Tesco boss urges groups to sign up for free food

Fury over airport oil depot

RESIDENTS of a travellers’ site near Oban have slammed the

Excitement as Marines drop in

THERE was great excitement this week at Rockfield Joint Campus

Plan to ‘name and shame’ dropped

A PLAN to ‘name and shame’ non-payment of fixed penalties

Mull road closed for a fortnight

THE B8035 on Mull was closed on Monday at Knock

Views sought on Gaelic funding

ARGYLL and Bute Council has been successful in securing Scottish

SAMS will lead Arctic project

DUNBEG-BASED Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS) is set to

New care complex welcomed

HEALTH board officials and members of a project board met

Lifeboat transfers patient from Mull

OBAN lifeboat was launched on Saturday January 21 to assist

Island’s business hit hard by late summer timetable

A DELAY in publishing Calmac’s summer timetable has cost Islay

Rare gull settles in Kintyre

READER Nick Fletcher of the Argyll Hotel at Bellochantuy in

Piers and harbour study is launched

ARGYLL and Bute Council launched a consultation on fees and

Development consultation

WESTERN Isles Council has published its plans for local development

Hugh Smith’s letter from Islay

STANDING surrounded by woodland north-east of Port Ellen is the

Opposition MSPs hail victory in vote to save board of HIE

SCOTTISH Government plans to abolish the board of Highlands and

Sky lantern ban is on the cards

A MOTION to ban sky lanterns and helium balloons is

TV take on rural housing

A NEW four-part series on BBC ALBA examines the dramatic

Council’s planning committee fails to make decision on Tiree beach hut – once again

THE FATE of a controversial Tiree beach hut, built at

Plan to increase summer service to Tiree and Barra takes flight

LOGANAIR is to increase services from Glasgow to Tiree and

POLICE FILES

TWO men were arrested following an altercation outside the Corran

Barcaldine fishery plan revealed

PLANS for a £35 million salmon hatchery at Barcaldine have

Businesses warned of VAT scam

ARGYLL and Bute Council’s Trading Standards team is warning local

Whisky feis this summer

OBAN, home to one of Scotland’s most venerated distilleries, is

Cab drivers refuse to hike fares

ARGYLL’S taxi drivers have refused to increase their fares for

Rockfield Centre gets cash windfall

THE Rockfield Centre in Oban has been granted development funding

Mòd date announced

THE Oban Provincial Mod 2017 will take place on Friday

At Random

THERE is a modern verbal simile gaining traction that refers

Hands off Glen Etive, say mountain lovers

MOUNTAINEERS have called on Highland Council to reject a bid

Special day aims to raise awareness of young carers

WHAT do you want to be when you grow up?

O’Hara pledges commitment to memorial day

ARGYLL and Bute MP Brendan O’Hara signed the Holocaust Educational

Investment in extra teachers praised

THE Scottish Government announcement that there will be an extra

Council makes ambitious bids for around £10 million of funding

AMBITIOUS plans to secure £10 million of funding were presented

McCaig to turn purple in support of WASPI campaign

MCCAIG’S Tower will turn purple this weekend in order to

Uist campaign blasts delay over storm deaths inquiry

THE Crown Office has apologised for taking more than 10

Cancer charity aims to make women Look Good Feel Better

Beauty specialist Clare Abbott explains why LGFB is now working at the Lorn and Islands Hospital

SAMS has leading role in Arctic research project

SCOTLAND is set to lead the UK’s Arctic research over

Meet the Cairns

Lisa is so excited to hear this news at long

Art project lands £50,000

A COMMUNITY art studio supporting schools across Lochaber has received

Hedgehogs cool for Caol

Caol school primary one pupils have been busy working on

Schools could get ‘cluster’ head teacher

MONEY-SAVING plans aimed at saving rural schools from potential closure

Road crossing campaign steps up after yet another near miss

A DISABLED woman who received ‘another terrible fright’ as she

Caol children become the hi-tech teachers

PRIMARY seven pupils at Caol have been taking a turn

Carbon emissions rise in Lochaber

IT MIGHT come as a surprise to learn that carbon

Parents campaign for special swimming classes

‘POSITIVE talks’ are under way between Lochaber Autism Support Group

POLICE FILES

THERE has been an increase in housebreakings throughout the Lochaber

2017 shortlist announced

FilmG, the national Gaelic short film competition, has announced this

Art project lands £50,000

A COMMUNITY art studio supporting schools across Lochaber has received

Hedgehogs cool for Caol

Caol school primary one pupils have been busy working on

Union blasts ambulance shortage

A TRADE union says immediate support is needed for ambulance

Schools could get ‘cluster’ head teacher

MONEY-SAVING plans aimed at saving rural schools from potential closure

Homeless youth charity lands £15,000 cash boost

A CHARITY which helps homeless young islanders can look forward

Young people show how to lead the way

PORTREE Active Schools is encouraging youngsters in the area to

Finlay sails off to a deserved retirement

A CALMAC services manager from Lewis has hung up his

Opposition MSPs hail victory in vote to save board of HIE

SCOTTISH Government plans to abolish the board of Highlands and

Highlands and Islands to the fore in film awards

THE Highlands and Islands were well represented in the FilmG

Road crossing campaign steps up after yet another near miss

A DISABLED woman who received ‘another terrible fright’ as she

Caol children become the hi-tech teachers

PRIMARY seven pupils at Caol have been taking a turn

Carbon emissions rise in Lochaber

IT MIGHT come as a surprise to learn that carbon

Parents campaign for special swimming classes

‘POSITIVE talks’ are under way between Lochaber Autism Support Group

POLICE FILES

THERE has been an increase in housebreakings throughout the Lochaber

WHAT’S ON

SPEAN Bridge Golf Club will hold its annual general meeting

Varied role is dedicated to protecting vulnerable adults

THE OBAN TIMES, together with NHS Highland, is running a

Tree dilemma is a rum doo

THE Highland Council is to leave its Christmas tree on

Speeding motorists snared in campaign

AN INCREASE in road policing between Spean Bridge and Roy

Flu vaccinations should be as soon as possible

PEOPLE at risk of flu are urged to get their

View from the Chamber

LOCHABER Chamber of Commerce is in the process of developing

Community members eager to demonstrate people power

PLANS for a new association with the ambition of enhancing

Kind-hearted children send ‘bags of love’ to youngsters in war zone

PRIMARY 2/3 at Lundavra Primary School is sending ‘bags of

Chemistry workshop is a hit with students

LAST week chemistry pupils from Lochaber High School took part

Mental health staff given specialist training

MENTAL health professionals from across NHS Highland will attended specialist

Hospital receives positive report

THE Healthcare Environment Inspectorate (HEI) has today (January 18) published

Fury over airport oil depot

RESIDENTS of a travellers’ site near Oban have slammed the

Excitement as Marines drop in

THERE was great excitement this week at Rockfield Joint Campus

Mull road closed for a fortnight

THE B8035 on Mull was closed on Monday at Knock

Views sought on Gaelic funding

ARGYLL and Bute Council has been successful in securing Scottish

SAMS will lead Arctic project

DUNBEG-BASED Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS) is set to

Tesco boss urges charitable groups to sign up for free food

OBAN’S Tesco store is appealing for more local charities and

Sky lantern ban is on the cards

A MOTION to ban sky lanterns and helium balloons is

TV take on rural housing

A NEW four-part series on BBC ALBA examines the dramatic

Council’s planning committee fails to make decision on Tiree beach hut – once again

THE FATE of a controversial Tiree beach hut, built at

Plan to increase summer service to Tiree and Barra takes flight

LOGANAIR is to increase services from Glasgow to Tiree and

POLICE FILES

TWO men were arrested following an altercation outside the Corran

Barcaldine fishery plan revealed

PLANS for a £35 million salmon hatchery at Barcaldine have

Oban

OBAN and District Classic Vehicle Club has donated a total

Bowmore

A BOWMORE charity has received a grant of £4,560 from

Mull and Iona

PRIMARY school pupils from Mull and Iona were challenged by

Minister confirms visit to Isles

WESTERN Isles MP Angus MacNeil met Secretary of State for

National park shortlisted for top award

LOCH Lomond and the Trossachs has been shortlisted for the

Colonsay

A NEW distillery on the Isle of Colonsay expects to

Kilninver

SESAME Street’s cookie monster, aka Kilninver Primary School janitor Lee

Kilbrandon

KILBRANDON SWI welcomed book-folding expert Julie Green (Buttercup Green) to

Lament for an old deer-hunter gored to death by antlered stag

WHAT Cairn Toul is to the Cairngorms, Sgurr Dhomhnuill is

Acharacle

ACHARACLE Primary School is collecting plastic bottles in its latest

Strontian

A LOCHABER community has said it is pleased to see

Glengarry

The Highland Council indicated to the community council that the

Minister confirms visit to Isles

WESTERN Isles MP Angus MacNeil met Secretary of State for

Kinlochleven

Emma MacFatridge, Ashleigh Carson and Dani Taylor with a cheque

Students show social responsibility

SOCIALLY-M I N DE D students have opted to support

Spean Bridge

THE Smiddy House in Spean Bridge has been awarded two

Lochaber

COMMUNITY members took a walk down memory lane in a

Lament for an old deer-hunter gored to death by antlered stag

WHAT Cairn Toul is to the Cairngorms, Sgurr Dhomhnuill is

The Obain Times & WEST HIGHLAND TIMES

Following on from the council’s approval of an oil depot

Days gone by – the 1980s

Two of the Oban Times staff were tasked with reminding

Macphail

THE double-edged sword of being born into an ethnic group

Social media

Our report last week that Argyll and Bute roads are

An open letter to the transport minister

I write on behalf of myself, the directors and business

Beachd Ailein

AN-DÈ AGUS THAR LÀITHEAN gach taobh dheth, tha daoine air

Your letters

THE EDITOR welcomes letters of approximately 300 words in length

The Oban Times WEST HIGHLAND TIMES

As we report today, there is a genuine issue of

Days gone by – the 1980s

Two of the Oban Times staff were tasked with reminding

The power of song

THE double-edged sword of being born into an ethnic group

Social media

Our report last week that Argyll and Bute roads are

An open letter to the transport minister

I write on behalf of myself, the directors and business

Beachd Ailein

AN-DÈ AGUS THAR LÀITHEAN gach taobh dheth, tha daoine air

Your letters

THE EDITOR welcomes letters of approximately 300 words in length

Oban Gaelic choir delights ceilidh audience

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Empowerment through industry

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

CHEF PROFILE

Head Chef Robert McKillop joined Loch Leven Hotel earlier in

School pipe band to join Skerryvore for 2017 Oban Live

Oban High School (OHS) Pipe Band will join trad-rock artists

Why Edwin Morgan’s scrapbooks remain inaccessible in a digital world

The creation of a digital collection of the unpublished work

Seil panto brings the Bogeyman to life

The Bogeyman of Balvicar, Seil Drama Group’s third production, takes

A’ cur ’s a’ Buain

Listings for Thursday 26 January – Thursday 2 February 2017

Glasgow Letter

In the preface to this year’s Celtic Connections programme, Artistic

An Lanntair hosts LGBT+ festival

Creative hub An Lanntair in Stornoway is participating in Lesbian

Dinnae waste a morsel this Burns Night

As planning gets under way for Scotland’s annual celebration of

WOMEN in business

FORGET about waiting on a glass slipper, women are shattering

Lochaber farmer is set to open his gates

FORT WILLIAM beef and sheep farmer Chris Cameron, of Strone

Top politicians join packed NFUS event programme

THE leader of the Scottish Conservatives, Ruth Davidson MSP, has

Around the markets

Caledonian Marts sold 418 store hoggets, feeding ewes and cast

BEATH -

Suddenly at home, on Tuesday, January 17, 2017, Ian (Andrew),

MACVEAN

Peacefully at her home, Dalvore, Kilmichael Glassary, on January 21,

McLUCKIE

- On Monday January 23, 2017, at The Queen Elizabeth

ROSS

(Kincraig). Peacefully at home on January 22, 2017. Donnie Ross,

EDWARDS

In loving memory of our Mum and Granny Mary Bell,

KERR

- Remembering our father, father-in-law, papa and great-papa Willie, who

KIRSOP

John, sadly passed away January 25, 2007, steadfast husband, inspirational

MACCOLL

In loving memory of our mum Margaret, who passed away

MACCONNACHER

Treasured memories of May, a devoted wife, mum, gran and

MACDONALD

Precious memories of David Hepburn (Davie), who passed away on

MACFARLANE

Treasured memories of a much loved sister and aunt, Peggy

MACKELLAR

Violet. In loving memory of my dear mum who passed

McCOMBIE

In loving memory of a dear father, father-in-law, granddad and

POULTON

Treasured memories of my dad Chris, who died January 30,

RUSSELL

Treasured memories of my dear wife Mary died on January

RUSSELL

Treasured memories of our dear mum and nana Mary who

RUSSELL

Treasured memories of our dear mum and nana, Mary who

SMITH

Precious memories of Angus, a much loved father, father-in-law and

Obituary – George Patrick Campbell Fox March 17, 1938 – January 6, 2017

STRONTIAN has lost one of the area’s best-loved characters, George

Thought for the week

‘If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just

Six of the best as Saints overrun Port Glasgow OBU

‘If I had any criticism it would be that we have to be more clinical in front of goals’

Abigail named in women’s Six Nations squad

FORMER Oban High School pupil Abigail Evans has been named

Robert reaches last four of Australian championship

OBAN golfer Robert MacIntyre came close to reaching another prestigious

Mactavish, Sutherland, Bullough and Strathdearn Cup draws made

THE DRAWS for the RBS MacTavish Cup, Aberdein Considine Sutherland

MARTIAL RTS

Brazilian jiujitsu (BJJ) is a martial art, combat sport system

Lewis youngster represents Scotland at Pan Celtic Cross Country in Cardiff

LEWIS athlete, Connor Maclean, 19, was the first male islander

New Year goes off with a bang at Dunoon Clay Target Club

THE NEW Year went off with a bang in all

Join Team Stroke at the Edinburgh Marathon

THE STROKE Association has guaranteed places for this year’s Edinburgh

The Patersons of Beauly – Centenary Reflections

ON THUSDAY February 9 at 7.30pm. The Patersons Of Beauly

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Oban Saints under-16s reached the quarter final of the Central

Green Machine lose to Carrick

With two games in hand on the teams above them Oban will be confident of climbing the table in their remaining four league fixtures

Friendly fixtures for Under-16s

OBAN Lorne Under-16s hosted Argyll rivals Kintyre and Highland visitors

Oban Saints youth results and fixtures

IT WAS a good weekend for Oban Saints with all

Scottish AFL results and fixtures

LAST Saturday’s fixtures: West of Scotland Cup, fifth round-Lochgilphead Red

Saints Under-15s to visit St Mirren

OBAN Saints Under-15s have no game this weekend so the

Refereeing appointment

LOCHGILPHEAD referee Jimmy Litster will take charge of the Scottish

Mechanics rev it up in the second half and put Fort to the sword

A SECOND half defensive collapse saw the Fort hand Saturday’s

Esmond wins Leanachan race

SOME 59 runners finished the Leanachan race on Sunday, a

Sisters keep it in the family

A LOCHABER sister duo have been selected for a Highland

Heavy defeat for Lochaber

LOCHABER played their first game in two months on Saturday

Swimmers announce big improvements

LOCHABER Leisure Centre swimmers have announced their big improvements of

British Legion lead handicap division

AFTER week nine of the Lochaber Building supplies 10 pin

Club lottery numbers

THE WINNING lotto numbers for the Kilmallie lottery for the

Recent results

RESULTS from Week 11: Inverlochy 4, Ballatasaray 6; The Young