Thought for the week

Ambulance staff at end of tether over conditions

AMBULANCE workers in the West Highlands are ‘very likely’ to

Tears of joy as missing dog is found

A WEE dog that was missing for more than 10

Claims of bullying aboard ships

BELEAGUERED staff members who are ‘sick of a bullying culture’

One million steps and 500 miles...

STAFF at The Oban Times are putting their sore feet

Whirlwind return for Miss Hoolie

A DECADE after hit children’s TV show Balamory came to

Music project secures fourth successive year of funding

A PARENT-LED music project on Mull has just been awarded

SWI presentation is a real beauty

Kilbrandon SWI (Seil) welcomed speaker Elaine Smith to its February

Postal votes for crofting elections

POSTAL voting packs for the four contested constituencies in the

Rural Watch is set to combat crime

A NEW crime prevention scheme which has been developed for

Livestock worrying reaches new high

THE Highlands and Islands saw the highest number of livestock

Rescued otter cubs are returned to the wild

TWO otter cubs have been successfully released on the Isle

Deer survey’s triple helicopter treat

DALMALLY children were treated to an unexpected half-term spectacle, when

Teenager is fined after cocaine is discovered in vehicle

A 19-YEAR-OLD man from Lerags was fined £500 for being

Mum opts to fight fires after her own emergency

A YOUNG mum was inspired to become a full-time firefighter

Driver hurtled along at 127mph with child in car

A MAN who was caught travelling towards Oban at 127mph

Attempted house breaking

BETWEEN 8.30am on Saturday February 18 and 5pm on Monday

Vehicle seized after checks

A CAR was stopped by police for a routine check

Theft of mountain bike from garden

SOME time between Tuesday and Wednesday, February 21 and 22,

Two held over abusive behaviour

ABOUT 5pm on Wednesday February 22, following a report of

Wing mirrors stolen from car

parked in Shore Street, Oban, had two non-standard wing mirrors

Two men detained and charged

ON THE A816, on the outskirts of Oban, at about

Vehicle seized and man charged

Monday February 27, at 9.40am, a car was stopped by

Theft of wooden fence boards

BETWEEN February 6 and 20, a quantity of wooden fence

At Random

I WAS very pleased last week to be asked to

Call for new layby to let bus stop safely at cemetery

CALLS for an area at Pennyfuir cemetery to be turned

Lifeboat called twice in a day

THE volunteer crew of Oban lifeboat was called out twice

What’s happening at Oban Phoenix Cinema – Jennie Larney

NOW that the Oscars are over and movie fans the

Disabled drivers gifted £500 by Rotary

OBAN Rotary Club recently handed over a cheque for £500

Councillor withdraws storage application

A NORTH Connel councillor has withdrawn an application to legally

Leader promises a budget for security, stability and success

BUDGET SPECIAL: All the key decisions and how they will impact residents

Additional homes are approved

AN APPLICATION to build three more houses at Barran, Kilmore,

Luxury spa set to open at Balloch

200 SVS, Glasgow’s deluxe conference and events venue, has announced

Oban Bay pontoon saga – we’ve been here before

This week, The Oban Times’ resident(Gaelic: old woman and, by experience, often a storyteller) discovers Boats in the Bay is not a new plan

The stag who shot the stalker

MAR LODGE Estate, near Braemar on Royal Deeside, has hunting

Householders’ fury over new £30 brown bin collection fee

HOUSEHOLDERS who want their garden waste collected will have to

Banavie youngsters all smiles on Pancake Day

BANAVIE youngsters celebrated Shrove Tuesday this week by cooking, eating

First notice of alloy wheel plant plans

THE HIGHLAND Council has noted a Proposal of Application Notice

Fears over Oban zebra crossing

THE ZEBRA crossing on Soroba Road, installed when a supermarket

Community bus given £9,100 to secure service

THE FUTURE of the Ulva Ferry Community Bus on the

GMB union appeals for help to protect jobs of whisky workers

WHISKY workers’ union the GMB is urging the UK government

Islay RNLI races to aid of stricken fishing vessel

THE ISLAY RNLI volunteer lifeboat crew was called to the

Argyll elderly targeted in scam

POLICE Scotland is warning members of the public to be

Oban man jailed for knife attack in street

A MAN has been jailed for two years for a

Dalmally farmer impaled lorry with bale spike

A DALMALLY farmer has been fined £500 for impaling a

Council sees red

THE TRAFFIC lights at Oban High School are still causing

Project delivers IT skills to schools

MORE than 1,000 primary school pupils in Argyll and Bute

Argyll is virtually a click away

RECENT research shows that 60 per cent of searches for

Weekly walks in Lochaber

Meeting point for these walks is the car park at

Lotto cash secured for geo heritage project

SCOTLAND’S Earth Heritage will be celebrated during the Year of

Benmore’s Annie is GetOutside champion

ARGYLL adventurer Annie Lloyd-Evans is one of 30 people selected

Walking your way to healthier lifestyle

A PROJECT to encourage more people to take up walking

First staff taken on for new Skye plant

MARINE HARVEST has started appointing staff for its new fish

Island groups take a share of £10 million climate fund

COMMUNITY groups on Skye and Eigg have received a share

Talented youngsters honoured at FilmG awards

HIGHLANDS and Islands entrants swept the board at the ninth

MSP meets with EE representatives over controversial mast plans

A SKYE MSP and representatives from mobile phone giant EE

Shoppers urged to sign up to project

MALLAIG community groups are encouraging shoppers to sign up for

Islanders get say on parliament

ISLE of Skye residents have been invited to have their

Jobs secured as buyout saves firm from brink

A LEWIS-BASED company which was on the brink of administration

Highlands and Islands Enterprise to retain independent board

A REPORT into Scotland’s enterprise and skills agencies has said

Work to start on new town roundabout

WORK to install a new roundabout in Fort William is

School Fairtrade coffee morning

ST COLUMBA’S RC Primary School is holding a Fairtrade coffee

Annual accordion and fiddle event goes down a storm

MUSIC enthusiasts and friends gathered for an annual dinner dance

Anger grows over plan to axe Sunday bus service

ALMOST 250 people have signed a petition demanding a national

Climber in fatal fall is identified

A 25-YEAR-OLD man who died in the Cairngorms has been

New Fort William family centre

THE FIRST phase of a project to establish a new

NHS Highland funding boost

NHS Highland is to receive an additional £9.4 million in

Car park move costs drink driver £1,000 fine and one-year ban

A MAN who moved his car from one parking space

New youth group opens in Ballachulish

YOUNGSTERS in Ballachulish are doing their bit to tackle things

Charity shops struggling to recruit Fort volunteers

A FORT WILLIAM charity shop manager is appealing for volunteers,

Re-Act refugee group’s appeal

A LOCHABER charity has sent more than 1,000 aid packages

Top class digital pupils

KINLOCHLEVEN Primary School has gained national digital school status for

Transports boss on awards shortlist

A Fort William based business leader has been shortlisted in

WHAT’S ON

A WORLD Day of Prayer service will take place tomorrow,

A861 crash driver was on wrong side of road

A MAN has lost his driving licence for two years

Elaine a step closer to nursing dream

A CAOL woman with aspirations of being a nurse has

Once-in-a=-lifetime chance to get road upgrade right

A ROADS campaign group fears Transport Scotland is under-estimating the

Court told youngsters bit and threatened to kill officers

TWO YOUNG people who bit police officers and threatened to

Spotlight on apprentices

COMHAIRLE nan Eilean Siar is hosting a series of events

Supermarket bag charge funds boost Kinlochleven trust

KINLOCHLEVEN Community Trust (KCT) has been awarded £1,000 from Tesco

Nevis Bakery has expansion plans

FORT WILLIAM-BASED Nevis Bakery has applied to extend its commercial

Council website embraces emoji

PEOPLE looking for shortcuts to their most used pages on

Helping teachers help their pupils

A PIONEERING project led by BT and the British Computing

Ambulance staff at end of tether over conditions

AMBULANCE workers in the West Highlands are ‘very likely’ to

Tears of joy as missing dog is found

A WEE dog that was missing for more than 10

One million steps and 500 miles...

STAFF at The Oban Times are putting their sore feet

Whirlwind return for Miss Hoolie

A DECADE after hit children’s TV show Balamory came to

Fears over Oban zebra crossing

THE ZEBRA crossing on Soroba Road, installed when a supermarket

Community bus given £9,100 to secure service

THE FUTURE of the Ulva Ferry Community Bus on the

Barcaldine firm lands major order

BARCALDINE firm Fusion Marine has hailed a major order for

Glenorchy and Innishail

GROUPS are being encouraged to apply to Glenorchy and Innishail

Taynuilt

MEMBERS of the Taynuilt branch of the Scottish Women’s Institute

Seil

FOLLOWING the success of the ‘200 years of an island

Argyll and Bute

TIME is running out for community projects in Argyll and

Mull

MULL civil engineers TSL Contractors has won ‘The Fastest Growing

Campbeltown

A CAMPBELTOWN community nurse has been selected for a special

Argyll charity needs help to ship urgent first aid supplies to Gambia

AN ARGYLL charity has launched an appeal to help ship

Talking politics

WELL, here we are, almost two months into 2017 and

Kilmore

THE FEBRUARY meeting of Kilmore SWRI was held on February

Pupils learn about emergency services

THIRD-YEAR pupis from Ardnamurchan High School who are taking the

Corpach

CORPACH in Colour is looking for volunteers to take on

Ullapool

A HIGHLAND community trust has received a cash windfall to

Loch Arkaig

SALES of an artisan gin are raising cash to conserve

Arisaig

A NEW adventure play ground on Arisaig playing field moved

Fort Augustus

A FORT AUGUSTUS businessman has been shortlisted for a top

Kinlochleven

KINLOCHLEVEN Community Trust (KCT) has been awarded £1,000 from Tesco

Highlands

ENVIRONMENTAL charity Keep Scotland Beautiful is calling for Highland communities

Wester Ross

ONE of the top accolades for any quality garden is

Singer returns to Highland roots

A ‘MESMERISING’ musician is going back to her roots as

Young people urged to vote

TWO PEOPLE tasked with helping to give young people from

The oban times

The story on page three of this week’s Oban Times

Days gone by – stationmaster retires

This great photograph was handed into The Oban Times anonymously

Macphail

RECORDING studios are mysterious places to most people, and to

Social media

The news that Rowan, the wee dog lost for 10

Islands need serious road improvements

With CalMac boasting about the number of passengers on its

Beachd Ailein

MARATHAGACHBLIADHNA a’ dol seachad tha beatha làitheil a’ mhòr-shluaigh ga

Garden

March brings some sunny days to tempt gardeners back into

Get your boat backin the water

Old antifouling can be really dificult to remove, but if

New manager and new code of practise for busy Oban Bay

THE NEW Oban Bay harbour manager, veteran seaman Paul Jennings,

Top folk band heads for Oban

A QUARTET of Scotland’s best folk musicians are coming to

Realistic medicine

Earlier this week the Scottish Chief Medical Officer announced a

Early-bird tickets for Bowfest

THE BEST of the West Festival of music, art, crafts,

Ceol nan Coisir sets scene for Mód

Gaelic singers from all over the Highlands and Islands met

Glasgow Letter

Tomorrow (Friday March 3) is going to be a great

Early farmers of Kilmartin led the way in agriculture

The Lorn Archaeological and Historical Society were delighted to welcome

Spring Home &

Winter may seem to still have Argyll in its icy

Backwoodsman

This is perhaps one of our best purchases ever. Many thanks for your help and advice so freely given

Spring Home

From windows that sparkle to a clutter-free garage, spring is

NFUS leaders hold talks with rural affairs minister

NFU Scotland’s new leadership team met Scotland’s Cabinet Secretary for

Study shows rise in cases of lungworm

FEEDBACK from cattle farmers during the 2016 grazing season suggests

Online tool for trees

AN ONLINE tool that helps land managers get the right

Call for Plover award

AN AWARD for innovative management of moorland is now open

Scotland home buyers down three per cent in fourth quarter

Home buyers borrowed £2.2bn for house purchase, down 0.5 per

BLACKWOOD

- Peacefully, at the Mid Argyll Hospital, after a short

FAITHFULL

(née Crawford). Joan, (Eskbank and Tormore, Isle of Mull). Peacefully

JAMIESON

James (Jimmy) Jamieson, left us, suddenly but peacefully, on February

McTAGGART

- Peacefully at Raigmore Hospital on February 22, 2017, Hilda

STEWART

Mr Peter Brian Stewart of Kinvara, 8 West Drive, Ardbrecknish,

BURTON

GRANT

In loving memory of my dear father and our grandpa

JOHNSTONE

In loving memory of Bob, dearest husband, dad, grand-dad and

KIRSOP

– Loving memories of Robert who passed away on March

MACDONALD

25 years since you left us Every day in some

MACKINNON

In loving memory of our parents, grandparents and great grandparents,

MACLEAN

special memories of Calum a much loved husband, who died

MACLEOD

MACVICAR

- (MacInnes) Christina (Teena). In loving memory of my devoted

MATHESON

In loving memory of John (Jakey), who died March 3,

MATHESON

– In loving memory of our dad John Matheson, who

SHANKS

– Jimmy. Cherished memories of our much loved husband and

WANT

In loving memory of our dear sister, aunt and great-aunt,

Obituary – Peter Angus Ross

The funeral of Peter Angus Ross took place in Glasgow

Retiral leads to change in parishes

Monsignor Thomas Wynne will be retiring from his priesthood at

BROWN

- Elizabeth, previously of Kilmallie Road, Caol, died February 26,

Mull defeat Oban in penalty shootout

OBAN Hockey Club’s annual indoor tournament took place last Sunday

Trials success for Euan

TRIALS rider Euan Sim, eight, from Taynuilt, recently attended the

Spotlight on Taynuilt badminton star

HARRY Mobey is an elite Scottish junior badminton player and

West Shield semi-final on Saturday

OBAN Lorne welcome familiar opponents Carrick RFC on Saturday in

Kevin is just champion

KEVIN Douglas was crowned the winner of the first annual

Friendlies fall foul of the weather

WITH the new shinty season imminent, clubs are making their

No Ark required as Saints march into Marshall Cup quarter finals

LAST Saturday at Cowan Park, Barrhead Oban Saints booked their

Saints play for place in Scottish Cup quarter final

THIS Saturday Oban Saints face their biggest test of the

Oban Saints youth results and fixtures

Dumbarton United 14, Under 13s 0. Under 14s v Broomhill,

Over-35s indoor league

RECENT results from the Over-35s indoor league held at Atlantis

Householders’ fury over new £30 brown bin collection fee

HOUSEHOLDERS who want their garden waste collected will have to

Banavie youngsters all smiles on Pancake Day

BANAVIE youngsters celebrated Shrove Tuesday this week by cooking, eating

First notice of alloy wheel plant plans

THE HIGHLAND Council has noted a Proposal of Application Notice

Green light for 12 High Street flats

AN APPLICATION to build 12 new affordable flats in Fort

Phoenix boxer retains Scottish title

LOCHABER Phoenix boxing club’s Cameron Whyte successfully retained his Scottish

Prizewinners at Spean

Golf

Railway club lift HUD Cup

HOSTS Fort William railway club won the HUD cup from

Runners gear up for end of winter league

LOCHABER athletics club penultimate winter league race took place at

Alleycats can’t be caught

10-pin bowling

lottery numbers

WINNING numbers for the Caol Community Centre Bingo Lotto on

League results

RESULTS from Week 15 of the indoor league: Nevis Range

Fort league game called off

FORT William’s weekend home Highland League game against Rothes was