Thought for the Week, September 24 2021
Greatness, Jesus was saying to them, is found in welcoming and receiving into our arms someone vulnerable, powerless and dependent, regardless of age.
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Leader, September 24 2021
You’d think little could be improved upon after being named Scotland’s most improved place but Campbeltown just keeps getting better and better.
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Thought for the Week, September 17 2021
Knowledge and experience are fundamental for a real choice.
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Thought for the Week, September 10 2021
What one memory would you choose to carry with you and savour over the coming months?
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Thought for the Week, September 3 2021
If you are feeling fed up, neglected, abandoned, lonely, there is hope.
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Leader, September 3 2021
Good luck to the successful S6 students who have been appointed to the roles of school captains, vice captains, sports captains and sportscotland Young Ambassadors.
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Letters, September 10 2021
Our readers express their opinions through our letters to the editor feature
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Travelling abroad has changed
The pandemic has changed the way we travel abroad. The Government has put in place a traffic light system – green, amber, red – designed to tell you the actions that need to be taken on return from overseas travel. Other changes have been made because the UK has left the EU.
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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.
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Paying tribute to Islay musician Ian Carmichael
Ian’s own contribution to keeping his beloved culture alive is unquantifiable.
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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’
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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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…’
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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.