Author: Marian Miller
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From our files – October 20 2023
TEN YEARS AGO Friday October 18 2013 Sunflower success grows on Riverside Rascal Amy A child from Riverside Rascals Day Nursery in Lochgilphead has won the Argyll Community Housing Association’s grow your own sunflower competition. Abby Simpson won with an impressive sunflower that measured 1.86 metres and received a £50 book voucher from Sandra Mackenzie,…
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Gaelic learner singers make their mark
Two Mid Argyll Gaelic learner singers showed in Monday that they are among the top in the country at the Royal National Mod in Paisley. The week-long event began at the weekend, with the first of junior singing competitions on Monday. After a long day of waiting, a large crowd was in attendance at the…
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Touring St Columba exhibition heads to Islay
On loan from Donegal County Museum, Ireland, Cuairt Chaluim Chille/Touring St Columba is moving from Campbeltown to Islay, from October 27 to spring 2024. The year long visit weas launched on June 9, 2023, the Feast Day of St Columba in the Kintyre town. Cuairt Chaluim Chille/Touring St Columba is created by Culture, Heritage and…
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Final design details in the spotlight
Argyll and Bute Council has commissioned a specialist design team to prepare proposals for safer walking, cycling and wheeling between the Joint Campus, the town centre and Bishopton Road. Following the first stage in May 2021 proposing three route options, a second consultation in June-July 2021 led to a final route design. The detailed designs…
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Lily is first to receive Sona Campbell Award
Argyll Clarsach Society unveiled their new bursary, the Sona Campbell Award, at the Ceòl Earra-Ghàidheil Tune book re-launch earlier this month at the Gather in Tarbert. The Sona Campbell Award will be given annually to a clarsach pupil showing exceptional resilience, dedication, and promise. Sona Campbell was for many years secretary of the Argyll Clarsach Society,…
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Kids learn how to harness the wind
Kids from the Isles of Islay and Jura took to the beach in Bowmore last week to learn all about offshore renewable energy. And they even built their own floating turbines to put their learning to the test thanks to the team behind the MachairWind offshore windfarm. The special STEM education event – organised by…
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Strachur-Dunoon bring Mod Cup home to Argyll
Strachur-Dunoon shinty team brought a bit of national Mòd magic home to Argyll after winning the Mòd Shinty Cup on Saturday. Strachur and District Shinty Club last won the trophy in 2006, when they played Col-Glen at Dunoon Stadium when the Royal National Mod was in the town. This time the Strachur-Dunoon team, which came…
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Shinty round-up – October 14, 2023
Mowi Premiership Glasgow Mid Argyll 0 Kingussie 7 Kingussie are on the verge of sealing a third successive Mowi Premiership title after winning 7-0 against Glasgow Mid Argyll in their 1pm throw up at Peterson Park. GMA’s Jamie Macleod was still out injured whilst Ewan Fraser and Arran Byrne were unavailable. However, Finlay MacMillan was…
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Kyles man is Mowi Scotland shinty captain
The Camanachd Association has announced that Roddy MacDonald of Kyles Athletic will captain the Scotland Squad for the Mowi Shinty Hurling International on Saturday at Páirc Esler, Newry. The MOWI Shinty/Hurling International match has been a long-standing tradition, bringing together top talents from both Scotland and Ireland in a thrilling showcase of shinty and hurling…
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Letters to the editor – October 13 2023
Energy price drop will not help terminally ill enough Ofgem’s new energy price has come into effect. But the drop is unlikely to fill people’s pockets as bills are expected to be 13 per cent higher compared to last winter. People living with terminal illness often struggle to stay warm because of their condition, particularly…