School scraps homework

Dads jailed for dealing drugs

TWO middle-aged fathers from Oban were jailed this week for

Flag returned to grateful owner

A FLAG in support of Dunbeg motorcycle racer John McPhee

Pledge given over police stations

A LOCAL review of police stations may see huge changes

Pensioner fined for causing crash

A LOCHGILPHEAD man who pled guilty to overtaking a car

Cash boost for winter festival

OBAN’S 10-day winter festival received a £3,500 cash boost from

Biker just escapes losing his licence

A SPEEDING biker who pled guilty to driving at 90

Islands event is hailed a success

A SPECIAL event that brought together Argyll and Bute’s islands

Skye wins Tiree card competition

SKYE GUNN has won Tiree High School’s competition to design

Expat turns back time with colourful memories

WHO nailed a kipper under a desk at The Oban

Gathering is up for top award

ARGYLL’S first dedicated Gaelic Gathering has been selected as a

New business comes out of its shell

AT RONNACHMORE Farm on Islay they are celebrating the first

Hugh Smith’s letter from Islay

THE Mactaggart Leisure Centre at Bow-more celebrated its 25th anniversary

Anger mounts over flouting of planning rules for Connel house

NEW social housing in Connel built too close to Ann

Residents slam proposal for new Glenshellach homes

THE council was ‘wrong’ to build so many houses in

Decision day looms for housing plan

A DECISION is due on Monday whether to build 24

Premier Inn is due to open in 2018

PREMIER Inn’s new hotel in Oban is expected to create

Police probe spate of break-ins

A SPATE of break-ins, attempted break-ins and thefts in Oban

Residents discuss one-way system

AROUND 60 people attended a meeting to discuss imposing a

Community council meeting arranged

GLENORCHY and Innishail Community Council is meeting at Dalmally Community

Patients urged to have flu vaccine

PATIENTS across Argyll and Bute are being urged to make

Winter festival’s parade proves a brolly good idea

FRESH from winning at the Highlands and Islands Tourism Awards,

Town works are praised

HUNDREDS gathered in Oban’s Station Square for the official opening

Egg gangs ‘will not be tolerated’

MASKED groups of youths throwing eggs at windows are terrorising

Grant will provide street entertainment

THE Oban Winter Festival will be able to provide street

At Random

It has been great to see how busy Oban and

Sheriff blasts drug dealing woman for lying to court

A FEMALE drug dealer from Oban was threatened with perjury

Festivities light up the night sky

HUNDREDS gathered on Oban’s North Pier to watch the spectacular

Oban set to honour war dead

THIS Sunday, November 13, Oban will once again pay its

Inn reopening is welcomed

FOR THE first time in eight years, Oban’s oldest pub,

Oban pontoons plan

A NEW berthing and maritime visitor facility will bring economic

Call for Islay ferry pledge

A HIGHLAND MSP has asked Transport Scotland to fast-track its

POLICE FILES

A 43-YEAR-OLD woman was arrested by offiers after testing positive

Lochaber sparkles for bonfire night

THE McKnight family from Fort William thoroughly enjoyed bonfire night

Learn to teach in Argyll

If you already have a degree and would like a career in teaching, you might consider studying for the Professional Graduate Diploma in Education (PGDE) right here in Argyll with the University of the Highlands and Islands

Train makes first Christmas trip

ALL ABOARD the Jacobite steam train as it announces a

Donors splash out £800 for pool

MORE than £800 has been raised for Mallaig pool this

Islands top social media channels

THE Isle of Mull, Kilchurn Castle and the Isle of

Oban Live ‘in jeopardy’ with loss of blaise pitch

ORGANISERS have raised fears for the future of the Oban

Drug user gets six months

AN OBAN drug user was sentenced to six months in

Attack was unprovoked

A SHOCKING and completely unprovoked attack on a young woman

Tremors shake Argyll regularly

ARGYLL is being hit by an earthquake every 11 days,

Open mic night at cafe

WRITERS are being urged to attend an open mic night

Lewis gets on his bike for charity

A 19-YEAR-OLD from Dunbeg has cycled 60 miles around Loch

Plans for 20mph limit rejected

PLANS to impose a 20mph limit through Oban town centre

Violent man attacked partner

A VIOLENT man who assaulted his partner was sentenced to

Remembering those who gave their lives that we might live

Thirty-nine soldiers from the Slate Islands who fell in the

Battle of The Somme

THE BATTLE of the Somme was one of the defining

The Battle of Mesopotamia

KILNINVER-BORN Private Robert McKelvie Campbell, 1st Battalion Seaforth Highlanders, died

Ypres-Salient John Livingstone

FORTY-TWO-YEAR-OLD Easdale-born labourer Private John Livingstone, of the 7th Battalion,

Ypres-Salient Archie MacDonald

KILBRANDON war memorial lists another name killed at Ypres: Lance

School scraps homework

A DECISION to scrap homework at a Lochaber primary school

Lochaber sparkles for bonfire night

THE McKnight family from Fort William thoroughly enjoyed bonfire night

Mums reassured over disease outbreak

FORT WILLIAM mothers have taken to social media to warn

Donors splash out £800 for pool

MORE than £800 has been raised for Mallaig pool this

Accident closes A82 near Corran Ferry

A ROAD traffic accident occurred on the A82 near Corran

Manran are up for trad music award

TRAD-ROCK band Mànran have been nominated for Live Act of

Organisations are in the money

FORT William and Ardnamurchan ward discretionary funds were approved last

Reopening Skye airport is a proposal set for take off

PLANS for the return of a regular airline service on

Fears for islands industry

COMHAIRLE nan Eilean Siar has warned that a delay in

Villagers take control of power

A RURAL community has taken charge of its power supply

Community could be split

SPEAN BRIDGE Community Council is canvassing for opinion on proposed

£5,000 fine for Marine Harvest

A HEALTH and safety defect was said to have ‘slipped

Putting history in the frame

A DISPLAY of photographs and memories were on show in

Raasay cheers whisky, fire and song

THE ISLE of Raasay has been celebrating whisky, fire and

Bid launched to raise church anchor

A COMMUNITY company is hoping to bring the story of

Jean is presented with royal honour

A LOCHABER woman who received a British Empire Medal (BEM)

POLICE FILES

A PARKED car was struck by a moving vehicle on

Fund will help to fight fuel poverty

FAMILIES across the Highlands are set to benefit from almost

Council acts over animal legislation

THE CHAIRMAN of the Highland Council’s community services committee is

Lochaber goes up in flames!

GUY FAWKES night went off with a bang in Fort

WHAT’S ON

FORT WILLIAM Then and Now – a historical and cultural

Motorists warned of roadworks

RESURFACING works on the A82 North of Fort William have

Have your say on issues

THE Lochaber Community Planning Partnership is holding its second market

View from the Chamber

LOCHABER Chamber of Commerce is part of a worldwide movement

Residents urged to stand for community council

A VETERAN Fort William community councillor who served for more

Pontoons extension goes out to consultation

A £750,000 extension to Fort William’s pontoons could bring ‘huge’

Repairs are completed to footpath

Staff from tour company Rabbie’s Trail Burners Ltd carried out

Confiscation order against trafficker

A CONFISCATION order against a man found guilty of human

Dads jailed for dealing drugs

TWO middle-aged fathers from Oban were jailed this week for

Flag returned to grateful owner

A FLAG in support of Dunbeg motorcycle racer John McPhee

Pensioner fined for causing crash

A LOCHGILPHEAD man who pled guilty to overtaking a car

Biker just escapes losing his licence

A SPEEDING biker who pled guilty to driving at 90

Cash boost for winter festival

OBAN’S 10-day winter festival received a £3,500 cash boost from

Easdale

PARENTS joined pupils of Easdale School for breakfast on Thursday

Oban

THREE high school teams came together at Argyll College UHI’s

Youngsters share festive cheer

CHILDREN at Oban’s 1st Steps Day Nursery are making an

Kilmartin Museum extension fundraising off to great start

KILMARTIN Museum got its campaign to raise £400,000 towards a

Fancy dress disco is a Hallowe’en hit

Last week St Columba’s Primary School in Oban had a

MS centre hosts annual fundraiser

OBAN’S Multiple Sclerosis Therapy Centre hosted its annual holly tea

Bagpipes and an anchor from two famous Argyll ships

ARGYLL and Bute has more than 2,000 miles of coastline

Plockton

PLOCKTON play area committee held a Hallowe’en disco in Plockton

Glencoe

A HALLOWE’EN party was brought back from the brink thanks

Banavie coffee morning boosts cancer charity

AN ENTERPRISING effort by Banavie Primary School pupils raised £500

Band’s fundraising concert raises the right notes

LOCHABER Community Wind Band raised £450 for Parkinson UK –

Pupils’ appeal to get caravan shop on the road

AN ENTERPRISING group of students is fundraising to give a

Two teachers are real champions

TWO KINLOCHLEVEN High School teachers have taken part in the

Bagpipes and an anchor from two famous Argyll ships

ARGYLL and Bute has more than 2,000 miles of coastline

The Oban Times & WEST HIGHLAND TIMES

ARGYLL and Bute Council has this week said it will

Days gone by … women at the Mòd

Marie MacInnes, who now lives in Glasgow, wrote to us

Glasgow Letter

AFTER a very successful Lewis/ Harris Gathering last weekend, everyone

Social media

THE decision by Argyll and Bute Council’s planning committee to

Doctor was not ‘speeding’ at 102mph

I see that a local doctor has been fined and

Corran Halls site is not suitable for skate park

As a frequent visitor to the area of Oban in

Community council supports skate plan

We would like to express our support for the group

Provide helicopters for our rural MPs

The MPs Brendan O’Hara and Ian Blackford are right to

Well done for holding ofifcials to account

I was delighted to read that the Standards Commission for

Beachd Ailein

MUN ÀM A BHIOS sibh a’ leughadh seo bidh ceann-suidhe

Your letters

THE EDITOR welcomes letters of approximately 300 words in length

The Oban Times & WEST HIGHLAND TIMES

IT IS heartening to report today that elections are scheduled

Days gone by … women at the Mòd

Marie MacInnes, who now lives in Glasgow, wrote to us

Glasgow Letter

AFTER a very successful Lewis/ Harris Gathering last weekend, everyone

Social media

THE decision by Argyll and Bute Council’s planning committee to

Your letters

THE EDITOR welcomes letters of approximately 300 words in length

Doctor was not ‘speeding’ at 102mph

I see that a local doctor has been fined and

Corran Halls site is not suitable for skate park

As a frequent visitor to the area of Oban in

Community council supports skate plan

We would like to express our support for the group

Provide helicopters for our rural MPs

The MPs Brendan O’Hara and Ian Blackford are right to

Well done for holding officials to account

I was delighted to read that the Standards Commission for

Beachd Ailein

MUN ÀM A BHIOS sibh a’ leughadh seo bidh ceann-suidhe

Veteran photographer to display his second exhibition at Stirling’s Smith

A NEW exhibition about to open puts the focus firmly

The Lorne – top food spot in the heart of Oban

For those of you that enjoy great pub grub, in

Vote! Vote! Vote!

As I write this week’s article, the world is gripped

Comar presents an exciting program for November 2017

THIS month will be a busy one for the Tobermory-based

Luing recalls tragedy that claimed sailors

In this series, The Oban Times’ resident Bodach (Gaelic: old

NOMINATIONS have been unveiled for the 2016 MG Alba Scots Trad Music Awards

The winners will be announced on Saturday December 3 at

Ireland comes to Oban The Galway Boy MIKE DENVER

With his full band, comes to Corran Halls Oban this Saturday

Union talks Brexit with Leadsom

THE IMPORTANCE of protecting and maintaining Scotland’s unique farming industry

Call for farmers to take part in wellbeing study

NFU SCOTLAND and rural charity RSABI have joined forces to

Former Mull shepherd in spotlight

OBAN TIMES reader Lorna Byrne, from Locheilside, Fort William, emailed

Parliamentary committee to look at priorities in crofting reform

IN A bid to address some of the challenges facing

Farmers celebrated over climate change

TWENTY-TWO farmers from across the UK took centre stage in

Around the markets

FORT WILLIAM, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd, (November 4) sold

NFUS is seeking president

NOMINATIONS are now being taken for the positions of NFU

Livestock worrying campaign

POLICE Scotland and its partne rs have launched an autumn

AgriScot 2016 will boast more than 240 trade stands

AGRISCOT, one of the premier events in UK agriculture, continues

Red kite numbers begin to soar once again

REINTRODUCED red kite numbers are on the rise throughout much

Concerns increase over silage

CONCERNS over the number of recently analysed silage samples revealing

BERGANT

Suddenly at her home, 29 Balliemore, Kilmichael Glassary, Lochgilphead, on

DUFF

Peacefully, in Ward B, Lorn and Islands Hospital, Oban, after

HARDWIDGE

Bob, of Tigh na Sorachan, Pennyghael, peacefully at Mull and

McALLISTER

Captain James (Tynemouth, formerly Hamilton). Passed away peacefully at home

McINTYRE

Peacefully at Lynn of Lorne Care Home, Benderloch, on November

PAUL

May of Douglas Lea, North Connel passed away peacefully at

STURROCK

Bill, peacefully at home with his wife Ellen beside him,

CAMERON

In loving memory of a beloved wife and mother, Louie

CAMERON -

Louie, a dear sister, sister-in-law, aunt and great-aunt who passed

DRUMMOND

In loving memory of my daughter Mary McGhee who died

DUNCAN

- Treasured memories of my beloved husband, Howard, who was

LOVE

- In loving memory of a much loved husband, father,

MACKAY

In loving memory of our dearest parents, Bertie who died

MACLEOD

In loving memory of David, our brother, brother-in-law and uncle

MACNICOL

- In loving memory of Ishbel M MacNicol, February 27,

MITCHELL

In loving memory of Kathleen Mitchell, who died November 11,

PARKINSON

Treasured memories of a dear dad and pop Arthur (Scouse)

PEARSON

Precious memories of our devoted son Garry, taken from us

Glencruitten golfer sets his sights on turning professional next year

SCOTTISH Amateur Golfer of the Year Robert MacIntyre will spend

Angling competition nets charity haul

THE ANNUAL Inverawe angling competition raised more money than ever

Fort William hosts top UK 24-hour marathon

FORT William’s No Fuss Events hosted the UK 24-hour Mountain

Depleted Mull squad performs well

A RUN of serious injuries had left the Mull squad

Last gasp goal wins London Shield for Oban Camanachd under 17s

WITH the 2016 shinty season drawing to a close, Oban

Marine Harvest North Division 2

THE KILMALLIE second team were given a walkover when Strathspey

Women’s shinty

LOVAT missed out on the chance to win the Marine

Marine Harvest South Division 2

Marine Harvest South Division 2 player of the year Eilidh

Management changes already under way

WITH the 2016 shinty season coming to a close, there

Lovat Shinty Club plans new pavilion

LOVAT Shinty Club have embarked on an ambitious project to

University squads are named

THE SCOTTISH University squads have been named for the 2016

Skye stalwart honoured with coaching award

SKYE Camanachd stalwart Donnie Martin has been recognised for his

Shinty coaching courses

THE CAMANACHD Association is promoting the latest round of shinty

National win caps great season for Oban club

OBAN Camanachd Club completed a remarkable season on Saturday when

Injury-hit Saints struggle but still march on in Scottish Cup

‘We can’t be turning in performances like that against better opposition or we would get absolutely murdered’

Scottish AFL results and fixtures

LAST weekend’s results: Scottish Amateur Cup, third round – Balerno

Oban Saints’ youth results and fixtures

LAST weekend’s results – Aston Villa 8 Under-13s 0; Carolside

Oban mini festival success

OBAN Lorne RFC hosted the latest Argyll and Bute Mini

Train makes first Christmas trip

ALL ABOARD the Jacobite steam train as it announces a

On the run in Eddie’s half-marathon

THE ANNUAL Eddie’s half-marathon, organised by Lochaber Athletics Club, was

Strongman Classic raises charity cash

THE THIRD Haldenby Strongman Classic event has raised more than

Lottery jackpots increase

BALLACHULISH shinty lotto numbers this week (November 6) were 8,

Inverurie Locos 3 Fort William 0

FORT William performed ‘admirably’ in the first half of their

Fears over league future

THE LOCHABER welfare league could be set to end after

Bowlers return to league

THE FIRST matches have been played in Fort William’s 10-pin