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March 9, 2024

One man’s silent vigil for 6 year-old Palestinian girl

Bill Williamson outside Dunoon Burgh Hall

As the tragedy in the Middle East continues, a silent vigil has been held outside Dunoon Burgh Hall to highlight the death of six-year-old Palestinian girl Hind Rajab. The child who had been missing in Gaza for 12 days after an Israeli tank targeted the family car, killing her six relatives, had initially survived the …

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May 29, 2023June 1, 2023

Police bomb disposal attend incident at Ardentinny

An area around a beach path at the side of Loch Long was taped off by police early this morning. A police bomb disposal team arrived at the scene at 8am and could be seen on the path. A small explosion was heard in the village at 8.30am. We will update this story when we …

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October 25, 2021October 25, 2021

Proposed licensing scheme and Ardentinny’s holiday homes

With foreign holidays this year being off the radar for many vacationers, Ardentinny, along with many parts of Scotland, has seen a sizeable increase in the number of holidaymakers visiting the village. Indeed now, almost into November, much of the self-catering accommodation is still fully occupied. Ardentinny has a total of approximately 112 dwellings. Reviewing …

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August 29, 2017April 6, 2023

Three days, three trees, three countries.

The weather finally cleared last weekend, not only for the finale of the Cowal Highland Gathering, but also for Ardentinny’s chance of getting in the record books! Simon Penfold and Phil Dye from Gloucestershire were on a mission to climb and measure the tallest trees in Scotland, England and Wales over three consecutive …

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August 3, 2017May 6, 2023

Ardentinny charity climb to establish Europe record

Ardentinny may be home to the UK’s tallest tree and Europe’s tallest conifer, something which could be officially confirmed later this month by arboriculturalists videopokerez and charity tree climbers Phyl Dye and Simon Penfold, when they scale and measure the suspect Douglas fir near the Laird’s grave in Ardentinny. On the last weekend of August, …

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