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Oban’s iconic McCaig’s Tower will light up purple in November, the colour of Pancreatic Cancer UK’s charity ribbon, and will be a fitting tribute to the 50-yer-old from Connel whose awareness and fundraising legacy will live on.
Pancreatic Cancer UK charity described Adrian Beard as an ‘incredible ambassador’ helping it raise thousands of pounds of vital funds for research into the devastating disease just weeks before his death on September 10.
After attended 308 call outs, travelling 5,192 miles and spending over 500 hours on board the lifeboat on rescue shouts Donald Matheson retired as a RNLI volunteer crew member at the weekend.
The 43-year-old from Oban, who passed away on Wednesday, was diagnosed 17 months ago with the muscle-wasting condition that attacks the nervous system.
Police are appealing for any witnesses who saw Monday’s crash.
