Category: Campbeltown Courier
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The history of Campbeltown’s newspapers
Kintyre author and historian Angus Martin has written a history of the region’s newspapers
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Call to farmers, crofters and land managers to join the 2024 Big Farmland Bird Count
As well as providing snapshot of the bird population on farms and crofts across the UK, the annual count aims to raise awareness of the important role that farmers and other land managers play in the conservation of farmland birds.
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Leader, December 29 2023
We hope 2024 brings all our readers and advertisers happiness, health and wealth. Thank you, as always, for your continued support for your local newspaper
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Thought for the Week, December 29 2023
The message of the bible… is an invitation to nothing less than eternal joy
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Listen out for history on Hogmanay
History will be made as Campbeltown brings in the bells this new year, when an old tradition is brought back to life.
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War veteran Ailsa parties on 109th birthday
Few people are fortunate enough to reach their centenary birthday, let alone enter their 110th year, but that is the milestone Ailsa Stewart achieved last week
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Tarbert Castle is for keeps!
Tarbert Castle Trust and its volunteers make sure that the ancient castle is not only preserved but kept as an incredible community asset to be enjoyed by the village and visitors.
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Islay ferry man clocks off after 48 years
Dugie MacTaggart, CalMac’s longest standing member of staff, retires
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Heavy rain and high tides cause flooding chaos in Tarbert
Tarbert Co-op and the village’s Islay Frigate Hotel were forced to close on Wednesday as fast-flowing water streamed into buildings.