Stranded couple spend two nights in car

a83-drifting-and-high-windsA couple trying to return to Southend on Kintyre after Friday’s blizzards slept in their car for two nights in a Tarbert car park while waiting for the A83 road to be cleared.

Read their story and more in the Argyllshire Advertiser,March 29 2013 or on line at www.argyllshireadvertiser.co.uk/digital

Two passengers die in van and lorry collision near Cairndow

policeTwo men have died following a road crash on the A83 near to Cairndow on Tuesday 12 February 2013. Continue reading Two passengers die in van and lorry collision near Cairndow

Landslip debris closes A83 at the Rest

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A83 landslide at the Rest and Be Thankful. Photo Scotland Transerv

The A83 is closed in both directions at the Rest and Be Thankful because of another landslide –at least the fourth time in a year that a landslide or threat of one has closed the road. Continue reading Landslip debris closes A83 at the Rest

Movement on landowner agreement in A83 diversion works

a83-landslide-020812Following on from the Argyllshire Advertiser’s inquiries about the delays in creating a  diversion at the Rest and Be Thankful on the A83  Transport Scotland announced on Thursday November 15 2012 that a major step forward had been taken in the project to provide an emergency route should the  Rest and Be Thankful be closed. Continue reading Movement on landowner agreement in A83 diversion works

Speed limit changes don’t go far enough

A review into speed limits on roads across Argyll,including the troubled A83,has had a mixed response from people in Loch Fyne’s villages. Continue reading Speed limit changes don’t go far enough

Action promised after turbine lorry crash

06_a38turbine02Steps will be taken to ensure there is ‘no more repeat’of an accident that closed the A83 for 19 hours,transport authorities have said. Continue reading Action promised after turbine lorry crash

A83 closed all day at Tarbert

06_a39turbine01TRAVELLERS face delays today,September 27 2012,following the closure of the A83 half a mile north of Tarbert. Continue reading A83 closed all day at Tarbert

Bike passenger dies in A83 crash near Inveraray

A woman has died after a motorbike was involved in a crash with two cars near Inveraray on Saturday,September 22 2012. Continue reading Bike passenger dies in A83 crash near Inveraray

A83 closed at Tayinloan after car overturns

policesignThe A83 was closed for an hour and a half on the morning of  Tuesday September 18,because of an over-turned car near Tayinloan.

The female driver of the car was taken to Campbeltown Hospital but it is believed any injuries are not serious.

Traffic between Campbeltown and Tarbert was affected as police dealt with the incident.

See the Argyllshire Advertiser every Friday for all your Mid Argyll news,also on line at www.argyllshireadvertiser.co.uk/digital

Fears for tourism while uncertainty remains over A83

a83-landslide-020812Tourism organisations in Mid Argyll believe that visitor numbers to the area fell by as much as 36 per cent while the A83 was closed at the beginning of August 2012 becasue of a landslide. Continue reading Fears for tourism while uncertainty remains over A83

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