Category: Kintyre
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Port Charlotte to gain 16 new homes
Plans for 16 new homes on Islay have been given the go-ahead by council chiefs. The application by MacLeod Construction, for land northeast of Daal Terrace in Port Charlotte, was awarded planning permission this week. Only one representation was received by Argyll and Bute Council from a member of the public, who asked that vulnerable…
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Councillor’s column – October 27, 2023
It frightens me when I see houses coming on to the market and then I scan down to the ‘offers over’ price.
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Ferry cancellation left passengers ‘stranded’
Passengers were reportedly left “stranded” when the Tarbert-Portavadie ferry service was cancelled at about midday on Monday
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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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Success in Inverness for Kintyre dancers
Dancers from Kintyre are on a high after travelling to Inverness to compete in the North of Scotland Highland Dancing Championships
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Fresh future for walking route: do the Kintyre Way, the Kintyre way
“We hope along its length, from Tarbert to Southend, the Kintyre Way will tell the stories of each community and give visitors from all over the world a better understanding of and closer connections to its people and places.”
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Councillor nominated for community champion award
Councillor Alastair Redman is in the running to win the Scottish community champion prize at annual LGIU and CCLA Cllr Awards
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Trust’s reach grows and grows
It might be autumn time, but there have been plenty green shoots out of one Kintyre-based trust’s work, after a promising first month for its new climate-centred campaign
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Fèis an Tairbeirt gathering to relaunch tune book
Fèis an Tairbeirt celebrated the re-launch of its tune book, Ceòl Earra-Ghàidheil, with a large enthusiastic audience at The Gather in Tarbert
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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…