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All welcome as road safety event revs up

The police traffic department will have a discussion panel, with the audience, after the show.

Campbeltown

Inspection raises ‘issues’ at Kintyre Care Home

February 18, 2019

‘Once issues were identified at the home, we immediately put in place an in-depth action plan to address them.’

Farming

Andrew McCornick re-elected president of NFU Scotland

February 17, 2019

‘There are difficult and challenging times ahead but Martin, Charlie and I have been given a clear mandate by members to represent them.’

Districts

Notes from East Kintyre

February 17, 2019

Carradale’s temporary shop plans to open on Brexit day, March 29.

Districts

The SWI’s four Kintyre corners craft day

February 16, 2019

Dorset button making mainstay of many families until the first button making machine was invented in 1851.

Farming

Joan and Jimmy take Ayrshire Cattle Society Cup

February 16, 2019

Exactly 100 participants returned scorecards over the six classes, which were ably judged by Graeme McMillan, a nephew of the Camerons.

1	Campbeltown’s blood red memorial to war sacrifice9th November
2	Soldier silhouettes honour the Great War’s fallen2nd November
3	The Italian superstar from the corner caff16th October
4	Bar brawler fined £3,500 and tagged27th October
5	Kintyre Recyling Ltd worker profile: Jenna Campbell19th October

Sport

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Football

Top football agent’s premier Kintyre links

John Viola boasts an impressive list of clients past and present including Chris Sutton.

Athletics

Campbeltown athletes race in Glasgow

February 16, 2019

Teams of four competed in long jump, shot putt, 60m sprint and 4 x 200m relay events.

Athletics

Sports hall athletics set for Campbeltown

February 15, 2019

The Argyll series of indoor athletics competitions is racing to its finale.

Sport

St Andrews architects to design Machrihanish clubhouse

February 15, 2019

A Glasgow architectural practice will present its plans for the rebuilding of Machrihanish Golf club’s clubhouse.

Sport

Kintyre’s big coaching weekend

February 12, 2019

About 30 new volunteers attended workshops to gain coaching qualifications in badminton, netball, jogging and dance.

Sport

Dunaverty lotto draw

February 11, 2019

The draw for Dunaverty’s lotto was made on Sunday.

Sport

Daniels dominate primary badminton competition

February 8, 2019

Three different Daniels landed on the prize list at the Kintyre Primary Schools Badminton Competition.

Sport

Badminton aces miss out on Argyll Cup

February 8, 2019

Badminton players from Campbeltown joined forces with those from Mid Argyll to battle for the Argyll Cup at Dunoon.

Sport

Darts results

February 5, 2019

Kenny Docherty scored 180 for the Burnside in the latest results from Campbeltown District Darts Association.

Sport

Argyll Bowling Club charity triples

January 26, 2019

The winners won by 10 bowls to seven and the event raised cash for Footnotes.

1	The Italian superstar from the corner caff16th October
2	‘Thrilling’ tie at Machrihanish golf championships23rd June
3	Dentist denied a brace as paramedic lifts tennis league1st November
4	Footballers’ historic win as MOK Run 10K record falls1st June
5	Dumbarton draw as young Campbeltown Pupils chase title10th April

Leisure

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PHOTOGRAPH OF THE WEEK, February 15 2019

‘After the first snowfall in Campbeltown this year I took a walk round the town first thing in the morning to take a few pictures.’

Leisure

Cupolas come to Campbeltown

February 16, 2019

‘This involved the death of millions of Kulaks (rich peasants) but without that campaign it is arguable that Russia could not have fed itself at all during the Second World War.’

Fundraisers

Young footballers saddled up for funds

February 16, 2019

CDJFA, supported by quiz queen Helen Gilchrist, will hold a Big Quiz Night on March 2.

Leisure

Ensemble Choir’s 1930s programme was a Sunday sell-out

February 15, 2019

A singing event two years in the making brought a touch of 1930s depression era glamour to Campbeltown Town Hall.

Leisure

Dinosaur Dippy on tour at Kelvingrove

February 15, 2019

Glasgow’s Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum is displaying Dippy the Diplodocus (carnegii).

Leisure

Festival’s ‘super 70th’ will be filled with firsts

February 14, 2019

Jim Gibson is the adjudicator charged with the difficult task of judging these plays.

Leisure

Boys Brigade devour dragon training

February 14, 2019

Boys Brigade members breathed fire to secure an exclusive Campbeltown Picture House screening of How to Train your Dragon 3.

Fundraisers

Drama-free coffee morning

February 12, 2019

Organisers’ roles included providing for and manning baking, raffle and bottle stalls at the Campbeltown Town Hall event last Saturday.

Leisure

Down Memory Lane, February 8 2019

February 11, 2019

A children’s thriller, titled Satellite 7, by a former Courier editor predicted Kintyre’s space race back in 1958.

Leisure

Senior citizens’ toe-tapping concert

February 11, 2019

More than 100 people attended the event which is organised and run by Campbeltown Community Council.

1	Town hall’s ghostly ghouls graveyard shift30th October
2	Songs of youth at senior citizens’ dance1st November
3	Campbeltown’s Christmas market merriment1st December
4	Comic Campbeltown custard pie-fighters wanted1st November
5	‘Where do we belong?’24th July

Opinion

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Letters

Letter: Maintain Tarbert’s social housing

Tarbert ward members want better social housing.

Letters

Letter: District news disappoints

February 17, 2019

Are we to have a regular feature on the wonderful works and world of the all-conquering Alastair?

Columnists

Will the Internet of Things erode privacy?

February 15, 2019

Is collecting data from the Internet of Things another step on the way to a nanny, Big Brother state?

Letters

Letter: Thanks to the graveyard grafters

February 14, 2019

Perhaps in the future the council should make sure it clears this stretch of road.

Letters

Letters extra: Cut non-statutory services

February 14, 2019

It is time that the council put ever reducing statutory services first.

Letters

Letter: Still the wrong H Shapiro

February 13, 2019

They hailed from Glasgow and had three children, a boy and two girls, who attended the same school as I did.

Columnists

Google guitarist in tune for OAPs

February 12, 2019

Guitarist Arran McAllister volunteered at a Campbeltown event.

Letters

Letter: Fake hospital consultation?

February 2, 2019

When there are genuine consultations they will be ignored because people will think it is a waste of time as the decision has already been made.

Letters

Letter: Named person scheme is ‘complex and confusing’

February 1, 2019

The panel’s chair also outlined concerns that this complexity could damage support for children and families.

Columnists

THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK, February 1, 2019

February 1, 2019

In the olden days, Candlemas was the day when children brought candles to school so that the classrooms would have light on dull days.