Kathie Griffiths

Bradford

Senior Reporter at Telegraph and Argus

Senior Reporter at the Telegraph & Argus in Bradford covering health and Pudsey. [email protected] 01274 705296. Views are my own.

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Thousands respond to Argyll's visitor levy consultation

1 week ago | westcoasttoday.co.uk | Kathie Griffiths

This feedback will now be passed to an independent external agency to produce a report on the findings. A report will then be presented to councillors for consideration later this year. An update will be provided by the beginning of June. Part of the agency’s role will involve engaging with a number of businesses to produce case studies that will provide further insight into local views on a visitor levy.
Litter busting on Luing

1 week ago | westcoasttoday.co.uk | Kathie Griffiths

Oban TimesNewsVolunteers have swept along Cullipool’s shorefront to pick up washed up waste. Among the haul of mainly plastic brought in by the tides were bottle tops, tangled rope, single shoes and a yellow welly as well as old containers, wrappers and more packaging.
Oban's Easter Fèis pipes up in town

1 week ago | westcoasttoday.co.uk | Kathie Griffiths

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Eligible people urged to take up COVID-19 vaccine this spring

1 week ago | westcoasttoday.co.uk | Kathie Griffiths

Last summer in Scotland, there were more than 10,000 reported cases of COVID-19 and over 4,000 people hospitalised. This year’s spring vaccination programme is focused on protecting those most vulnerable to COVID-19. This includes older adults in care homes, people aged 75 and over, and those with a weakened immune system, as they are at greater risk of illness from COVID-19.
New York, New York ..so good they piped it twice!

1 week ago | westcoasttoday.co.uk | Kathie Griffiths

Oban TimesNewsSuperstar pipers and drummers from Oban High School Pipe Band topped the bill at this year’s Tartan Week in New York. This is the fifth time the school has flown the flag for its hometown and taken part in the Big Apple’s massive celebration of all things Scotland. The young musicians and their families have been saving hard, and fundraising, to make the "never to be forgotten" trip happen.
Sky's the limit for holiday fun

2 weeks ago | westcoasttoday.co.uk | Kathie Griffiths

Oban TimesNewsEaster holiday fun took off for youngsters when two World War II Spitfires landed at Oban Airport. Pilots of the privately owned aircraft George Haye from Suffolk Spitfires and Matthew De Morgan from Lilham Aviation stopped off to refuel on their way from Prestwick Airport to Kirkwall in Orkney and made time for an impromptu meet and greet with visitors who happened to be in the right place at the right time.
Find out what celebrity TV chef Jamie Oliver tucked into during visit to Oban's Green Shack

2 weeks ago | westcoasttoday.co.uk | Kathie Griffiths

Oban TimesNewsA famous face called in to one of Oban’s best-loved eateries for a serving of seafood this week. TV chef Jamie Oliver paid a visit earlier in the week to Oban’s world-famous Green Shack seafood hut on the CalMac pier to put in an order. The celeb cook chatted happily to staff and customers while he waited for his hot langoustines takeaway and soaked up the rays on what was one of the sunniest days of the year.
Skye Live turns 10

2 weeks ago | westcoasttoday.co.uk | Kathie Griffiths

Gaelic, traditional bands like Sian and Talisk, alongside electronic powerhouses such as Denis Sulta and Optimo (Espacio) have descended on Portree in Skye to perform in front of music lovers from near and far and this year, the event is celebrating its tenth birthday. Founder and co-festival director Niall Munro said back in 2016 it was a total leap of faith. "We had no roadmap and no guarantees. For the first five, six years, we never sold out and we never made a penny.
Oban Music presents pianist Greg Hartmann

2 weeks ago | westcoasttoday.co.uk | Kathie Griffiths

Oban TimesLeisureOban Music Society welcomes American pianist Greg Hartmann to St John’s Cathedral for an all Schubert concert this month. Greg, an Artist Diploma student at the Guildhall School, has performed with the New Albany Symphony Orchestra, Rochester Symphony, Lakeshore Wind Ensemble, Concord Chamber Orchestra, and Waukesha Area Chamber Orchestra.
Stick'er' up your bins, businesses told

2 weeks ago | westcoasttoday.co.uk | Kathie Griffiths

Any businesses with a commercial waste contract with Argyll and Bute Council, should look out for new stickers, coming out in the post, and need to put the stickers on the front of their grey general waste bins to ensure future uplifts. The stickers are being sent with annual invoices and waste transfer notices which will be posted out to business customers shortly.