Newspapers across the UK and websites in Russia, where the Beatles are still big news, printed details of Kintyre Seasport's eBay auction of Paul McCartney merchandise.
The sale finishes at 8.56am on New Year's Day. As the Courier went to press a total f £6,060 has been bid on all three items. Tracks Ltd which is running the sale, will take payment by instalment or payment cards.
Rodent wrecks radio signal
An Argyll FM presenter revealed that a mouse chewed through a cable last week taking the station off air.
Mobile operator, EE, shares the same mast as Argyll FM. Despite repeated calls, it has never confirmed the reason for its five day outage earlier in the month.
Some customers have been offered up to a free month on their contracts.
New Year party
There is still time to book for Scotia Bar's town hall New Year's Eve party with live music from Gubbed, plus a buffet and disco.
The doors open at 8pm and, subject to the licence, the fun will finish at 2am. Tickets are £20 per person from Craig Dickson by Facebook, text or phone on 07899 343013.
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