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Tiree’s new police officer
Tiree’s resident population increased by two recently with the arrival of Stephen Tanner and his partner, Lorna MacArthur. Stephen has been appointed Tiree’s resident police officer, a position which has been unfilled since the departure of Kevin at the end of last year. Stephen has seventeen years service in the police force, both as a… »
Christmas Lunch
Members of Tiree’s community support network lunch club enjoyed their annual Christmas Lunch with a delicious three course meal at the Lodge Hotel on Wednesday 16th December. The occasion also marked the birthday celebrations of lunch club member Cathy MacNeill. Many thanks to Fiona Macphail and her staff for their continued support of the Lunch… »
Fire Chief Visit to Tiree Promises Results
Due to the fundamental necessity of a Firefighting service on Tiree, issue 443 carried a front page story of our quietly heroic volunteers. During the course of the interview it became apparent that all was far from well in terms of facilities, travel and training. Enquiries as to funding , and keeping the Tiree firefighters’… »
Tiree’s Voluntary Firefighters – Our Quiet Heroes
Recently a close friend’s chimney caught fire, and, unable to deal with it herself, she called 999. Within minutes a fire fighter was at her home, closely followed by more members of the team. Quickly assessing the situation, they pumped water up the chimney extinguishing the flames. They followed this procedure with a check on… »
