Category: Opinion
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Letters to the editor – October 27 2023
Humza Yousaf must come clean First Minister Humza Yousaf must come clean about how the decision to freeze council tax was made. Angela Constance MSP, cabinet secretary for justice and home affairs, admitted that COSLA, councils and even their partners in government, the Greens, were left in the dark about the plans to freeze council…
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Leader, October 27, 2023
The harsh experiences of people on the Craignish peninsula and in Kilmichael Glen as they struggle to cope with the road closures and the aftermath of the floods caused by the extreme weather of October 7 and 8 are stark reminders of just how vulnerable some communities really are in Mid Argyll. “We do feel…
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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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At Random – 26.10.23
Sign of the times I was struck the other day by a story that is so much of its time: wifi connectivity in a hospital ward – or the lack of it. My immediate reaction was to scoff and dismiss the gripe about the lack of wifi in Ward A at Lorn and Islands Hospital…
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Lochaber Times Leader: October 26, 2023
The news that the MV Corran’s return has been delayed again is another kick in the teeth for all those who have been affected by its absence. Yet the short-term setback should not mean the bigger and arguably more salient question of ‘what comes next?’ disappears when the boat eventually arrives. There are, and have…
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From our Files: October 26, 2023
A look back at the Lochaber Times archives from 10, 25, 75 and 100 years ago.
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Lorn Healthy Options weekly health tip: The final destination of a doughnut
Like an overflowing sink with the tap turned on and the plug in, excess energy must go somewhere.
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Glasgow Letter – 26.10.23
Readers may recall my recent preview of Gun Sireadh Gun Iarraidh. Well, the concert in Paisley Town Hall did not disappoint.
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Travel in Time – Thomson’s Scotland – Lochaber Series No 22: Kilchoan
Travel in Time – Lochaber Series is supported by the West Highland Museum and the Year of Stories 2022 Community Fund.