Local news including the opening of the Hynish Centre and the Continuing Care Unit by Princess Anne, a proposed study of the impact of oil exploration off the coast of Tiree, a walrus bone carving (2000.222.1) found in Vaul by Donald Brown, new pagers for the fire service, school musical evening, the spillage of 3,000 gallons of bitumen into Gott Bay and a Gaelic peom by Alec MacLean of Cornaigbeg.
Local news including the continuing petrol crisis, increase in air fares and technical problems with the Twin Otter, the designatiom of Tiree as an ESA, School Board news, Cornaigmore – part 4 by Sandy MacKinnon and memories of Tiree in the 1930s by Meena Knapman.
Local news including a request for nominations to the Community Council, MP`s call for lower ferry fares for residents, article by Development Officer Donneil Kennedy, the feis, Hough – part 1 by Sandy MacKinnon and the timetable for the school and post bus runs.
Local news including a reply from the hall committee to Sandy MacKinnon`s letter, the accident black spot at Baugh, an extra air ambulance stationed at Glasgow, this year`s Wave Classic, the botanical survey of Tiree, the Duke of Edinburgh`s Award Scheme, the weather and news from the golf club, the Gaelic Partnership, Tiree Association, the gardening and youth clubs.