Category: Mid Argyll
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Free church to bring new life to town centre
A major renovation project in Lochgilphead town centre, which will provide an exciting new venue, is progressing this month. The entire ground floor of Lochgilphead Free Church in Lochnell Street will be brought back to use at an estimated cost of around £320,000. With planning permission already in place, it is expected that the construction…
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Visitors catch a glimpse of fish from canal
Scottish Canals held a successful open afternoon last week welcoming communities from Argyll and Bute to find out more about wildlife on the Crinan Canal. The visitors, who included school children from Ardrishaig Primary School, were given the unique opportunity to see some of the fish relocated from the current winter engineering works site at…
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Tarbert turns out for festive lights switch-on
Tarbert village turned out in force last Friday evening as the weather gods granted a dry and bright evening for the annual Christmas Fair and lights switch-on. The Templar’s Arts and Leisure Centre was the venue for the Christmas Fair, where everything from soaps to chocolate and handmade delights to photo cards and calendars could…
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Police files – December 1 2023
Possession Police had cause to detain a 31-year-old man, under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 for the purpose of a search at 12.40am on Monday November 20, in Ardfern. The search revealed the man was in possession of 8.33g of cannabis. He was charged and issued with a recorded police warning. Domestic Abuse During…
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Salmon barge sinks in Loch Fyne
A salmon barge belonging to Bakkafrost Scotland has sunk in Loch Fyne during a stormy conditions.
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Lochgilphead school on a fund-raising mission
Lochgilphead Joint Campus has been hosting a variety of special charity events over the last few months, writes Fergus Mackay. To start off the school year, the charity committee and pupil leadership team had ambitious hopes to raise the highest amount of money ever raised by the school in the space of 12 months. First…
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Tarbert and Skipness priorities targeted at AGM
Wellbeing, housing, employment and climate change are among the priorities for the communities of Tarbert and Skipness. These are the aims in the Community Plan 2023 to 2026, which was launched at the Tarbert and Skipness Community Trust (TSCT) AGM on Wednesday November 22. The Tarbert and Skipness Community Trust Community Plan forms the foundation…
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Acorns get helping hand from energy giant
Great oaks from little acorns grow; if those acorns get a little help from their friends they can grow into a forest and that is just what Argyll and the Isles Coast and Countryside Trust has in mind. ACT, as the trust is known, is working to protect Argyll’s unique countryside and one of its…
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A fyne weekend awaits with Santa and his elves
Santa and his busy Elves have taken up residence at the Fyne Den in Cairndow for December to get ready for the big day. Families are invited to go along and help the elves in their making and creating. A visit to the Workshop Post Office will see letters written to Santa, bags of sparkly…
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Free off-street parking in Inveraray for festive period
Argyll and Bute Council has announced that all council off-street pay and display parking will be free across the area from December 11 to 25. This means Inveraray’s four off-street car parks – on the A83, The Avenue, Front Street and Ferry Land – will be free for those two weeks. All other council off-street…