Tributes pour in for ‘heart of gold’ Oban cafe owner

RNLI issue a call-out for fundraising crew

When seasoned sailors Phil Hamilton and Alison Rennie

Loch Awe road is one of Britain’s spookiest

A route which runs along the side of Loch Awe has made

Mystery over future of Oban’s WHSmith

The future of Oban’s WHSmith store is unknown after

Sky’s the limit for Cameron

Just a sneeze or waking up in the morning could cause

POLICE FILES

The Roses Charitable Trust delivers challenging personal

’Oban must plan for floods’

Urgent action is needed to avoid the kind of floods

Jamie makes it to wedding without his kilt

Despite losing his entire kilt outfit in his flooded

Mull faces winter of ferry discontent

Calls are growing for Holyrood to fund extra ferry

McCaig’s Tower lights up for World Polio Day

The Rotary Club of Oban is joining thousands of other

Oban electrician picks up national award

Oban electrician Kenneth Ferguson has won a coveted

Next step in rural growth deal for Argyll

A rural growth deal for Argyll and Bute will take another

Oban naturalist shortlisted for national award

Naturalist Hannah Grist has been shortlisted for a

SSEN admits fault after power surges

SSEN has promised to repair expensive electrical goods

Goalposts move as path built on Islay rugby pitch

Alterations will be made to a rugby pitch on Islay

Oban man is in fear of ‘dangerous’ trees

An Oban resident who has been highlighting ‘dangerous’

Oban Winter Festival is to shimmer and shine

Get ready to shimmer and shine during this year’s Oban

GinFall Festival comes to The Corran Halls

Created by the team behind Social and Cocktail Events

Community projects land ownership funds

Three community ownership projects on Kerrera and Mull

MSP calls for water main solution

MSP Bruce Crawford has called on Scottish Water to

Isles MP welcomes grant funding

Western Isles MP Angus MacNeil has welcomed a funding

Meeting to discuss beach buy-out

The future of a Benderloch beauty spot comes under

LoveOban vouchers are brilliant presents

I return all refreshed after a much-needed holiday

Selling rare whisky was ‘biggest regret’

A rare bottle of whisky which sold for a record-breaking

Argyll MP seeks meeting after chaos on the A83

Following the closure of the Rest and Be Thankful this

Western Isles welcomes tourism funding

Western Isles Council has welcomed the announcement

Ardchattan’s public survey

People living in Ardchattan are being invited to have

MacPhail

Continuing from last week’s introduction to the wonders

Fine for debt agency bomb threat

A Benderloch man has been fined £650 for threatening

Scottish Islands Federation holds AGM on Tiree

The AGM of the Scottish Islands Federation (SIF) gathered

Mull woman is guilty of drink driving andassault

A Mull woman who admitted a drunken assault has also

Cash boost for islands’ booming tourist trade

Half a million pounds has been awarded to three projects

Ferries are priority topic at meeting

Western Isles Council has met Michael Matheson, Cabinet

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New chief officer for Argyll health

Joanna Macdonald has been appointed as chief off cer

Viking surgeons gather in Oban

Representatives from the consultant surgeons’ team

A healthy rate of growth

LOHO promotes, facilitates and supports people to lead healthier lives

Warrant granted for arrest of accused

A warrant for the arrest of a Fort William man was

Knuckleduster and knife cost Fort man £600

A man from Torlundy was fined £600 by a sheriff last

Brave Megan raises £1,300 for charity

A Lochaber youngster said goodbye to her beloved locks

Transport forum

Lochaber Transport Forum meets on Tuesday October 23

Supermarket worker is put on Sex OThenders’ Register

Supermarket worker Kamil Borowka from Fort William

Help sought as siblings retire

Kilchoan Community Fire Station is on the look out

Disgraced former hotel owner is back in court

A former Duror hotel owner ordered to repay the money

Residents object to toilet plans

Several Mallaig residents have objected to a planning

Lochaber Chamber chief stands down

Lochaber Chamber of Commerce chief executive Lesley

Fort William bookshop makes light of window smash

Staff at the Highland Bookshop on Fort William’s High

170kgs of rubbish collected from Ben

Underpants, a golf tee and fragments of a broken toilet

Landslips close roads

Contractors and council engineering Staff continue

Fort supermarket worker ordered to be of good behaviour

A Fort William supermarket worker was ordered to be

Flooding cuts off access to Glenfinnan Monument

The National Trust for Scotland says last week’s floods

Fort diving centre is set to fold

The Underwater Centre in Fort William has been placed

Rain, rain go away…

Recent heavy rainfall saw swollen rivers and localised

VIEW FROM THE CHAMBER

We all know that we’re not supposed to let ‘fear of

Fort William High Street shortlisted

Town improvements spark award nomination

Ardgour historic gunpowder horn on show at new V&A

A gunpowder horn dating from 1745 and belonging to

Kinlochleven youngsters give retiring teacher special send-off

Kinlochleven youngsters give retiring teacher special

Shaping Tourism in Lochaber

In partnership with Developing the Young Workforce

High Performance Seminar Unlock your potential

Unlock your potential and get the very best out of

WHAT’S ON in Lochaber

■ Lochaber Music for All presents the Maxwell Quartet

Depute head says farewell to school

Former pupils and members of Staff made a return visit

LSC enjoys 1930s murder mystery

Members of the Lochaber Sensory Care (LSC) social group

Parliamentary recognition for Camanachd Association

Ian Blackford, MP for Ross, Skye and Lochaber, has

New members sought for friendship group

A friendship group for older people from Point recently

Neo-natal unit receive donation in honour of Kenny Campbell

Neo-natal unit receive donation in honour of Kenny

£23m funding gap written off

Lochaber MP Ian Blackford has warmly welcomed news

Plans lodged for hospital at Broadford

The redesign of health and social care in Skye and

MacPhail

Continuing from last week’s introduction to the wonders

MP welcomes funding for charity

A mental health charity in Ardnamurchan has announced

Graduations at Sabhal Mor

Sabhal Mòr Ostaig (SMO) hosted an evening of celebration

Ostaig

Left, students who graduated from Sabhal Mòr Ostaig

Gap-year Isabelle is Student of the Year

A Gaelic student, studying at Sabhal Mòr Ostaig on

Exciting times ahead for the Regent Hotel in Oban

’The old drawing room, which is nearly completed, will

Tenant for new Moorings at Malin House

New Thexible workspace, developed at the European Marine

New drive starts to bring young travellers to Oban

The seafood capital of Scotland is reeling in adventure

Islay distillery reveals plans for new visitor centre

Caol Ila Distillery opened its doors to local residents

Firm commissions new workboat

The Scottish Salmon Company (SSC) has commissioned

Appealing for your stories from First World War

Have you got a good local story from the First World

Some lived and died by the sword

It was good to read in The Oban Times recently that

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DISTRICT NEWS

Fort William Town Team met on Monday October 8 in the

Pupils’ pebble art shows how Fort William rocks

Lundavra Primary School pupils have been painting pebbles

Caol Conversations may lead to a better place

Members of the Caol community and Lochaber Community

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DISTRICT NEWS

▀ Kilninver Primary School Parent Council is raising

Victory lap for Kilbride spokesman

A 71-year-old retired seaman from Lerags Glen has raised

At random

I know from speaking to our reporter Kathie Griff ths

Campaign aims to boost tourism

The Heart and Soul of Scotland is a new campaign led

New dark skies festival launched

The first Hebridean Dark Skies Festival has been announced

Research atlas reveals west coast as cetacean hotspot

The West Coast is a global hotspot for cetaceans and

This week’s walks

The walk leader is to be contacted beforehand for meet-up

LEISURE &ENTERTAINMENT

Arts focus on rural homelessness

Guitarist wows in fringe finale

The final night at the Bookends festival is always

Glasgow Letter

An Lòchran have a new development off cer and I am

Big folk night is set for Benderloch

Folk legend Rab Noakes and Americana velvet vocalist

Jura Gathering

Next month the island of Jura, despite its small population

Shortlisted debut novel is gripping read for all ages

Sometimes it feels like young adult (YA) readers get

Western Isles prepares for Dìleab concerts

Plans are gaining momentum for the Dìleab concerts

Join The Big Quiz Night

Quiz lovers can enjoy a great night out and help raise

Lochaber fiddler’s musical road trip

A unique musical collaboration between Canada and Scotland

New fringe adds tofear factor at Faclan 2018

A new fringe programme will add to the excitement of

Next month sees launch of Gaelic Schools Debate 2018

The announcement of the preliminary rounds of the National

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Dunoon welcomes Royal National Mòd

Scotland’s biggest Gaelic cultural festival Am Mòd

Allan’s Mòd

GU H-IOMCHAIDH, agus mar a chithear anns a’ cholbh

James C McPhee Medal

Holly MacLean, age 15, Àrd-sgoil Thobar Mhoire (Tobermory

Robert’s Mòd

Sometimes there is more to competition than just winning.

Islay crowned choral winners

Còisir Òig Ghàidhlig Ìle, with conductor Arlene McKerrell

Sun, rain and 7,000 miles on a plane…

Dunoon Mòd gets off to a flying start

Results

Senior Piping, Ceòl Mòr (B360): Pìobaireachd, competitor’s

Teams pitch in with shinty and football

By 3pm on Saturday the weather had become decidedly

Lochaber meeting will focus on fluke

The eThective control of liver fluke in sheep will

Around the markets

Dalmally – United Auctions on Friday October 12 sold

Gordon Agri Scotland Ltd are newly appointed Zetor dealers

Gordon Agri Scotland Ltd are newly appointed Zetor

Dacia Sandero named best small hatchback in Honest John Satisfaction Index 2018

Dacia Sandero named best small hatchback in Honest

ANNOUNCEMENTS

GALLOWAY - Peacefully, at the home of her daughter

THOUGHT for the week

May my words and my thoughts be acceptable to you O

Allied health professionals focus on eye care

Allied health professionals play a vital role in the

Scotland boss Reid looks to extend winning run

New Scotland head coach Garry Reid is looking for his

SP T THE SHINTY BALL

We have removed the shinty ball from the photograph

Mother and son are just champion

Oban Bowling Club held its annual prize-giving on Saturday

Henry has the drive to succeed

He showed so much promise that they bent the rules

0Saints face tough tie in West of Scotland Cup

Oban Saints get this season’s West of Scotland Amateur

Camanachd Association announce Scotland’s first School of Shinty

Camanachd Association announce Scotland’s first School

Poor last round proves costly for MacIntyre

Oban golfer Robert MacIntyre travelled to China last

Oban defeat Helensburgh in Argyll derby match

Oban men faced Helensburgh 2s in their first Argyll

Results and fixtures

Last Saturday’s results: Premier Division - Alba Thistle

Craig’s high five as Lorne dump Loch Lomond at Glencruitten

Oban Lorne welcomed 12th placed Loch Lomond to Glencruitten

A life on the ocean waves

ATher a slightly delayed start due to weather disruptions

Tough tie for Oban side in West of Scotland Cup

Oban Saints get this season’s West of Scotland Amateur

Lochaber edge past Shawlands to go third

Shawlands’ forward pack proved a tough match for Lochaber

Wordsall wins squash club handicap tournament

The annual Lochaber Squash Club handicap competition

Spean take Lochaber schools triathlon gold

Nineteen primary schools from the Lochaber area entered

Poor last round proves costly for MacIntyre

Oban golfer Robert MacIntyre travelled to China last

Vale fire in eight as Fort toil in the pouring rain

Four goals either side of half time secured a comfortable

South Lochaber Thistle secure semi-final spot

South Lochaber Thistle fought their way into the semifinals

New Fort chairman aims to bring stability

Youth is the future of the Lochaber club

Joint plan for Coire Glas

SSE and Scottish Canals to form partnership for hydro scheme