Limited tickets left for Scottish Ballet show in Oban

Two-year-olds among hidden young carers in North Argyll

TWO-YEAR-OLDS could be among hundreds of hidden young

A marriage made on Mull

HAPPY couple Jacqui and Jason Flather, left, were married

Teenagers praised for helping injured woman

A GROUP of Oban teenagers has been praised after helping

Glen Creran appeal rejected

PLANS to build a sand and gravel quarry at Glasdrum

Iolaire group given charity cash boost

Taqa Cormorant Alpha Platform Charity Fund has presented

Public given their say on transport

ISLAND communities will have the opportunity to have

CalMac ferry woes continue after repair complications

COMPLICATIONS during the repairs to the propulsion

Leverburgh takes delivery of new £2 million lifeboat

LEVERBURGH RNLI has welcomed its brand-new Shannon-class

Misaks visit Mull, Eigg and Skye

COMMUNITY leaders from the indigenous Misak people

Numbers have to be capped for 10k and half-marathon

TIREE’S 10k and half-marathon race has been oversubscribed

A taste of a nip around Islay

ONE of the rarest blended malts in the world, created

Cycling sisters are off to royal wedding

CYCLING sisters Kerry and Kirsty MacPhee from South

First for Oban as Rockfield Centre launches share scheme

A COMMUNITY share scheme will be launched this summer

Kitchen Garden asks court for firm to be wound up

THE OWNERS of Oban’s Kitchen Garden have handed a legal

Angus Macleod memorial lecture

THIS year’s Angus Macleod memorial lecture will take

The Oban Times becomes principal sponsor of Am-Am

THE OBAN Times has become the principal sponsor of

Bridge crash lorry driver fined £1,000

A DRIVER who hit the Connel Bridge with his lorry,

Thieving carer sentenced to 200 hours unpaid work

A CARER who stole jewellery from an 83-year-old woman

Sharing the good news on Ramsay Street

NEIGHBOURS fan and Oban Times reader Helen McNeill

POLICE FILES

with Sergeant Iain MacNicol

New Dunbeg homes could be ‘most inclusive’

IF PLANS for 300 new homes at Dunbeg stick to a code

Priorities outlined at Atlantis AGM

UPGRADED changing areas, new lights and modernised

Classic car drivers hit the road

OBAN car enthusiasts celebrated Drive It Day 2018 by

Lonan Drive house plan objections force hearing

A PLAN to build up to 44 more homes on Lonan Drive

Oban to host first Walk a Mile event

OBAN is to host its first major walk to help change

Volunteers brave weather to improve Oban garden

FOUR volunteers donned their waterproofs on Sunday

What’s on at The Rockfield Centre, Oban

ANOTHER jam-packed few weeks is on the cards at The

New parking charges delayed until signs arrive

OBAN’S new parking charges have been delayed until

Finally heading in the right direction

JUST as I was beginning to think things were warming

Care cuts could return says councillor

SOME of the savage cuts to Argyll and Bute’s health

New funding for Gaelic dictionary

THE SCOTTISH Government has announced a £2.5 million

Euan’s Guide backers gather to promote tourism initiative

BUSINESSES and organisations backing a new initiative

Hebrides Cruises names vessel after daughter

THE OWNER of Hebrides Cruises has renamed one of his

Council finds way to save hut built for disabled family

COUNCILLORS found a way to approve a recreational hut

Inside Oban’s new £36m high school

AS PUPILS settled in to Oban’s new high school, The

Argyll College – Think AgainADVERTORIAL

You may think you have a good idea of what Argyll College

MSP takes up ferry issue with minister

LOCAL MSP Kate Forbes has written to Transport Minister

Harley Davidson bikers rumble through Lochaber

FORT William’s first Harley Davidson motorcycle rally

WHAT’S ON in Lochaber

□ Local crafts will be on sale at Duncansburgh MacIntosh

View from the Chamber

LOCHABER Chamber of Commerce, which represents all

Fort man in school roof stand-off

A SHERIFF heard this week how police officers spent

High Street is cleaned before busy summer

FORT William Town Team got to work on the High Street

Man fined £480 for hammer offence

A SHERIFF told a Kinlocheil man this week that a ‘very

Gallery breathes new life into mortuary

A NEWLY-OPENED art gallery has resurrected a former

Steering group formed for fund

NINETEEN Kinlochleven residents have volunteered to

Skye arts charity secures lottery funding AUDIENCES in Skye and

Skye arts charity secures lottery funding AUDIENCES

Skye Piping Society severs link with historic contest

THE SKYE Piping Society and the National Piping Centre

Wheely good effort helps Lewis pupil Connor

INCLUSION was the watchword when Point and Sandwick

Extra cash for crofters and farmers welcomed

SKYE MSP Kate Forbes has said the Scottish Government’s

New Gaelic primary school opens in Portree

PUPILS, parents and teachers celebrated the start of

Islanders to have say on new transport study

ISLAND communities will have the opportunity to have

Pupils impress at green energy expo

LOCHABER pupils presented their ideas to elected representatives

Delight is voiced as Caol play park contract awarded

IT IS now full steam ahead on the first phase of the

Retailers meet MSP over High Street

LOCHABER MSP Kate Forbes met members of the Fort William

Brownies back annual Connel village clean-up

The annual Connel village clean-up took place earlier

Forestry plan seeks public feedback

A NATURE trail for people with disabilities was just

Appin

APPIN SWI held its annual general meeting on Thursday

Taynuilt

STUDENTS from Michigan’s Alma College Choir will make

North Uist

THE AWARD-WINNING film by Mike Day The Islands and

Oban

AN ORGANISATION that helps with pain management will

Connel

FREE story, song and rhyme Bookbug Sessions for babies

Dalmally

TODAY, Thursday April 26, there’s a Knit & Natter

Loch Awe

FRIENDS of Saint Conan’s Kirk will present the young

Loch Lomond

A NUMBER of Argyll businesses recently exhibited at

Ardrishsaig

OBAN business TSL Contractors Ltd has been awarded

Inveraray

INVERARAY Castle has won an Award of Excellence based

@Law firm appoints new partners

FORT William law firm MacPhee & Partners has announced

At Random

I HAD an absolutely thrilling time on Saturday. My

Fort William

COMMUNITY councils across Lochaber are looking for

Lochaber

A NEW service to help rural communities in Lochaber

High school pupils get on their bikes

LOCHABER High School is encouraging children, teachers

Fort William law firm appoints new partners

FORT WILLIAM law firm MacPhee & Partners has announced

Spean Bridge, Roy Bridge and Achnacarry Community Council

SPEAN Bridge, Roy Bridge and Achnacarry Community Council

Morar River Bridge project complete

A BRIDGE maintenance project worth more than £1m on

MSP in committee reshuffle

LOCHABER MSP Kate Forbes will serve on the Scottish

More items from Roamer columns of 30 years ago

□ Have you seen the ‘ice-cream van convoy’ dotting

Ballyhennan remembered

A FEW weeks ago I visited a part of Argyll less familiar

Old oil depot to become Crinan heritage gateway

WORK has started to turn a derelict industrial site

Viewpoint

There are few more worrying stories of recent times

Days gone by – 1983

This week we turn the clock back to August 1983 and

MacPhail

LAST Monday, saw the new Gaelic- medium primary school

Social media

Following our report on the Advertising Standards Authority

Press policy

WE AT The Oban Times endeavour to ensure that all our

Mull will have £1m spent on its roads

In response to Sarah Palmer’s letter in (The Oban Times

HSCP chief offcer should stand down

The Caucus of Community Councils for Cowal unanimously

Islanders have been let down by CalMac

We on Islay are once again suffering disruptions to

Supporting people with Parkinson’s

This month marked World Parkinson’s Day. With more

Rhododendrons are unfairly maligned

Page 12 of the Lochaber Times and The Oban Times (April

Glorious displays are to be seen in Argyll

Your article (‘West Coast in bloom for rhododendron

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Days gone by – 1983

This week we turn the clock back to August 1983 and

MacPhail

LAST Monday, saw the new Gaelic- medium primary school

Social media

Following our report on the Advertising Standards Authority

Press policy

WE AT The Oban Times endeavour to ensure that all our

Mull will have £1m spent on its roads

In response to Sarah Palmer’s letter in (The Oban Times

HSCP chief offcer should stand down

The Caucus of Community Councils for Cowal unanimously

Islanders have been let down by CalMac

We on Islay are once again suffering disruptions to

Supporting people with Parkinson’s

This month marked World Parkinson’s Day. With more

Rhododendrons are unfairly maligned

Page 12 of the Lochaber Times and The Oban Times (April

Glorious displays are to be seen in Argyll

Your article (‘West Coast in bloom for rhododendron

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Big party weekend at Mull Music Festival

Mull Music Festival celebrated its 42nd birthday with

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On Saturday night, Ceòl is Craic are looking forward

Silver Chanter piping competition moves to Glasgow

The Skye Piping Society and the National Piping Centre

New single will benefit homeless charity

Singer-songwriter James McGarrity is set to release

Oban Unsigned winner is Lochaber waitress

Waitress Kathleen Robertson is this year’s winner of

Countdown is on for Oban’s 35th Highlands and Islands Music and Dance Festival.

Countdown is on for Oban’s 35th Highlands and Islands

The 35th Highlands and Islands Music and Dance Festival

The Highlands and Islands Music and Dance Festival

Volunteers are needed to ‘drive’ riding for disabled

MORE volunteers are needed to help cut a waiting list

Food waste feeds into environmental project

LOCHABER Environmental Group has launched a new project

Daily sailings all year on Loch Katrine vessels

THE steamship Sir Walter Scott and vessel Lady of the

THIS WEEK’S WALKS

The walk leader is to be contacted before hand for

Creamery turns sour for First Milk

WORKERS at Campbeltown and Arran creameries heard this

Next generation line up to take over bull sales

UNITED Auctions is putting an experienced team of rising

Around the markets

ISLAY – United Auctions held a collection of all classes

PEUGEOT 3008 SUV WINS GOLD IN CAR OF THE YEAR CATEGORY IN THE AUTO EXPRESS DRIVER POWER SURVEY

PEUGEOT 3008 SUV WINS GOLD IN CAR OF THE YEAR CATEGORY

Police wellbeing event raises healthy sums for charities

ARGYLL police officers attended a health and wellbeing

Thought for the week

A bruised reed He will not break, and a smouldering

Beaumont says Oban Sportive is the toughest he has ridden

Beaumont says Oban Sportive is the toughest he has

Euan leads British championship after success in the Isle of Man

Euan leads British championship after success in the

Oban Bowling Club offers free sessions

FOLLOWING Scotland’s bowling success in the Commonwealth

Oban’s Abi hopes to repeat history and win at Murrayfield

OBAN rugby player Abi Evans will be hoping to repeat

Tobermory rally driver wins Speyside Stages

MULL rally driver Alasdair Currie, 20, dominated the

Three-day celebration of tennis at Atlantis Leisure, Oban

Three-day celebration of tennis at Atlantis Leisure

Golf news

ISLE of Seil Golf Club members gathered at the home

Saints rev up to rattle Rolls Royce

A RARE goal from player/ manager Alex Craik sent Saints

MARTIAL SPORTS WITH IAIN RODGER

A junior tournament has been arranged for Saturday

MacTavish Cup holders suffer a scare before making it through to semi-finals

MacTavish Cup holders suffer a scare before making

Oban Lorne defeat Dumfries to win under-18 bowl final

OBAN Lorne Rugby Football Club welcomed Dumfries Saints

Green Machine suffer heavy defeat

OBAN Lorne travelled away from home to take on promotion

Ladies ready to make history on ‘Silver Saturday’

OBAN Lorne Ladies will look to make history on Saturday

Sunday league hosts annual festival

OBAN Sunday League hosts its annual football festival

Fort William concede 12 goals as Formartine cruise to victory

Fort William concede 12 goals as Formartine cruise

Mallaig out of Highland Cup at first attempt

MALLAIG Football Club’s first appearance in the Highland

Lochaber rugby star sets sights on African trip

YOUNG Lochaber rugby star Ryan Davies is a step closer

Basketball team unveils new sponsors

LOCHABER High School basketball players have been boosted

First jack thrown in new season

THE NEW season at Fort William Railway Bowling Club

10-pin bowling singles results

AFTER week three of the ten pin bowling singles leagues

Lochaber club lotteries

THIS week’s Fort William Golf Club lotto numbers were

Thistle put ten past North Kelvin

North Kelvin 0 South Lochaber Thistle 10 Spring Cup

Fire service moves to allay hydrant fears after blaze

EIGHT weeks after two homes were destroyed by a fire

Youngsters star at Glenfinnan for festival opener

Members of the Lochaber High School Brass Band opened

Six months’ curfew for Fort man

A FORT William man has had his liberty restricted after

Glen Creran quarry rejected

PLANS to build a sand and gravel quarry at Glasdrum