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6 days ago | 
argyllbute24.co.uk | Chris Martin
Thousands of dead crustaceans have been washed up on Ardentinny beach and there’s a mystery surrounding their emergence. Earlier this week a number of local residents contacted this newspaper to report that they had noticed thousands of dead shrimp like sea creatures, which were covering large areas of Ardentinny beach. Witnesses also reported that a mass of seagulls moved in to feed on the dead crustaceans.
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6 days ago | 
argyllbute24.co.uk | Chris Martin
A drunken prank that triggered a major emergency response at a busy marina has landed a Dunoon man with community service and supervision instead of a prison sentence. Christopher Denovan, 42, appeared at Kilmarnock Sheriff Court after throwing a fake bomb onto a Marine Scotland vessel at Largs Yacht Haven in what his solicitor described as a practical joke in extremely poor taste.
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6 days ago | 
argyllbute24.co.uk | Chris Martin
Dunoon Senior Citizens Club hosted the befrienders on Wednesday, march 19, for an afternoon of music and song. entertainment was provided by Robin Miller, co-ordinator of The Befrienders, alongside Andy Crossan and the popular ‘Singing Bees’ choir, under the direction of conductor Heather Hamlet. Looking ahead, the DSCC is already preparing for a special occasion – The Befrienders’ 30th anniversary celebration, which is set to take place in April next year.
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6 days ago | 
argyllbute24.co.uk | Chris Martin
A LOCAL ex-serviceman, who has been running aid trips to Ukraine for the last three years has embarked on his last scheduled trip to the war torn country. Chris North has travelled to Ukraine almost 20 times delivering essential aid and medical supplies since the country was invaded by Russia in 2022. But now he’s calling time on his missions as its become too expensive to continue and this Sunday will mark his last scheduled trip.
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6 days ago | 
argyllbute24.co.uk | Chris Martin
The Ardentinny Music Club celebrated its second anniversary in the local village hall. The evening was an informal get together for members and families to celebrate the achievements of the group and individual players over the last year. A short award ceremony took place during whichDave de Kort received the ‘Top Note’ award not only for his singing but for the expertise and guidance he has given to the group and its members.
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1 week ago | 
thefunnies.substack.com | Chris Martin
Hello there and good morning. It is a Saturday. I am grateful that about three thousand of you receive this newsletter each Saturday morning. I’m also grateful for the dozens of you who decide to participate in the paid subscription and support me in that way. If you’d like to do that, you can do so here. Have a great weekend! -Chris
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1 week ago | 
argyllbute24.co.uk | Chris Martin
THE COWAL Peninsula recently played host to a groundbreaking event as Ghost Fishing UK, a specialist marine conservation charity, held its first ever three-day open water training course in the area. The course, which took place at Toward Seasports Club, was hosted by local dive charter company Wreckspeditions, who have been instrumental in bringing the charity’s efforts to the Clyde.
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1 week ago | 
argyllbute24.co.uk | Chris Martin
THE OAKBANK Inn community buyout is ‘tantalisingly’ close to completion and campaigners in Sandbank are gearing up to gain ownership of their local pub. Since being awarded £147,411 by the Scottish Land Fund late last year, the Oakbank Community Inn Sandbank, (OCIS), group has been working tirelessly to promote a share scheme in order to fund renovation work to the 150-year-old landmark that’s been closed for over two years. “We are almost there,” explained Sue McKillop of OCIS.
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1 week ago | 
argyllbute24.co.uk | Chris Martin
Skip to content A SINGLE VESSEL will now operate on the Dunoon – Gourock CalMac ferry route for the foreseeable future and community leaders have hit out at Transport Scotland and the Scottish Government for not doing enough to improve the service. Earlier this week it was confirmed that only one boat will run on the Clyde for the next few months. On Monday morning an official statement from CalMac explained that ‘urgent repairs’ to MV Argyll Flyer had to be carried out as an issue had...
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2 weeks ago | 
argyllbute24.co.uk | Chris Martin
EIGHT ARGYLL and Bute Council officers received a salary of more than £89,000 in the 2023/24 financial year, research has revealed. The authority’s chief executive Pippa Milne headed the list of its earners published in an annual report by the TaxPayers’ Alliance, with a reported salary of £143,625. Executive directors Douglas Hendry and Kirsty Flanagan each had a salary slightly over £118,000, while three undisclosed posts were paid £117,500, £107,500 and £102,500.
