Author: Susan Windram
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Brodie beats off competition to be crowned overall champion
Glasgow student is this year’s winner of prestigious Lochnell Intermediate Piping Championships for professional solo pipers aged under 22.
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Body found in Glen Etive in search for missing hillwalker
Police say it has informed the family of Charles Kelly. The body of the man has yet to be formally identified.
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Driver banned for 14 months for drink driving
man pleaded guilty to driving in Ellenabeich, with 66 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath on August 17. The legal limit is 22mgc.
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Kayaking quartet will “go like the Kleppers” for Armed Forces charity
Two military historians, an actor, and a former Welsh Guard are set to navigate their way from Ardrossan to Oban in aid of SSAFA.
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Oban High pupil means business
Calum attended Oban Rotary Club’s regular lunchtime meeting and spoke positively and eloquently of his experience.
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Man fined over argument with mother
A fallout with his mother over the sale of a mobility scooter landed a man in Oban Sheriff Court last week. Timothy Gregory, 44, pleaded guilty to behaving in a threatening manner by shouting and swearing at his mother on September 5. The incident took place at the address he shared with the 70-year-old woman…
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George Houston: Argyll’s influence on his art
Inveraray History Society’s new season gets off to a great start.
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Tobermory Book Festival sets sail on literary odyssey
Tobermory Book Festival, West Over Sea, sets sail this weekend, with a wealth of author events to keep book lovers happy. On Friday David Greig will be talking about his new book Columba’s Bones, while Dougie Strang combines history, myth and travelogue in his book The Bone Cave, where he explores folklore and landscape in…
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Police Scotland acts to protect young people from County Lines drug dealers
Action by officers across the country saw a number of vulnerable people being identified and safeguarded and addresses used for cuckooing being visited. Illegal drugs and offensive weapons, including a firearm, were also recovered.