Thought for the Week, May 20 2022
You will have heard the famous story of the minister standing looking at a newly ploughed field, when the farmer comes along.
Opinion
Columnists
Leader, May 20 2022
It is good for the community’s morale to see a return to large-scale events like this, on a pre-Covid level.
Opinion
Thought for the Week, May 13 2022
How many times have you been in a situation when the whole room changes when someone shares their story or a comment?
Opinion
Leader, May 13 2022
With an increase in awareness, the needs of children of differing abilities will be considered when upgrades to all Kintyre’s playparks are carried out
Opinion
Leader, May 6 2022
Eid Mubarak to all readers of the Courier who are celebrating the end of Ramadan, the Islamic month of dawn-to-sunset fasting.
Opinion
Thought for the Week, May 6 2022
If we exclude Jesus from our lives, we really have no claim upon Him, expecting Him to be at our beck and call when we run into trouble.
Opinion
Leader, April 29 2022
Congratulations to George McMillan OBE and Emily Bennie, the well-deserved winners of the Rotary Club of Campbeltown’s Citizen of the Year and Young Musician of the Year Awards.
Opinion
Letters, May 13 2022
Mandy Robertson from The Hub thanks all those who helped with her Ukraine appeal
Opinion
Letters, April 15 2022
The leaders of East Kintyre Community Council, West Kintyre Community Council and Campbeltown Community Council share their views on windfarm developments
Obits
A fond farewell to our warden Eddie Maguire
Eddie was a ‘larger than life’ character, well known in Campbeltown and throughout Kintyre particularly for his ‘encyclopedic knowledge’ of birds, especially seabirds.
Opinion
Paying tribute to Islay musician Ian Carmichael
Ian’s own contribution to keeping his beloved culture alive is unquantifiable.
Opinion
Junior rugby club pays tribute to dedicated coach
‘His dedication and commitment to the club was extraordinary, and his boots will be hard to fill’
Opinion
Tribute: Tommy ‘Iron Man’ Kelly
Tommy Kelly was a hugely popular figure in the community, for his warm, friendly nature, and his genuine interest in people
Opinion
A tribute to Duncan MacInnes Brown
With the death of Duncan M Brown on August 11, a week after his 95th birthday, Campbeltown has lost a well-known and cherished son.
Opinion
A tribute to Dr Eric Watson Irving
He had an abiding interest in Argyll and had many happy memories of carefree holidays spent in Tarbert
Obits
OBITUARY: Rev Catriona Anne Hood – ‘Gracious and gentle, funny and faithful’
Occasionally in life, if we are fortunate, we meet someone who makes a difference.
Obits
Obituary: Regius professor and Scottish law commissioner
Many former students have tweeted their sadness at the news of his death. One wrote: ‘Who could ever forget the lesson from a tale that began: ‘Imagine I wished to enter into a contract to purchase some black silk sheets…’
Campbeltown
Crafting group’s tribute to a ‘brave’ member
Not only did Mary benefit from the recreational event, the group was also greatly inspired by her positive manner, and her wish to help others by giving something back.
Campbeltown
Maurice McMillan Duncan: August 29, 1954 – August 11, 2017
Obituary for musician, composer, adjudicator and tutor