Naming of the Wee Toon
A pair of dugs decide to name Campbeltown the ‘Wee Toon.’
Columnists
St Columba’s conventicle
Perhaps St Columba’s unifying mission offers lessons for the 21st century United Kingdom.
Letters
Letter: Police property tidy up needed
I was assured that my concerns would be raised and to expect a call back but as yet no one has contacted my mother with an update or even to apologise.
Letters
Letter: ‘Mating dragonflies’ were damselflies
I read the article on Shopper-Aide’s sponsored walk from High Lossit to Killypole with great interest, for I have often walked that way and I like the area.
Letters
Letter: General waste in recycling bins
I can confirm that unfortunately Portnahaven’s recycling bins are full of general waste.
Columnists
Courier layout changes
A major change has been to bring From our Files together with Down memory lane, sponsored by Campbeltown Heritage Centre, to create a nostalgia section on pages eight and nine.
Letters
Letter: Beinn Ghuilean litter is ‘disgusting and selfish’
‘What I found on Saturday, while walking with my friend Willie Durnan, left me extremely angry and upset.’
Letters
Letter: Drumlemble primary funds boost
Fundraising efforts resulted in a collective amount of £1,424.56 for Drumlemble primary.
Letters
Letter: Scottish taxes
The gaping hole was revealed as it was confirmed the Scottish government is on course to collect significantly less in tax revenues that it had anticipated.
Letters
Letter: MOK Run thankyou
A special thank you once again goes to the residents of Limecraigs, for taking the time to decorate the street, provide well received ‘showers.’
Columnists
St Columba’s conventicle
Perhaps St Columba’s unifying mission offers lessons for the 21st century United Kingdom.
Columnists
Courier layout changes
A major change has been to bring From our Files together with Down memory lane, sponsored by Campbeltown Heritage Centre, to create a nostalgia section on pages eight and nine.
Columnists
Royal Bank of Scotland quits
It is not the only institution abandoning the town. Although the bank’s demise is much more important, Visit Scotland also announced last year it is pulling out.
Columnists
Thought for the week, June 1, 2018
I could hardly believe that this tiny scrap of life would be strong enough to fly to Africa in just a few months.
Columnists
Tourists swell Campbeltown
The changeable weather has caught some out. It is still May and on cooler evenings the old proverb: ”Ne’er cast a clout till May be oot,’ has never proved more true.
Columnists
Schools in the news
Campbeltown Grammar school’s new head, David Fyfe, features on page three after contacting the Courier about a planned open evening.
Columnists
Thought for the week, May 18 2018
One of the things I like most in any church is chatting with the children before the service, and what lovely conversations I enjoyed on Mull.
Columnists
Thought for the week
Then, nestled in the midst of all the buildings, was a truly lovely garden with inviting benches and blossom trees.
Columnists
Comedy film festival pulls out all the stops
The post suggested SCOFF organisers should pull out all the publicity stops and they cannot be faulted.
Letters
Letter: Police property tidy up needed
I was assured that my concerns would be raised and to expect a call back but as yet no one has contacted my mother with an update or even to apologise.
Letters
Letter: ‘Mating dragonflies’ were damselflies
I read the article on Shopper-Aide’s sponsored walk from High Lossit to Killypole with great interest, for I have often walked that way and I like the area.
Letters
Letter: General waste in recycling bins
I can confirm that unfortunately Portnahaven’s recycling bins are full of general waste.
Letters
Letter: Beinn Ghuilean litter is ‘disgusting and selfish’
‘What I found on Saturday, while walking with my friend Willie Durnan, left me extremely angry and upset.’
Letters
Letter: Drumlemble primary funds boost
Fundraising efforts resulted in a collective amount of £1,424.56 for Drumlemble primary.
Letters
Letter: Scottish taxes
The gaping hole was revealed as it was confirmed the Scottish government is on course to collect significantly less in tax revenues that it had anticipated.
Letters
Letter: MOK Run thankyou
A special thank you once again goes to the residents of Limecraigs, for taking the time to decorate the street, provide well received ‘showers.’
Letters
Letter: How dare you laugh
It’s a congenital condition that ever since I was young I made outrageous statements and people would say to me: ‘You can’t be serious.’ ‘Not on a regular basis, no,’ was my usual reply.
Letters
Letter: Sustainability and growth for Scotland
Many choices will be made by the people of Scotland and their elected representatives after independence.
Letters
Letter: Dementia care support
I would like to reassure your readers that they need not face things alone, as Revitalise is available to help.
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
Campbeltown
Farming pillar was was a truly good man
The farming community in Kintyre has lost one of its best-known figures.
Obits
Adam Bergius 1925-2017
A NAVY man who feared battleships and volunteered for ‘special service of a hazardous nature’, surviving the Second World War, was laid to rest in Kintyre last weekend.