Letter: Funding boost for coastline communities
With Argyll and Bute having more than 2,500 miles of coastline this funding award is much needed and long overdue.
Opinion
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Kintyre
Concerns about deteriorating state of cemeteries
‘This is a graveyard which is still in use and, frankly, local people are becoming distressed at what is happening.’
Letters
Letter: Grass cutting in Carradale
While these pothole repairs are always better than no action being taken, Carradale residents continue to justifiably ask for proper resurfacing to be done.
Letters
Letter: Need for more ferries and better roads
I mentioned the pressing need for more ferries and sailings to our growing island economies, along with the need for central government to increase funding to our hard-pressed local authority.
Letters
Letter: Insufficient consultation on pylon scheme?
Many locals have commented that there has been insufficient public consultation.
Kintyre
A83 Taskforce meeting cancelled
‘If this was a trunk road linking two of Scotland’s urban centres it would already be fixed.’
Districts
Are dirty road signs dangerous?
Particular concerns were raised about ‘passing place’ signs on the area’s single-track roads which are grubby and corroded.
Letters
Letter: Islands should not be side-lined
‘We should not be sidelined by central governments that can, at times, seem indifferent to the challenges we in island communities face.’
Campbeltown
Council cuts to youth and adult learning services
‘The impact of their decision on the wider community and everyone who delivers these essential services will be immense.’
Letters
Letter: District news disappoints
Are we to have a regular feature on the wonderful works and world of the all-conquering Alastair?