Author: Marian Miller
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Photograph of the week – October 13 2023
Regular contributor Alan Frew of Helensburgh had his camera out again at the end of the month when he stopped off in Tarbert for a quick pint. He said it was well worth the visit – and not just for the photo! It was taken with his Nikon D7200. If you have a photo you…
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Run for your lives
Farm manager Stuart Campbell exclusively describes the frightening moment on the A816 that he realised a massive landslide was heading right at him
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‘Not all heroes wear capes’
The driver of Saturday morning’s Oban to Glasgow bus has been praised by passengers, after it got stuck in Inveraray due to landslips and flooding closing the roads
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From our files – October 13 2023
TEN YEARS AGO Friday October 11 2013 Confusion as landslide hits A83 Procedures for keeping people informed of A83 road closures are being ‘reviewed’ after locals were left in the dark following last Thursday’s landslide. Transport Scotland told the Argyllshire Advertiser that ‘lessons would be learned’ following the landslide at Glen Kinglas, which saw the…
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‘Get out the car and run!’
A mother and daughter from Campbeltown say they are lucky to be alive after escaping their car moments before it was swept away in a landslide on the A83 during Saturday’s torrential rain
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Time for Change – October 13 2023
by Freya Aitchison It wasn’t just a bit of rain – flooding and landslides made more likely by climate change Last week, parts of Argyll were completely cut off by a series of floods and landslides caused by unusually heavy rainfall. Every major road into mid, north and south Argyll from the rest of the…
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‘It’s amazing no one was killed’
One of the worst areas hit by the weekend’s torrential rain was the A816 between Oban and Lochgilphead, causing a massive landslide at the Bealach by Ardfern, a helicopter rescue for motorists trapped by a raging river at Kilmartin, and Ford being cut off from the outside world
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Fèis an Tairbeirt gathering to relaunch tune book
Fèis an Tairbeirt celebrated the re-launch of their tune book, Ceòl Earra-Ghàidheil, with a large enthusiastic audience at The Gather in Tarbert. The event on Saturday September 30 was full of wonderful performances from many talented musicians. The afternoon kicked off with a brilliant set of tunes from the Fèis an Tairbeirt, Treòir pupils who…
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History society hears of George Houston connections
George Houston – Argyll’s influence on his Art Inveraray History Society was off to a good start last week for the new season, with a talk from Euan Robson. Euan has been interested in and collected George Houston’s work for many years and ‘shares with him the love of fishing’. George Houston (1869-1947), was born…
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Shinty post-poned as weather plays havoc
Monsoon conditions across the country wiped out the entire shinty schedule on Saturday October 7 2023. Mowi Premiership Glasgow Mid Argyll P Lovat P The Glasgow area also suffered from a heavy rainfall leading to the postponement of the match between Glasgow Mid Argyll and Lovat at Peterson Park. GMA duo Finlay MacMillan and Jamie…