The A83 at the Rest and Be Thankful was due to reopen at 7pm on Friday August 3 2012.
The road had closed on Wednesday August 1 following a landslide around 4pm in the afternoon and further slides over night which left around 1,000 tonnes of debris on the carriageway.
Scotland Transerv spent much of Friday clearing the debris.
The site was also visited by Alex Neil,Scottish Cabinet secretary for Infrastructure and Capital Investment.
He met with local business owners,community representatives and councillors to discuss what could be done to reduce the risk of disruption in the future and promised a task force would be set up to oversee progress.
More in next week’s Campbeltown Courier August 10 2012.
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 Comments are closed  Campbeltown Courier News Archive  campbeltown,courier,day,fire,fund,open,raising,station THE Commercial Inn Better Ball Open marked the last Open competition of the Machrihanish Golf Club season,which attracted a full entry. Conditions were typical for the course with a wind assisted outward followed by the much tougher inward to test the field,playing in a pair’s format. At the close of play in the handicap section it was the Flintstones pairing of Bob Tait and Hector Thomson who raced round the course with a net score of 62 to win comfortably by three strokes over Ranald Watson and Robert Coffield with a 65. Nigel Stewart was rewarded for making the long trip up from Brighton with a third place,playing along with Charles McLellan,and also finishing with a 65. The scratch prize went to Fergus Walker and Gavin Brown with 70. Full Results: Handicap:1 B Tait/H Thomson 62,2 R Watson/R Coffield 65 (BIH),3 C McLellan/N Stewart 65;Scratch: 1 F Walker/G Brown 70,2 W Milby/I Milby 71,3 A Currie/D Shaw 72. Ladies:1 M Campbell/S MacDougal 79;Junior: 1 G McKillop/A Wallace 75. Comments are closed Campbeltown Courier News Archive campbeltown,courier,entry,full,golf,inn,open,sport
GOLFERS from across the area travelled to Dunaverty to take part in the 37th annual RNLI Open. A total of 144 players took part on Saturday with the afternoon competitors having the best of the weather. For the second year running the three major trophies were won by local golfers. The closest competition came in the men’s handicap section where four golfers tied with the same score of 60,on countback Allister Glen of Dunaverty Golf Club won the trophy. Campbeltown RNLI would like to thank Dunaverty Golf Club of organising the competition,also all the companies,fishing boats and individuals who donated prizes enabling the RNLI to raise more than £1,600 on the day. Prizes not yet received may be claimed at Campbeltown Lifeboat Station. Results Gents handicap:1 A Glen 75-15=60,2 D Irwin 67-7=60,A O’May 76-16=60,4 F Church 78-18=60,5 I McKinnon 68-7=61. Gents scratch:1 D Watson III 65,2 R Sinclair 66,3 L Mathieson 67,4 D Campbell 70 BIH,5 R Robertson 70. Ladies handicap:1 E Marrison 71-11=60,2 C Morrison 91-27=64,3 E Shaw 95-30=64. Ladies Scratch:1 A MacBrayne 74,2 B Robertson 84,3 M MacArthur 85. Junior:A Walla ce 75-12=63,2 S McBrayne. Longest drive:gents A Glen;ladies E Marrison;Nearest the pin 16th:D Irwin. Comments are closed Campbeltown Courier News Archive campbeltown,courier,golf,lifeboat,open,RNLI,sport,weather | We want your Stories,Videos,Photos! Send online click here (text,photo and video) Newsdesk 01586 554646 Campbeltown Courier Main and Longrow South Campbeltown Argyll PA28 6AE Terms and conditions apply click here  Scan to Get our E-Alerts | |||
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