No Christian Soldiers marching onwards in Kirn
The Rev Sarah Nicol, Minister at Kirn Parish Church near Dunoon in the Cowal peninsula, is in the news today for blocking the singing of a hymn that was the dying wish of Agnes Thomas.Onward Christian...
View ArticleWear a yellow flower for Skye MacIntosh on Friday
The funeral service for Councillor Donald ‘Skye’ MacIntosh is to be at Glencruitten Parish in Oban at 1.00pm on Friday 25th November 2011Those who wish to do so are being encouraged to wear a yellow...
View ArticleTroubling responses to the death of Margaret Thatcher
First of all, The Herald yesterday made the best choice of photograph to lead their coverage of the death of Britain’s longest serving 20th century Prime Minister.The photograph selected was a triumph...
View ArticleNeil Kinnock not to attend Thatcher funeral
Former Labour Leader, Neil Kinnock – the man who blew out Labour’s chances of defeating John Major in the 1992 election, with the absurdly triumphalist rally at Sheffield a week before the vote – will...
View ArticleTribute to Eric Gallagher 1937-2013
Horticulturalists, garden centre owners and growers from all over Scotland joined a large gathering of mourners at the funeral in Greenock of Cardwell Garden Centre owner, Eric Gallagher, who died in...
View ArticleAnother change of speaker in Oban’s debate on independence tomorrow
Councillor Duncan MacIntyre has withdrawn from speaking for the union at tomorrow’s [7th February] Argyll Voluntary Action debate on independence at the Argyllshire Gathering Halls on Oban [13.30 to...
View ArticleFuneral arrangements for Stuart Owen of Mid Argyll Community Pool
MACPool will be closed all day on Tuesday 6th May 2014 with the funeral of its widely respected manager, Stuart Owen, taking place on that day.Everyone who knew Stuart is very welcome to attend.Stuart...
View ArticleMACpool closed until Thursday with technical problem
MACpool, the Mid Argyll Community Pool, is closing for the rest of today, 5th May, until Thursday 8th May because of a technical failure with the system that heats the pool and shower water.As the...
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Politics, courtesy, Argyll and Bute Council and the binned population summit
For Argyll has now seen papers which demonstrate that Argyll and Bute Council treated local MSP, Michael Russell with an indefensible level of discourtesy over his participation at the so-called...
View Article3 shouts to 3 groundings in 18 hours for Oban lifeboat – and a moving last...
During one of the busiest summers for several years, Oban’s RNLI lifeboat was required to launch three times inside 18 hours.The first was to the yacht, Caraway, with one person aboard, when she ran...
View ArticleSAMS to host touching celebration for the life of Professor Laurence Mee
The Scottish Association of Marine Science at Dunstaffnage will welcome those who wish to join them at a touching celebration of the life of their late Director, Professor Laurence Mee.Laurence Mee’s...
View ArticleMcGrigor pays tribute to RNLI and Mountain Rescue volunteers
Against the background of weather conditions which will sharpen everyone’s understanding, Highlands and Islands MSP, Jamie McGrigor has today paid tribute to the Scottish Parliament to the RNLI and...
View ArticleWilliam G Craig
It is with much sadness the Craig family announce the passing of William G Craig, Chairman of West Coast Motors, on Saturday 28th March 2015. He had been battling oesophageal cancer since September...
View ArticleA farewell to William Craig – from a proud family, a proud company and a...
Sitting quietly yesterday in the lovely horsehoe-shaped nave of Lorne and Lowland Church in Campbeltown, shortly to fill with people and listening to the power and the gentleness of Elgar’s Enigma...
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Argyll’s Stramash pays tribute to a formative genius, Dick Balharry
Dick Balharry’s wholly inspirational impact on Argyll’s outdoor learning specialist, Stramash, came about through a coincidental conversation in 2012.Ross Lilley from SNH had mentioned the West...
View ArticleSNP branch convenor and campaigner was Kennedy’s vicious Twitter troll
Today’s edition of the Daily Mail has a front page story unmasking the viciously hurtful Twitter troll who serially vented bile against the late Charles Kennedy on this platform for the mindless.He is...
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