Category: Campbeltown Courier
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Campbeltown’s Rhona does the double at the Mòd
Campbeltown woman Rhona McMillan saw success at this year’s Royal National Mòd
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Saddell Castle restoration works approved
Plans for restoration work at a historic four-storey castle in Kintyre have been given the go-ahead by council chiefs.
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Còisir Ghàidhlig Ìle sail home with Aline MacKenzie Memorial Trophy
All the hard work paid off for the choir’s 28 members from Islay, who began rehearsing 10 months ago back in January.
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Second in Silver Pendant for Lynn
Portnahaven’s Lynn NicDhòmhnaill was delighted to achieve second place in the Gaelic learners’ equivalent of the Gold medal, the silver pendant. “My parents were both Gaelic speakers,” Lynn said, as she learns her mother’s and father’s tongue. “There were not the opportunities then as there are now.” Lynn has published a book ‘Òrain Ìleach: Gaelic…
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Emergency funding could help in severe weather aftermath
Council chiefs in Argyll and Bute could access emergency funding for local authorities after the severe weather at the start of October
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New lease of life for former bank building
Campbeltown’s former TSB bank is set to reopen as an internet sales hub after council chiefs awarded planning permission
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Former restaurant gets green light for flat conversion
Plans to convert a former restaurant in Campbeltown into living accommodation have been given the go-ahead by council officers
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Triumphant finale for Mòd Paisley as flag is passed to Oban for 2024
The Mòd flag was handed from Paisley to Oban, the “home of the Mòd” which will host the 2024 edition of the beloved Gaelic festival, followed by Fort William in 2025
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Thought for the Week, October 20 2023
We must never take for granted the presence of the RNLI lifeboat crew and staff in our town
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Returned to jail and four months more
A woman who breached the conditions of her bail order has been returned to prison and handed another sentence