Taynuilt book shed open for business
The Shed will be accessible at all times for anyone to browse, take away or exchange from the large variety of adult and childrens books on offer.
News
Podcasts
A Something For the Weekend Podcast 30th July 2021
This week after months of being starved of entertainment and live music, Kathie could hardly contain herself when The Camans frontman Craig McIntyre got in touch to invite her along to the band’s first official post-lockdown gig at Inverrary George Hotel.
News
Fighting back against disability hate crime
Keep Safe is helping to make sure that people within the community can live a life that they want to live.
News
Family on Mull cut off by tide
Emergency crews have now reiterated the importance of checking tide times when going on coastal walks.
News
New faces at Dunollie
Emma Sutcliffe is the new general manager at Dunollie Museum, Castle and Grounds while Jamie MacGregor has been appointed heritage engagement and access officer and Florence Medard is the new communications coordinator.
News
Pub gets go ahead to be turned into a home
The application was for a partial change of use to allow the rear part of the premises, currently a small bar, to be converted into a living space.
News
Mull’s Highland fling
Instead of the official games totally wiped off the calendar by Covid for another year, organisers put on an alternative event, reduced it in size and called it Mull & Islands Highland Gathering.
News
Fundraising swimmers lap up support
Mary Freer and Karen Wesley who swim with the cheekily-named Bluetits, a UK-wide open swimming network, have been out in their cossies daily to take a dip and swim lengths of the quarry pool near Seil Island Hall.
News
Colonsay taps in to becoming plastic free
The tiny island, ten miles long and two miles wide, has just turned on five new refill taps to quench the thirst of walkers and cyclists and anyone else who needs cooling water.
Lochaber
Young footballers get in some summer fun with the beautiful game
South Lochaber Thistle FC Manager Alan Gray with first team player Fraser Clark, helped in Caol by Jason Findlay, led the activities, combining music, games and fun with learning some ‘serious’ football moves.
Sport
New Fort shinty pitch named in memory of former junior player
For several years a north/south junior tournament, organised by the
family has been held in Fraser’s memory and it is hoped that the new
field will provide a home for this in the future.
Sport
Oban’s Jonathan Sayer a force for rugby
Jonathan, (27) has been appointed as one of 10 ‘Young Ambassadors’ in a drive to get more young people into club boardrooms.
Lochaber
Fort told all league and cup games to be played away
In coming to its determination, the League Management Committee said it had considered the information provided by the ground inspection and the submission provided by the club.
Leisure
Mull Youth Theatre’s TEN +1 Festival gets 10/10
Mull Youth Theatre finally celebrates its 10th birthday – a year late
Leisure
Grieving boy is saved by a goose in Seil author’s new book
The story deals with bereavement, school bullies, father-son connection, and the enormously healing power of nature and art. Illustrated with gorgeous drawings by Ishy Walters throughout, this is a story that will stay with you even after you close the book.
Leisure
Youthwork on the waves recommences for Scotland’s sailing charity
MSP Stuart MacMillan commends charity for creative approach during pandemic
Leisure
Can you turn seaweed into clothes?
The Ross of Mull’s experimental arts hub, Knockvologan Barn, hosts a talk on converting seaweed into clothing, by bio-designer Malu Lücking
Leisure
Our Island Stories
The Scottish Islands Festival and Screen Argyll have teamed up to launch Our Island Stories – the first film festival for and by young islanders in Scotland
Leisure
Three-year enigma of ‘Scottish’ killer whales solved
As the colouration on the animal’s backs – known as a saddle patch – looked different to that of killer whales normally seen around Norway.
Outdoors
Enduring Lochaber’s horsefly hell for the sake of Ganges dolphins
Luke Coleman’s walk from John O’Groats to Land’s End, in aid of an endangered species of dolphin, looked like heaven – until he reached Lochaber
Leisure
Kilmartin opens treasure hunt trail
Based at 12 sites in and around Kilmartin Glen and Knapdale, this self-guided trail takes you on an amazing journey through the cultural and natural heritage world of mid Argyll
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Leisure
All or Nothing bring the joy of giant swings to Oban and Fort William
‘We all love being on a swing and we know you do too!’: Giant swings tour Scottish parks and gardens, community centres, an old bowling green, a city centre public square, a rugby pitch, and a car park
Lochaber
Re-imagining Lochaber’s uplands
Different people will have their own opinions on how our uplands should look but improving local biodiversity and our bio-economy is a no-brainer, says Dr Jon Mercer.
Lochaber
Mental Health Matters: Nic Goddard
Being able to look forward to the coming seasons and know that there is always more and better to come is a good motto for life.
Opinion
Beachd Ailein, Allan Campbell – Thursday July 22
Devastating floods in Germany, Belgium, and the Netherlands are a stark reminder of the destructive power of water. Between vast areas of America aflame as a consequence of abnormal heat, and the European flood disaster, Glasgow’s November COP agenda is taking on a new urgency daily.
Opinion
Lorn Healthy Options weekly health tip – July 22
The key is to ensure that we use strategies which aid the production of new good habits and make our existing bad habits less attractive.