Family friendly festival will hit the high notes

Over to you, son ...

Ardrishaig-based mechanic Ronnie Gordon, right, has deservedly downed tools and

Transport minister offers hope for A83 task force

FACING his first examination in front of the A83 task

Council defends Germany ‘jolly’

A FIVE-DAY trip to Germany by Argyll and Bute Council

Drink drive arrests

A 57-YEAR-old man was arrested for drink driving last Thursday

Driving without insurance

A MOTORCYCLIST who was stopped on Sunday evening on the

Shop window smashed

POLICE are investigating after a popular Lochgilphead shop had one

Inspector to host two police surgeries

CREATING conversation between police and the public will be on

Farmers sought for documentary

BBC DOCUMENTARY makers are looking for Argyll farmers to tell

Son Kris in driving seat as Ronnie retires

LONG-serving garage owner Ronnie Gordon is to hang up his

Action on Argyll road safety

THE THIRD week of a month-long campaign to promote safety

Great news on water quality

A REPORT has found Scotland’s drinking water to be the

Clock Lodge project ticks the boxes

PAINSTAKING work on Lochgilphead’s historic Clock Lodge marches on with

We’re all going on an autumn holiday

IT IS NOT every day you see a Glasgow double-decker

Inveraray Church holds fundraising book fair

INVERARAY Parish Church is holding a book fair next month,

Stand-in janitors sought for schools

ANYONE interested in taking on some ad-hoc handy work in

An evening of glorious music

ST COLUMBA’S Church, Poltalloch, is to host special concert of

Ailsa’s leap of faith for arthritis

A MINARD woman is to take on a charity skydive

Help ease the suffering of Syria

BARELY a day goes by without news of another atrocity

Tarbert puts on a fine floral show

THE 67th annual Tarbert Flower Show provided a showcase for

New-look festival rocks Mid Argyll

AN OFFSHOOT of MAMAFest - O MAMA - will be

Music and dance time in Tarbert

FÈIS an Tairbeirt’s first traditional music and dance workshop will

Spreading the word about Gaelic across Argyll

AN ARGYLL-wide push to promote the Gaelic language will widen

Good money after bad

‘A fresh face, hopefully with some fresh ideas’ was how

Jolly questionable

Some good ideas would have come Argyll and Bute Council’s

MAMA mia!

After plenty of stress in the weeks leading up to

opinion

We have had two national referendums in the past two

Your guide to Independent schools

Why do parents send their children to independent schools in

THE BRIDGE GUIDE Highland Romance

ON THE beautiful west coast of Scotland, couples are spoiled for choice when it comes to fabulous wedding venues

Store your Boat Boat for the winter

WITH the end of the boating season fast approaching, it

Grand amount raised for Macmillan

A COFFEE afternoon and quiz evening run by volunteers raised

Country dancing returns

SCOTTISH Country dancing is back this month with The Mid

Gaelic lessons relaunch in Mid Argyll

MID ARGYLL’S Gaelic conversation group is back after the summer

Fyne weekend for festival-goers

THE BEST of the West Festival kicks off this weekend,

Wrestling stars confirmed for fundraising Tarbert tussle

SCOTTISH wrestling sensation Grado is to take to the ring

Discover new ideas through dance

A DANCING spectacle sure to get people thinking as well

Rave reviews for top-drawer show

DALMALLY Agricultural Society Show, dubbed ‘the Highland cattle Olympics’, lived

Women angels

INVESTING WOMEN is a growing community of women angel investors,

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TO SUPPORT the growth of his businesses – Forbes Boat

Focus on alternative funding sources

ACCESS to funding has been identified as one of the

Thought for the Week

It was on the boat back home from Barra that

Paw-tential big cat sighting?

TARBERT residents were stirred late last month when talk of

SWI mask-making fun open to all

KILMICHAEL Glassary SWI hopes to see some new faces along

New Luss filling station opens

MOTORISTS on the A82 will be able to get fuel

ALDRED

On August 30, 2016, peacefully at Mid Argyll Hospital, Lochgilphead,

BOOTH

Rona Barbara (née Morrison), previously of Woodlands, Tarbert Road, Ardrishaig,

GOW

On August 31, 2016, peacefully at home, Noreen Gow, in

MACDONALD

Suddenly at his home, Karlin, Tarbert Road, Ardrishaig, on August

MCKECHNIE

Peacefully at her home, 17B Calton Avenue, Campbeltown, on August

CAREY

Those we hold so dear never truly leave us, they

CUNNINGHAM

- Neil Blair, loving husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather,

GODDARD

Magnificent seven for Red Star

LOCHGILPHEAD Red Star won big last Saturday despite a bruising

Karate kids - a force to be reckoned with

KARATE pupils were put through their paces as the Lochgilphead

Club lottery results

ONE LUCKY winner took home £200 in the Kilmory Camanachd

Dogged Inveraray lose out in Macaulay final

KINLOCHSHIEL made history in Oban as they saw off Inveraray

Community cheers for football squad

LOCHGILPHEAD Soccer Centre’s coaches, players and families turned out to

Big support wanted as Kilmory chase Bullough Cup glory

KILMORY Camanachd Club line-up against east coast side Tayforth in