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Argyll College students’hair-raising show

May 17th,2013%

argyll-college-hair-show-lochgilphead HAIRSPRAY filled the air at Lochgilphead Joint Campus on Thursday,May 9 2013, as the annual Argyll College Hair Show got underway.

Pick up the Argyllshire Advertiser,May 17 2103,for a two-page spread of photos from the event or see our own line edition from the same date at www.argyllshireadvertiser.co.uk/digital

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Youth alcohol survey raises questions

May 17th,2013%

lochgilphead-winter-sun A survey of 11-18-year-olds at Lochgilphead High School on alcohol consumption has thrown up some startling statistics but Community Action Lochilphead Ardrishaig (CALA) which conducted the survey,has cautioned against taking the stats at face value.

Read more in the Argyllshire Advertiser,May 17 2013 and on line at www.argyllshireadvertiser.co.uk/digital

Lochgilphead teenagers embark on Bulgarian adventure

May 16th,2013%

animal-rescue-volunteers Lochgilphead High School pupils Mairi Bruce and Morgan Curtis will be travelling to Bulgaria this summer to work at an animal rescue shelter which is home to 160 stray dogs.

Read their story in the Argyllshire Advertiser,May 17 2013 and on line at www.argyllshireadvertiser.co.uk/digital

Lochgilphead wins young enterprise award

May 16th,2013%

lochgilphead-high-school-young-enterpise A group of entrepreneurs, who made a 700 per cent return on their investment,is the first Lochgilphead High School business team to win the Argyll Young Enterprise Award in seven years.

Find out what their winning business idea was in the Argyllshire Advertiser,May 17 2013 or on line at www.argyllshireadvertiser.co.uk/digital

Hair-raising experience in aid of Rainbow Valley

May 10th,2013%

head-shave It was a hair-raising experience for a number of people across Mid Argyll when they went for a not-so-quiet drink at Lochgilphead’s Argyll Hotel –and lost their hair in the process as they went head to head with a razor in aid of the Rainbow Valley charity.

The charity aims to fulfil the vision of cancer-victim Johanna MacVicar,who died in 2005,and create a centre of refuge where people affected by cancer can go for advice and support.

See the Argyllshire Advertiser,May 10 2013 and on line at www.argyllshireadvertiser.co.uk/digital for the full story and two pages of photos from fund-raising events around the area.

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Boxing ambitions for Lochgilphead

May 10th,2013%

jimmy-mcmahon Lochgilphead man Jimmy McMahon has enjoyed a successful career in boxing but has now returned home and is keen to set up a boxing club in the town.

Read more about Jimmy his ambitions in the Argyllshire Advertiser,May 10 2013 and on line at www.argyllshireadvertiser.co.uk/digital

MS Centre celebrates new service and funding boost

April 30th,2013%

06_a18centre01 Four students from Argyll College raised £300 for Mid Argyll’s MS Centre,which will be used to fund the centre’s yoga classes.

Read about the fund-raising efforts and also about an exciting new project to be launched by the Lochgilphead centre,which will allow the service to reach more people across Mid Argyll,all in the Argyllshire Advertiser,May 3 2013 and on line at www.argyllshireadvertiser.co.uk/digital

Army cadets packing for Help for Heroes

April 22nd,2013%

06_a17cadet01 LOCHGILPHEAD army cadets Jack O’Ryan and Marco Pia handed over a cheque to charity Help for Heroes,which they raised through a supermarket bag pack.

Find out how much they raised and more in the Argyllshire Advertiser,April 26 2013,and on line at www.argyllshireadvertiser.co.uk/digital

Red Cross stalwart receives BEM

April 19th,2013%

jenny-campbell ‘Overwhelmed’ Jenny Campbell,a stalwart of the Red Cross,received her British Empire Medal in Lochgilhead’s Red Cross Centre.

Read the story in full in the Argyllshire Advertiser,April 19 2013 and on line at www.argyllshireadvertiser.co.uk

Nominate your Mid Argyll Citizen of the Year!

April 12th,2013%

THERE is just over a week remaining to nominate a special person for the Mid Argyll citizen of the year award. Continue reading Nominate your Mid Argyll Citizen of the Year!