Archive for September 2022

This year’s Salen Show was back to full strength, after a brave effort in 2021, when the Mull & Morvern Agricultural Society staged a ‘livestock only’ show – one of the few agricultural shows to go ahead that year. The show ground was buzzing, with locals and visitors alike keen to mingle and experience what…

Thunderstorms didn’t deter the crowds of locals and visitors at Tobermory RNLI’s first Lifeboat Day since 2019 on Sunday 14 August, which raised nearly £5000 to help save lives at sea After the storms had passed through, the day kicked off with the Tobermory Severn class lifeboat, Elizabeth Fairlie Ramsey, arriving at the pontoons with…

Concerns are growing over the impact highly pathogenic avian influenza HPAI, also known as bird flu, might have on Scotland’s iconic white-tailed eagle population after a dead chick on Mull tested positive for the disease. In mid-July, 19 chicks were on the verge of fledging from nests in Mull which would have been just one…

Bunessan Show on Friday 5th August was a brilliant day – the weather was almost perfect and everyone was so pleased to be back meeting up again at the Show. Visitor numbers were the highest for some time. The crowd was no doubt attracted by the excellent entertainment on offer – the ever popular Mark…