Thought for the Week

Violet forced to fight for access to her own home

A PENSIONER with an incurable lung condition claims she has

Angy’s tattoo transcends Old Firm rivalry

Lifelong Celtic fan’s bold gesture to help ill tot

Police hunt Furnace playground vandals

POLICE are hunting vandals who entered the grounds of Furnace

Drunk driver arrested

THE 30-YEAR-OLD male driver of a car which left the

Shop window smashed

POLICE are appealing for witnesses after the window of a

Defective tyres: driver reported

A CAR stopped in a routine check at Minard was

Work starts ahead of mental health move

UPGRADING work has begun to allow the temporary relocation of

Rescued after a gander round Tarbert

And it has been quite an adventure for the village’s

New timber pier for Loch Fyne

A NEW floating pier is to be built at Ardcastle

Packed meeting hears news about Ardrishaig’s future

A PACKED meeting heard the latest news on proposals for

Fundraising whirl for Lochgilphead Rotary Club

MEMBERS and friends of the Rotary Club have been raising

New members elected

WITH plenty going on around the Royal Burgh, Inveraray has

Emergency number

A NEW free to dial single emergency number for reporting

Tourism booms in Argyll and the Isles

TOURIST attractions in Argyll saw a big increase in visitors

Council may be best buyers

OFFICERS at Argyll and Bute Council have been shortlisted for

Coast to coast charity trekkers’ Tarbert tucker

A GUEST house proprietor put her best grub on the

Kintyre blazes trail for police youth

A NEW youth volunteer scheme is to be piloted by

Swimming pool employee makes a splash with her arresting performance

‘Due to her hard work she has a choice of career path – either into leisure management or the police force’

Basic freedoms

VIOLET MACKENZIE would be the first to admit there are

Rivalry set aside

WELL done to Celtic fan Angy MacFarlane for seeing past

Great achievement

IN THIS week’s edition, you will notice a short report

opinion

Mike Russell, MSP for Argyll and Bute, insisted that the

Top Scottish pianist set to perform at Crear

THE ARTISTIC hotbed that is Crear will host a concert

Saturday night at the movies

GET OUT the popcorn and settle down for one of

MAMA’s baby will rock you in Lochgilphead

A new offshoot of the annual Mid Argyll Music and

Lighting up the past and future

MEMBERS of Christ Church Scottish Episcopal church have been recording

A dancing tale at Ardrishaig for children and the young-at-heart

ARDRISHAIG Public Hall is to host an hour-long performance by

Elmscleugh tup lamb sells for £100k at Dalmally

A DUNBAR tup sold for £100K at United Auctions’ annual

Workshop will help shepherds

SHEEP farmers are invited to attend a free workshop on

CRIME AND NOURISHMENT AT TARBERT BOOK FESTIVAL

TARBERT Book Festival, now in its fourth year, provides an

CRIME WRITER WILL THRILL AT TARBERT TALK

AN AWARD winning thriller author whose novels have more twists

Royal National Mòd in Focus

THIS year’s Royal National Mòd continued as the children’s competitions

Get wild about Argyll!

This summer between 24 July - 4 August ultra endurance

Welcome to Argyll Enterprise Week

Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) has teamed up with Argyll

Kicking things off...

The launch event for Argyll Enterprise Week will be held

Realising Argyll’s full potential

Nicholas Ferguson is keynote speaker at launch of inaugural Argyll Enterprise Week

Organisations on hand to guide and encourage entrepreneurs

Central to the week is a business support fair, being

Argyll’s business in good hands

Ainsley Smith & Co, Chartered Accountants with offices in Oban

Auto enrolment?

Argyll Financial can help employers comply in a very cost

Working together

Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE), Business Gateway and Scottish Enterprise

Fund the growth of your business

At the funding seminars taking place on November 1, five

Digital Garage

Week is excited to be partnering up with The Digital

IT help

DigitalBoost is an IT business support programme offered by HIE

how safe is your business ?

Your business is vulnerable to cyber security breaches from a

Training is key to first-class tourism

Adventure tourism has been identi fied as a growth area,

Guide to What’s On during Argyll Enterprise Week

11.30am-1.30pm: Launch Event with speakers from across the public and

Feeding into food & drink strategy

Scotland Food and Drink (SF&D) will be running two workshops

Helping you achieve your financial goals

Simmers & Co have been providing a full accountancy, audit

Enterprising pupils Teaching young people about business

Encouraging enterprise amongst our young people is important. Enterprise education

XPONORTH has designs on Oban

XpoNorth is Scotland’s leading creative industries festival; a unique conference,

Argyll College

Argyll College UHI is running a ‘Field to Fork’ competition

Small Business Taster Sessions

As part of Enterprise Week, Argyll College UHI will be

BUILDING FUTURES

Realising the full potential of young people and working with

High standards

Help to keep you on right track

Top advisor to host discussion panel

Margaret Gibson, Chief Executive of Women’s Enterprise Scotland, is thrilled

Women in business

Women entrepreneurs are vital to the makeup of the business

Be inspired

Three workshops to help develop and support social enterprise activities

Proudly advising business owners for over 35 years

R A Clement Associates, accountants and business advisors have been

Hurricane aid for Haiti

A SOUP and sandwich lunch is to be held on

Prodigal son of the manse returns

OCTOBER saw the start of Inveraray and District Local History

New members sought for citizens’ panel

NEW MEMBERS are being sought for Argyll and Bute Council’s

LOCHGILPHEAD

THE LIBRARY in Lochgilphead will be extra colourful today, Friday

LOCHGILPHEAD

AUTUMNAL showers over the past week have provided great opportunities

CARD

Suddenly but peacefully, at Campbeltown Hospital, on October 14, 2016,

GRAHAM

- Peacefully, at the Royal Alexandra Hospital, Paisley, on October

HUTTON

Peacefully, at the Mid Argyll Hospital, Lochgilphead, on October 16,

JACKSON

Peacefully, after a long illness, borne bravely, at the Mid

MACKELLAR

On October 16, 2016, peacefully, at Carrickstone Care Home, Cumbernauld,

MCSPORRAN -

Suddenly at home, 44 Ralston Road, Campbeltown, on October 18,

ROBERTS

Peacefully, at Kintyre Care Home, Campbeltown, on October 12, 2016,

SHARP

- Peacefully, at Campbeltown Hospital, on October 13, 2016, Joseph

BRIDGEWATER

- In loving memory of Mark, who died October 26,

BRIDGEWATER

- In loving memory of Mark, who died October 26,

COLE

In loving memory of Cally (née Mitchell), a much loved

Red Star youths keep up great start to season

SEVEN games into the football season, Red Star 2004s are

Sports club lottery draws

The numbers drawn on Monday in the Inveraray Shinty Club

Good shooting from Argyll and Bute marksmen despite weather

DUNOON and District Clay Target Club’s main autumn shoot was

Glendaruel hosts big Tighnabruaich shoot

THE TIGHNABRUAICH Open shoot was held at the Glendaruel and

Carolyn steps out on marathon challenge

Bid to complete 15 events in 15 days for Beatson

Star back to winning ways

HOPING to bounce back from their first defeat of the

MACPool in line for big upgrade

THE ARCHITECT who led the Portavadie spa project is in

New coaching course sure to hit the mark

KEEN-EYED Mid Argyll residents are being given the chance to