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ArticleVAT needs to be cut to help smal­ler busi­nesses sur­vive, says café owner

An Ardrishaig busi­ness owner has called for changes to VAT, claim­ing that con­tin­ued costof-liv­ing pres­sures on small busi­nesses show the cur­rent sys­tem is “not work­ing”. Lucy Glad­stone, who coowns Lucy’s at the Steamer Ter­minal in...

ArticleARGYLL SCOUT GROUP NEEDS YOU!

Tal­ent is being scouted for more volun­teers to provide fun and adven­ture for the area’s young people. The 19th Argyll Scout Group in Loch­gil­p­head brought this year’s activ­it­ies to a close with an end-of-term BBQ at Rope­work Park...

ArticleCan­nabis warn­ing

The pas­sen­ger of a vehicle has been issued with a recor­ded police warn­ing for pos­ses­sion of can­nabis after it was stopped on the A83 at Loch­gil­p­head and a pos­it­ive search of the 29-year-old man under the Mis­use of Drugs Act found the...

ArticleMir­ror dam­aged Theft charge

The wing mir­ror of a white Ford Transit A 20-year-old man has been cau­tioned and charged with theft, fol­low­ing the removal of prop­erty from a vehicle seized by police on Islay on the even­ing of Fri­day July 10. The cir­cum­stances are to be...

ArticleChar­ity box theft

Police are invest­ig­at­ing the theft of an Scot­tish Air Ambu­lance Char­ity tin from a café in Loch­gil­p­head on the after­noon of Wed­nes­day July 8. Police are fol­low­ing a pos­it­ive line of enquiry.

ArticleSalty Dog owner says clos­ure notice came ‘out of the blue’