I have been very interested to read recent letters about the problem of litter in our beautiful area, and delighted to see the coverage of clean-ups featured in The Oban Times. It is wonderful to see concerned people fighting back at the scourge of litter, and I hope some may have the time and inclination to carry on picking it up throughout the year.
It would be wonderful if the community councils, or concerned locals, living along the A82 could consider ‘adopting a lay-by to keep it free of litter, as some of them, in some of the most scenic areas, are in a dreadful state. (This is not meant as criticism of those residents, but it definitely is of the people who drop the litter.)
Last Hogmanay, one of these lay-bys was full of litter, just as all the tour buses and tourists were flooding in for the celebrations. What sort of impression does this give to visitors?