Category: Opinion
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Leader, December 1 2023
Some of us may be guilty of absent-mindedly assuming the town’s Christmas lights will go on each year, without fully appreciating the level of effort that goes into making that happen
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Thought for the Week, December 1 2023
Advent is a season of hopeful, expectant anticipation – waiting.
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Seeing Stars: Discover Orion and the Geminids meteor shower
Over Kintyre, the spectacular constellation of Orion is climbing higher in the night sky over the next two months in the south east and its a constellation which has an easy to recognise pattern
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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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Councillor’s Column – December 1 2023
Councillor Dougie McFadzen, Kintyre and the Islands Thank you once again Argyllshire Advertiser for giving me the opportunity to reach out to your readers in my latest Councillor’s Column. I’d firstly like to warmly congratulate Councillor Jennifer Kelly from Campbeltown for her amazing election result and I’m looking forward to working with her to make…
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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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APPRECIATION: Dr John Adamson of Kyle
The passing of Dr John Adamson, on November 11 at the age of 87, is indeed a huge and sad loss to Kyle and Lochalsh, the communities which he served as a dedicated and highly respected general practitioner for almost 30 years.
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Lochaber Times Leader: November 30 2023
Party season is a joy to behold Oh how lovely it was to see the plethora of festive light-up photographs pinging their way into the Lochaber Times inbox this week. After a year of economic strain and inclement weather woes, it was heartening to see everyone out and about enjoying themselves. Children enjoyed their first…