Party house landlords are flouting lockdown
Continued from page one. to know what steps the council will or can take against landlords who are culpable or are showing such reckless conduct. Will they pass it on to other agencies such as environmental health or landlord registration for action and what could that result in?’
The community council is anxious to quell any disputes after some comments and complaints appeared on a Taynuilt Facebook page and is instead advising people to report any suspected lockdown breaches directly to the police.
Over on Lismore, the island’s Community Emergency Response Team has gone online asking second home owners currently on the island to return to their main place of residence.
A message from the Covid response team also thanked those who have shown their love for the island by staying away and said they will be welcomed back once the pandemic has abated.
The message was posted on the island’s Facebook community noticeboard as a reminder that Lismore is ‘an extremely vulnerable and fragile community’ with limited access to health services.
It read: ‘We have done really well to escape Covid to date, but older and vulnerable people are yet to be vaccinated and there is still a high risk of the virus reaching the community. It is the responsibility of everyone to protect not only their own health but that of the community.
‘So please limit trips to the mainland and continue to practice social distancing and hygiene. We have come so far and we mustn’t fall at the last hurdle.’ And it continued: ‘If you own a second home on the island, we will be happy to see you once the pandemic has abated and things are back to normal but for now, we appreciate you showing your love of the island by remaining in your own home.
‘To the small number of people who have visited their second homes during lockdown please, think twice about doing this again and if you are currently here then please return home to your main residence. This will be much appreciated by the community.’
Argyll and Bute was asked for a comment but none was received by the time The Oban Times went to press.