The hydraulic linkspan at Gourock Ferry Terminal has developed what its owners CMAL described as a ‘significant’ oil leak from one of the cylinders which bears its weight, the company announced yesterday (Friday)

This means that CalMac’s already-troubled Gourock – Dunoon service will have to berth at the infamous Gourock Boat Steps – which the ferry company admit is not suitable for passengers who are infirm, have prams or small children, or large items of luggage.

ARGYLL Media Ltd, the publishers of the Dunoon Observer and Argyllshire Standard, are delighted to announce the launch of a new weekly title to serve the Isle of Bute.

Hundreds of health workers have potentially experienced inappropriate behaviour from management and senior management at NHS Highland, an independent review has suggested.

The Dunoon Observer can exclusively reveal this afternoon (Friday) that 2019 spring and summer sailings for the world-famous Waverley paddle steamer have been cancelled.

SCHOOL lollipop patrollers in Argyll and Bute have been spared the axe – but other services will be slashed after the local authority set its spending plans for 2019-20 today (Thursday).

Among the cuts approved by members of Argyll and Bute Council at its Kilmory headquarters were a reduction in the youth and adult learning services budget to less than half its current level – despite protests across by secondary school pupils across the area which made national headlines yesterday.