A RAF Tornado jet, believed to have two crew on board has crashed near the A83 near Glen Kinglass close to the Rest and Be Thankful.
The plane is said to be from RAF Leuchars in Fife and there is no report yet about the condition of the pilot or navigator; no civilians have been injured.
The jet has come down in the Glen Kinglass area and people there, and in Arrochar on the other side of the pass, report hearing the noise of very low flying jets training in the area during the morning.
There is as an as yet unsubstantiated report that the aircraft narrowly missed a lorry.
John MacDonald a resident of Cairndow, said: ‘The planes were going round and round all morning. It was unusual the way they were flying – it was like one big dogfight. We could see three of them.’
He added: ‘There’s a lot of activity going on with police and a huge Hercules is hovering above the area now – I reckon they’re probably looking for the plane.’
Anne Bell, of Lochgilphead, who was on her way to Glasgow with her two grandchildren at the time of the crash said: ‘The two jets passed over us in Arrochar probably about two minutes before the crash happened. The noise was so loud and they were flying very low. And then we didn’t hear anything else – it’s terrifying.’
A Strathclyde Police spokeswoman said: ‘We can confirm that police were called at 11.45am to a report of a plane crash near the Rest and Be Thankful, Arrochar. Police are arriving at the scene.’
All emergency services and RAF specialists are making their way to the scene.
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Herring gutters, Ullapool |
Is your family descended from a long line of fishermen and women?
If so then you may be able to help us.
Every year, Wyvex Media, which owns The Campbeltown Courier, publishes a super calendar of photographs depicting Scotland’s proud fishing heritage. Pictures of fishing boats and their crew, fishwives, ports and harbours.
This year we thought we’d open it up and see if any of our readers or online members can help. If you have any old family photographs, like the one here, depicting any of these things and would like your photograph to have a chance of appearing in our 2010 calendar then you can send it to us with some information.
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Councillor Robert Macintyre, depute leader Argyll and Bute; Peter Humphreys First Milk chief executive; Richard Lochead, Rural Affairs and Environment Secretary; Tony McElroy, Tesco corporate affairs manager; Councillor John Semple, Robert Millar, First Milk with members of the farming community. c27cream01 |
THE LARGEST ever Scottish government pay out to the dairy industry has been given to Kintyre to build a new Campbeltown Creamery.
The deal, with First Milk co-operative and Tesco has seen the world food giant buy the site of the existing creamery to build a new store with petrol station; the creamery will relocate and up and running by the middle of 2011 and the old Tesco store will go on the open market.
The sale of the former whisky distillery to Tesco, First Milk funds and up to £3.9 million from the Scottish Government will finance the new creamery.
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Liam Renton succesful at Banbridge, Northern Ireland at the weekend. |
JUVENILE drum major Liam Renton achieved his best ever result at the British Pipe Band Championships in Northern Ireland at the weekend.
The Kintyre Schools Pipe Band member was place third in the juvenile drum major contest.
The 55 members of the Kintyre Schools Novice and Juvenile Pipe Bands accompanied Liam to Banbridge.
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Royal Highland Show Supreme Champion was the Galloway bull Blackcraig Kodiac from William MacLean, Inverglen Benderloch, seen here with his daughter Lynne. 17_t27rhs20 |
KINTYRE and Mid Argyll caught the eye of the judges at the Royal Highland Show with some impressive showings in dairy and horses and even the cheese came home with a prize.
In the dairy section there was a host of awards for the Ayrshire herd of J&M Barr, Clochkeil Farm, Campbeltown who lifted a first place with Calderglen Rene by Sanderson Last Talisman and out of Calderglen Jerry, and there were second place tickets for Calderglen Martha and Calderglen Patricia, with a fourth place for Calderglen Rowan, another by Sanderson Last Talisman, this time out of Calderglen Megan2.
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This photograph takes us back to 1967 and was taken of Mrs Logan’s very popular keep fit class.
Back row: Mamie Coffield, ? Florance McSporran, Betty McSporran, Mrs Edgar, Shoni McArthur, Shirley Finn, Catherine O’Hara, Lilian Campbell, Catherine McGown, Elizabeth Brown, Catherine Marks. Front: Annie Grumoli, Mrs Russel, Marian McGeachy, ?, Mrs Logan, Fiona McKerral, Maureen Keith.
ORGANISERS of the Mull of Kintyre Music Festival have announced that they are delighted with the initial ticket sales for this year’s event in August.
Tickets for the Survivors’ Night are already sold out and all the concerts are selling extremely well.
EVER since Muasdale Cottages were built in the post war housing boom the Mitchell family has lived there – at one time all 11 brothers and sisters with their parents.
The oldest of the Mitchell children, Roy, tells us what his home means to him.
Roy, now aged 61 lives at 10 Muasdale Cottages along with brothers David, 57, and Donald, 53. They are three of the 11 children raised by parents Jean and John in the house – six girls and five boys all told.
‘We all lived in this house at the same time at one stage,’ said Roy.
CAMPBELTOWN’S Iain McMillan made it to the final of the British Isles Championship for bowls in Belfast.
Although he didn’t win the final he did beat England’s Aaron Sexton, taking a comfortable 21-10 win in the semi-finals.
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KINTYRE’S athletes won four out of 12 overall championships when they competed at the Mid Argyll Athletic Club’s annual age group championships last weekend.
Kintyre girls dominated in the older age groups winning the under 13, under 15 and under 17 age groups.
Kate Cameron from Southend was under 13 champion ahead of Daisy Williams from Mull and another Southend girl Mairi Barbour was third overall.
Do you think that the job cuts in the DWP will cause more local school leavers and graduates to move out of Campbeltown in search of better jobs?
