Roadworks get underway at Dalmally
Roadworks get under way east of Dalmally on the A85 Oban to Perth road on Monday.
Dalmally
Flash floods keep emergency services busy across the Highlands
Coastguard teams were kept busy yesterday rescuing injured and stranded people in the Highlands - including walkers marooned by flash floods.
Argyll charity supports 1.5million children every day
A charity that was founded in a garden shed in Argyll is now providing meals to more than 1.5 million children in some of the world's poorest nations.
Mary’s Meals aids almost 200,000 extra children in the last year
Argyll-based charity Mary’s Meals has helped almost 200,000 extra hungry children across the globe in the last year – and has begun working in Zimbabwe for the first time.
Appeal for information after cats injured near Oban
An appeal for information has gone out after a pet cat had its back leg and tail ripped off by what is suspected to be a snare.
Delays expected as Oban road blocked following two-vehicle collision
Emergency services are currently attending a two-vehicle crash on a main road heading into Oban.
Massive funding boost for Mary’s Meals
Argyll-based charity Mary’s Meals has received £425,0000 of funding from the People’s Postcode Lottery.
Warning issued as crews tackle Highland wildfires
The fire service has issued a wildfire warning after crews battled two large blazes in different parts of the Highlands at the weekend.
Power company will explore putting cables underground
A power company has promised to explore putting cables underground after an Argyll village voiced its outrage at plans for nine new pylons running through it.
Dalmally says “no more pylons”
An Argyll village has voiced its outrage at proposals for 52 new pylons running through the local area.
Campaigners say “no more pylons” for Highland village
A Highland village which is already the location of 29 electricity pylons has launched a campaign against plans to install a further 25 through the area.
Top bull heading north: 10,000gn beast facing tougher life in wilds of Highlands
A 10,000gn prizewinning Highland bull from the south of England was on his way to a tougher hill lifestyle at Dalmally last night.
Major search continues for missing cyclist
A massive search was under way in Argyll yesterday for a missing man who is believed to have started cycling from Fort William to his home in Fife.
Call for improvements on Dalmally to Iona pilgrim walk
A Christian charity which has devised a pilgrimage route from Dalmally in Argyll to the holy island of Iona has called for infrastructure improvements on part of the walk.
Mary’s Meals plans to reach even more children
Mary's Meals has grown its global school feeding programme at an unprecedented rate this year.
Highland village hosts its first ever sheep festival
An Argyll village is preparing to celebrate its woolliest residents at its first ever sheep festival.
Argyll charity feeding more than one million of world’s poorest children
An Argyll-based child hunger charity has announced that it is now feeding almost 1.2million of the world's poorest children.
Shakespearean actor supports Mary’s Meals
All the world has been a stage for Shakespearean actor Keith Bartlett - but now he is taking a break from his day job to raise £250,000 for an Argyll charity.
Motorcyclist killed on Argyll road
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Call-out to help kayaking teen
Two ambulances and the coastguard have been called to help a teenager injured in a kayak accident. Stornoway coastguard was called to Loch Awe, near Dalmally at about 7.30pm to help bring the girl to the road edge. An ambulance service spokesman said the girl was 15 and had suffered back injuries.
Postcode Lottery boost for Mary’s Meals
A Highland charity which feeds starving children across 12 countries in the developing world has received a funding boost.
Roadworks to take place at Dalmally
Work is scheduled to take place on a stretch of road heading into an Argyll village next week.
A85 closed at Dalmally following crash
A main road in Argyll is currently closed following a crash.
Argyll charity responds to Ebola crisis in West Africa
Argyll-based charity Mary's Meals has resumed its school feeding programme in Liberia after schools across the country started to reopen for the first time since the Ebola crisis struck.
A85 closed due to crash in Argyll
The A85 Oban to Crianlarich road is currently closed following a two car crash. The accident occurred at Dalmally in Argyll, which is between the junction with the A82 at Tyndrum and the B8074 at Inverlochy, at around 2.40pm. Traffic is queuing in both directions and police are directing traffic.
Argyll charity extends work to Zambia
Argyll-based charity Mary's Meals has rolled out its school feeding programme to Zambia, one of the world's poorest countries.