He owned the Ranald Hotel in Oban and the Lochnell Arms Hotel, North Connel. Mr MacGregor, who lived at North Connel, had a keen interest in horse racing and owned several jumping horses. He was educated at Oban High School, Strathclyde University ...
John McGregor Oban and Lorn are reeling from the news that newly-elected Argyll and Bute councillor John MacGregor died suddenly at home on Monday afternoon, July 29. Businessman Mr MacGregor, 62, who lived in North Connel, owned the Lochnell ...
“That would be great, it is what I have waited for all my life,” he said at his home in North Connel, near Oban. “I know I may be very old, but I am not a prophet. But to me something very different is happening in Scotland today.” The number of ...
SIX and a half decades after Ian Hamilton broke into Westminster Abbey and daringly reclaimed the Stone of Destiny for Scotland, the 88-year-old can't help noticing the number of No voters among his neighbours in the west coast town of North Connel.
A TEENAGE ballerina from Argyll is one step closer to achieving her dream of becoming a professional dancer, as she prepares for an international competition. North Connel dancer Isabella Swietlicki, who trains full time at Ballet West in Taynuilt ...