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Diary: Barbara Millar
Simon Davidson was killed in an accident in Glencoe on 16 January 2016. He was 34 years old. He, with his fellow climber and member of Glencoe Mountain Rescue Team,…
Simon Davidson was killed in an accident in Glencoe on 16 January 2016. He was 34 years old. He, with his fellow climber and member of Glencoe Mountain Rescue Team,…
Morag’s Fairy Glen was gifted to the Argyll town of Dunoon by Bailie George Jones and immortalised in a song extolling its beauty by Victorian schoolmaster William Cameron. The Berry…
When I married in 1977, we didn’t have a wedding gift list. Starting married life in a rented flat, we were grateful for everything we got – and the usual…
I saw an advertisement the other day, and knew immediately who would be the ideal candidate for the job. Dexter. No, not some bone-idle son I am trying to prise…
It showed in their eyes the morning after; blank stares, looking into the distance and not knowing where their chosen path led. Muddled Johnson, driven Gove, they had won and…
AGENDA Frack off? Anthony Seaton Fracking in the US What should we make of the arguments for and against fracking? There is a moratorium on agreeing licences to those who…
For a bit of relief from the awful news that we have been hearing, I have something a bit lighter to write about. The Saturday before last, I put on…
Friday 2 June Polling day approaches again, and this time the issue is still Brexit. Do we want a strong leader who will get us a good deal so that…
Each morning, as I turn on my radio to hear the 6 o’clock news, I ask myself; has the country gone mad? I have lived in the United Kingdom for…
I was saddened to read Barbara Millar’s account of her being told mistakenly that she had cancer. There is no excuse for such a blunt approach and it is good…