Category: Letters
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Hands off Morvern
In his wisdom Gary Hardy, the Address Management Manager of Royal Mail, Sunderland, County Durham in the North of England, has written to numerous addressees in Morvern informing them that the Highland Council, the local Chamber of Commerce, but oddly enough not Morvern Community Council, has made a request to replace the locality of Morvern…
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Letters – December 1 2023
Tarbert lights up – with much help and thanks First and foremost a huge thank you to Stewart McLean for his time and input into lighting up Tarbert. to everyone involved with building the creel tree on such an awful wet and windy day, we applaud you to the businesses who donated the creels; to…
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Arran Banner letters – week 48
CalMac staff appreciation Sir, On October 7, I went to board the first ferry to Ardrossan for a hospital appointment in Ayr. As I walked to the ticket office, I realised the soles of my shoes were disintegrating and I was now bare footed. I bought my ticket and asked what I thought was a…
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Leader – December 1 2023
Today is December 1 which means it is just over three weeks until Christmas. And already the towns and villages of Mid Argyll are being lit up with festive lighting, Christmas trees and the sounds of carols. But it should not be forgotten that these things do not happen by chance or without a great…
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Letters, November 24 2023
Food bank donation I was delighted to make another wee donation of food to the Islay Food Bank at the Bowmore Co-op recently. Groups like this need all the support they can get. A big thanks to all of the volunteers and contributors who help this growing venture. Councillor Alastair Redman, Kintyre and the Islands…