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UPDATE, 3.30pm: ROUS County Council has decided to scrap the idea of a Dunoon Dam from its Water Future Plan 2060. After a last-minute motion by Lismore councillor Vanessa Ekins, councillors decided to scrap the 50GL dam in Dunoon. Instead of the dam, the motion focused on changing the focus of the plan to the upgrade of the Marom Creek Water Treatment Plant and the use of new underground water from the Alstonville area for the first ten years, to develop technology to allow for direct and ...

Deur Kailin Daniels @K10daniels 16 Desember 2020 07:26 (Getty Images) There has been a 46% increase in recorded new Covid-19 infections on the West coast and Atlantic seaboard as of Thursday 10 December. This is according to the Western sub-district in the Cape Metro, saying that Covid-19 hospital admissions have been rising rapidly. Natalie Watlington, a spokesperson at the provincial health department, says that rapid outbreaks are being exper...

Rotary Century City and ExPro partner for the children’s party in Dunoon. There was a buzz of excitement in Dunoon recently when more than 300 children were spoiled with early Christmas gifts. After a rousing rendition of “Nkosi Sikelel’ iAfrika”, and an enthusiastic display of dancing to the lockdown hit, “Jerusalema’, the Rotary Club of Century City Cape Town handed out the gifts. Donated by ExPro, a network of retired professional sportsmen and Hollyw...

Peter Tennant, a retired teacher and widower in his 80s from Argyll, has been enjoying chatting with volunteers from the Friendship Line every week They are distressing calls which can sometimes begin with a pensioner in despair wondering how they can go on in these unprecedented times. The global pandemic has devastated lives and families across Scotland and has also highlighted how for many it has been a long and lonely road. Age Scotland’s Friendship Line service, which puts callers ...

Peter Tennant looks forward to regular Age Scotland Friendship Line calls They are distressing calls which can sometimes begin with a pensioner in despair wondering how they can go on in these unprecedented times. The global pandemic has devastated lives and families across Scotland and has also highlighted how for many it has been a long and lonely road. Age Scotland’s Friendship Line service, which puts callers in touch with a volunteer there to listen at the other end of the phone, ...

Widjabul Wia-bal Senior Elder John Roberts. Photo supplied. Widjabul Wia-bal traditional owners of the area between Dunoon and the Channon have told Rous County Council not to follow Rio Tinto with the destructive Dunoon Dam. They have told the General Manager of Rous County Council, Phil Rudd, that they will not accept the building of the proposed dam, which would inundate ancient burial sites and extensive evidence of occupation in the past and in recent times. John Roberts, a Senior Elder o...

This National Lottery funding aims to re-engage audiences with collective, big screen film experiences. 14 December 2020 Campbeltown Picturehouse © Keith Hunter Photography Over 140 film exhibitors around the UK have received a share of £759,159 to boost cultural programming and activities to engage diverse audiences as lockdown restrictions ease. The BFI FAN Film Exhibition Fund supports activity to re-engage audiences with collective, big screen film experiences at film festivals, mixed...

Want to read more? At the start of the pandemic in March we took the decision to make online access to our news free of charge by taking down our paywall. At a time where accurate information about Covid-19 was vital to our community, this was the right decision – even though it meant a drop in our income. In order to help safeguard the future of our journalism, the time has now come to reinstate our paywall, However,  rest assured that access to all Covid related news will still remain free...

The best of community support and broadcasting has been recognised at the 2020 Community Radio Awards. Like most events this year, the night was available online for community radio volunteers and staff to view in their own homes. Continuing the tradition, the event was hosted by last year’s Male gold recipient, Sam Day from Future Radio, with awards presented by a multitude of judges and sponsors. Martin Steers, awards chair, told RadioToday: “This year has not been what we expected, but c...

Campbeltown Courier Updated: 18/02/21, 3:35 pm A 1920 advertisement encourages Courier readers to get their pocket lamps put in order at MacGeachys in Union Street. Want to read more? At the start of the pandemic in March we took the decision to make online access to our news free of charge by taking down our paywall. At a time where accurate information about Covid-19 was vital to our community, this was the right decision – even though it meant a drop in our income. In order to help safegua...