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Posted: **Sun Oct 08, 2006 11:25 pm**

One of Campbeltown's most popular watering holes is about to change hands.

The current owner, Anne McKinlay and her late husband Denis, purchased the Commercial Inn on the 27th September 1978 from Willie Douglas who had purchased the Inn from the Duke of Argyll in the late 50s. Nearly thirty years on the public house will become the property of Scottish and Newcastle (hope this is right!) with effect from 24th October 2006.

Best wishes to John and Anne

http://www.commercialinn.com/Index.htm

Posted: **Mon Oct 09, 2006 1:46 am**

Posted: **Mon Oct 09, 2006 3:16 pm**

Are all the staff remaining with the new owner?

Posted: **Mon Oct 09, 2006 9:06 pm**

Interesting appointment the new landlady

Posted: **Mon Oct 09, 2006 9:14 pm**

the ringmaster wrote:Interesting appointment the new landlady

Whats interesting?? Who is it?

Posted: **Mon Oct 09, 2006 9:18 pm**

do tell

Posted: **Mon Oct 09, 2006 9:20 pm**

A job for you Annie, then you would not need to go back to that hell hole o' Honolulu :roll:

Or upstate New York.

Posted: **Mon Oct 09, 2006 11:36 pm**

Aye, she kens hurr stuff an ah lake hurr. Ah hope tae see hurr reel sooooon.

Posted: **Tue Oct 17, 2006 10:13 pm**

No Tennents now that is something! :cry:

Posted: **Wed Oct 18, 2006 3:58 pm**

Ye know that if I ran the place, ye'd a' be in fer a free pint! NAE BOTHER ATA!!!!

Thanks for the vote of confidence!

Aye, she kens hurr stuff an ah lake hurr. Ah hope tae see hurr reel sooooon.

Pop, ye'll hae tae get the finger oot, fer ahm aff fae here next Tuesday!

Posted: **Mon Oct 23, 2006 10:47 pm**

Well that is the end of an era...the Comm changes hand tomorrow as Scottish & Newcastle take over.

Quite a few will have fond memories of the Commercial Inn under the McKinlays while others, like today, will be a bit fuzzy! (50p today for any drink!)

Few good memories of the place myself from both sides of the bar!

Popped over the street to get something just there and took John home as he closed the place for the final time :cry:

All the best Anne and Joh in the future! Here's to both of you.

Posted: **Mon Oct 23, 2006 11:04 pm**

the p wrote:Well that is the end of an era...the Comm changes hand tomorrow as Scottish & Newcastle take over.

Quite a few will have fond memories of the Commercial Inn under the McKinlays while others, like today, will be a bit fuzzy! (50p today for any drink!)

Few good memories of the place myself from both sides of the bar!

Popped over the street to get something just there and took John home as he closed the place for the final time

All the best Anne and Joh in the future! Here's to both of you.

Here Here!

Posted: **Mon Oct 23, 2006 11:10 pm**

All the best for the future John

Posted: **Tue Oct 24, 2006 1:59 pm**

the p wrote:Well that is the end of an era...the Comm changes hand tomorrow as Scottish & Newcastle take over.

Quite a few will have fond memories of the Commercial Inn under the McKinlays while others, like today, will be a bit fuzzy! (50p today for any drink!)

Few good memories of the place myself from both sides of the bar!

Popped over the street to get something just there and took John home as he closed the place for the final time

All the best Anne and Joh in the future! Here's to both of you.

Aye p, some good crack on the old Sunday nights eh?

Best of luck to John and Family.

petewick

Posted: **Tue Oct 24, 2006 7:45 pm**

Good Luck to the McKinlays. The Comm won't be the same without you.

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Commercial Inn to change hands

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