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Minister falls on Devil’s Ridge


A CHURCH of Scotland minister was found safe on a Lochaber hillside known as The Devil’s Ridge – 20 hours after he was due to return home.


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Benderloch Blue is Appin champion of champions


Benderloch Blue is Appin champion of champions

A BLUEFACE Leicester from Alan MacKellar’s prizewinning Seaview stock took the top prize from a high-quality entry in this year’s Appin Show, held at Stalker Croft.


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Mid Argyll couple in ‘freak’ motocross bike accident


A MID Argyll couple, hit by a motocross bike at a weekend event near Oban, and airlifted to hospital, have described the accident as being a ‘one-in-a-million’ occurrence.


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Glensanda ship blast rocks Loch Linnhe


Glensanda ship blast rocks Loch Linnhe

Exploding oxy-acetylene gas cyclinders on board the cargo ship Yeoman Bontrup, which caught fire on Friday while docked at Glensanda Quarry, Morvern, could be heard across Loch Linnhe. Click here for video footage of the blaze.


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Dalmally and Creagan Bridge bus services cut


Bus services from Oban to Dalmally are to be cut back and an extended service to Creagan Bridge will only run once a week in order to make £25,000-worth of savings in the Oban, Lorn and the Isles area's public transport subsidies budget at Argyll and Bute Council.


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Drama festival remembers stalwart


Drama festival remembers stalwart

A play performed in memory of Appin man Rab MacDonald, who died in a work-related accident last year, has won a cup donated in his memory at the North Lorn Drama Festival. Rab was a leading light with Appin Drama Club, which won the trophy.


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