District News, January 27 2023

Tarbert

 

Tarbert man wins £100K in kilted draw

 

Blair Mackay from Tarbert could not believe his luck when a free prize draw landed him £100,000.

 

The 23-year-old seafood worker entered a draw with the online prize draw company Kilted Competitions, based in the north east of Scotland.

 

He was then delighted to discover on Christmas Eve that he had won £100,000, the biggest winner of a Kilted Competitions jackpot so far.

 

Blair said: 'I'd won a few times before, but it was free entry for the Christmas Eve draw and my number 380 ticket won it.

 

'It's a big help for putting down a deposit on a house and I would like to enjoy it.

 

'I work in Tarbert and my girlfriend lives in Campbeltown, so we would maybe get a house down there.'

 

He added: 'It would be great to be able to spend some time with the family and go on some holidays.

 

'I've been looking at some different places and we would maybe like to go to Barbados or the Maldives.'

 

Based in Montrose, Angus, Kilted Competitions offers entrants the opportunity to win money and other prizes, including cars and holidays for an entry fee.

 

The draws are then run live on its social media using a random number generator to draw the winning tickets.

 

One of Kilted Competitions' directors took an eight-hour round trip to present Blair with his cheque.

 

Director Katie Barker said: 'We pride ourselves by supporting various charities throughout the year and are delighted to have donated thousands of pounds over the past 24 months.'

 

Mid Argyll

 

Generational hat trick for Mid Argyll midwife

 

A Lochgilphead couple got a lovely surprise when they turned up at Mid Argyll Community Hospital's accident and emergency department on January 4 after mother-to-be Katie Poppleton went into labour.

 

Katie was due to be induced on January 8 at the Royal Alexandria Hospital in Paisley but in the afternoon of January 4 she felt some pain-free tingling in her abdomen.

 

She did not think she was in labour but by 8.50pm Katie and her partner Andrew Innis had gone to Mid Argyll Community Hospital where they were surprised but delighted to find Mid Argyll midwife Jan Smith on duty.

 

Jan had delivered Katie and Andrew, 19 years ago and 17 years ago respectively.

 

And it didn't take long for the second generation of this family to be delivered under her care as Cammie made an appearance at 9.26pm, weighing 7lbs.

 

Cammie was the first baby to be born in Mid Argyll this year.

 

Jan said: 'It is a huge privilege to help babies into the world and each one of those babies and families are special to me.

 

'Throughout my rural midwifery career I have delivered many babies across Mid Argyll. This birth has been an overwhelming experience as I have actually delivered two generations of families.'

 

She added: 'I would like to take this opportunity again to congratulate Katie and Andrew on the birth of their beautiful son Cammie.'

 

Katie said: 'Andrew and I were amazed when the midwife Jan Smith, who had delivered me in 2003 and Andrew in 2005, arrived at A&E to deliver our son.

 

'We would like to express our most sincere thanks to the A&E staff and Jan for taking care of all of us. Everyone was fantastic.'

 

"attachment_862483" "aligncenter" "200"] Proud parents Katie Poppleton and Andrew Innis with new arrival Cammie.