Council to launch new My Tribe period initiative
To mark the launch of the initiative the council is hosting a free, fun and inclusive community event at Lochgilphead High School on August 25 from 6pm until 8.30pm.
News
News
Councillor, sportsman and family man John ‘Yo-Yo’ McAlpine fondly remembered
‘Tarbert has lost a true champion and Argyll a good man’
News
Ileachs warn CalMac: ‘Hands off our ferry’
CalMac have apologised to customers after sailings on the Skye Triangle have been disrupted for the second time in the space of a week
News
Festival forced to change venue
Festival organisers were informed by Argyll and Bute Council last Friday that the intended venue, the still-in-construction Front Green, would not be ready to host the event in time.
Sport
Kilmartin Horse Show 2022 – jumping in the rain again
The Argyll 80 Championship was a very busy and keenly contested class.
Sport
Football day to honour Duncan
‘The purpose of the tournament wasn’t to raise money, but for his friends to be able to remember him.’
Sport
Young footballers net gains at Rangers Academy
Around 60 children aged from 18 months to 14 years took to the Oban High School all weather pitches on the weekend of July 16/17.
Sport
Top gun John cruises into history books
Acharacle’s John MacDonald has won the Scottish Open Olympic Trap Clay Target Championship for a record breaking eighth time.
Leisure
Unseen work by Tom Shanks goes on view
The Tom Shanks’ exhibition runs at Tighnabruaich Gallery until Sunday August 21
Holiday West Highland
Holiday West Highland Summer 2022
The summer edition of Holiday West Highland 2022 is packed full of great reads. From Events and Activities, Area Info, Days Out and Boat Trips. Find out what the West Highlands has to offer.
Leisure
Tarbert teenager’s summer tour with Argyll Cèilidh Trail
Tarbert teenager Amber Blake has been selected to tour with the Argyll Cèilidh Trail this summer.
Leisure
Mòd on the path to Perth
Royal National Mòd promises to bring a ‘dazzling display’ of Gaelic music and culture to Perth this October, as it unveils its fringe programme
Leisure
Join The McDougalls for an afternoon of musical mayhem
Big Splash will be performed at Ardrishaig and Campbeltown at 2pm on July 27 and 28.
Opinion
Thought for the Week, August 5 2022
We are often too quick to judge, aren’t we? Looking at outward appearance, superficially and with limited knowledge.
Opinion
Fossil fuels are driving Climate Change
The high temperatures caused chaos up and down the UK with trains cancelled, roads melting, and people unable to work in the heat.
Opinion
Science Matters – Uncovering the history of the British Barn Owl
This will cause a decline in people of working-age and an increase in the elderly, thereby having a major impact on global economies
Opinion
Thought for the Week, July 22 2022
Lying affects every area of society and, if we are honest, affects us all.