

Agricultural choir mucks in for concert

THE FARMERS’ Wives’ and Farmers’ Choir will be herded

North channel crossing for cultural connections

AN EVENING celebrating culture across the water in

Golf week swings into Machrihanish

PLAYERS drove to Machrihanish to compete in a range

Carradale footballers’ final flourish

CARRADALE AFC players swapped studs for cues during

Outrageous eagle two clinches ‘Wee Joe’ memorial shield

A WEST Loch Tarbert golfer nailed the ‘Wee Joe’ MacFarlane

Maturity triumphs in May medal

VETERAN Sandy Watson proved that age is no barrier

Town visitors:

THE TRUMP helicopter took a trip from Turnberry and

Harley Davidson bikers blast into Kintyre

Cream buns boost Clachan hall funds

SELLING cream buns and flowering plants gave Clachan

Life’s a Beach

Scotland boasts some of the most spectacular beaches

Skye: Talisker Beach, Carbost

Close By: Talisker Distillery & Visitor Centre

Harris: Luskentyre Beach

Close By: The main ferry port of Tarbert (10 miles

Barra: Traigh Mhor Beach

Close By: There is a caf矩n the airport terminal, toilets

North Uist: West Beach, Berneray

Close By: A shop, tea room, post office, church, community

Ardnamurchan Peninsula: Sanna Bay

The village of Portuairk is the western most settlement

Camusdarah Beach, near Morar

The charming port of Mallaig is a thriving port on

Isle of Tiree: Balinoe Beach

There is a post office at Balinoe, and the Farmhouse

Islay: The Big Strand

Laggan Bay, Islay Airport, Machrie Golf Course, the

Mull: Calgary Bay Beach

Cafe@calgary Arts is now open for the summer. The art

Mull: Kilvickeon Beach, Nr Bunessan

A pub, shop with post office, gift shop and the heritage

Islay: Machir Bay

Many hotels, shops, restaurants, Port Ellen Marina

Islay: Port Charlotte Beach

Port Charlotte has two hotels, a restaurant, a museum

Oban: Ganavan Beach

Beach shop, car park and public toilets and many cafés

Benderloch: Tralee Bay

Playpark beside the beach, car park, village shop,

Kintyre: Tayinloan Beach

Killean Estate’s 5,000 acre working farm with its peaceful

Kintyre: Machrihanish Bay

The village of Machrihanish is home to the lovely Ugadale

Kintyre: Carradale Beach

The village of Carradale o_ ers services and shops

Kintyre: Southend Beach

The village of Southend has services and shops, plus

Isle of Arran: Blackwaterfoot Beach

Blackwaterfoot Harbour, Kinloch Hotel and Shiskine

Sands of Morar

Fort William, with its charming shops, eateries and

FROM OUR FILES

KINTYRE Cultural Forum has launched its latest newsletter

Thought for the Week

A FRIEND made a comment recently which was indeed food

£20,000 grant for tennis club

CAMPBELTOWN Lawn Tennis Club had some ace news this

Sandy scoops £1,000 in golf club lottery

A WINNER scooped £1,000 from this week’s Machrihanish

Handicap race in ideal conditions

EARLY May sunshine and a light breeze made for a perfect

Pupils’ end season with a well-deserved win

CAMPBELTOWN Pupils’ threadbare squad pulled off an

Swimmers make history

KINTYRE’S aquatic athletes dived into the Aqualibrium

Riders saddle up for charity

ARGYLL South branch of The Pony Club recently hosted

Mini-kickers enjoy football training

MINI-KICKERS aged three and four netted some great

Carradale cricketers are stumped by Oban

ACCURATE bowling from Oban’s youthful side put Carradale