Tributes paid to Lochaber man

Tiree beach hut saved by appeal

A BEACH hut built by a surfing school at Balevullin

Appin Eva’s Cowal success

Highland dancer Eva MacColl from Appin was delighted

Hopes high over Glen Iosal future

COMMUNITY campaigners fighting to save Glen Iosal sheltered

Hugh Smith’s letter from Islay

THE ISLAND pulled out all the stops on August 23 when

Jura Rugby Club plays first game in 30 years

NEARLY three decades after its foundation, the Isle

CalMac appoints community board chairman

LEWIS businessman Angus Campbell has been appointed

Salmon escape from fish farm off Ulva

A SALMON escape has been reported from a fish farm

Crianlarich needs retained firefighters

THE SCOTTISH Fire and Rescue Service is appealing for

BELOW THE SURFACE AT SAMS

THE SCOTTISH Association for Marine Science (SAMS)

POLICE FILES

BETWEEN 10am and 3pm on Saturday August 26, a pair

Campaigners turn up the heat in bid to secure Billy’s release

Campaigners turn up the heat in bid to secure Billy’s

Dunbeg’s Murdo triumphs at Braemar Games

EIGHTEEN-YEAR-OLD Murdo Masterson from Dunbeg was crowned

Oban RNLI prize draw

OBAN RNLI fundraising volunteers will be in Tesco this

Disgust as human faeces found at Oban attractions

POPULAR areas in Oban are being used as a toilet as

Islay theft worth £88,000

THE theft of more than 1,000 beer kegs worth nearly

Single punch caused life-changing injuries

A SINGLE punch brought a 38-year-old man into court

Revamped dementia resource centre opens

THE recently refurbished Oban Dementia Resource Centre

Coastguard walk for Ali

A TEAM of volunteer coastguards from Oban will walk

Oban playpark pirate ship run aground in a swamp

THE ‘FANTASTIC’ pirate ship playpark at Atlantis Leisure

Oban Bay pontoons officially open for business

THE OBAN bay pontoons were officially opened last Thursday

Summer’s flown by but hopefully it’s not over yet

THAT’S us almost at the end of another summer which

Parking plan ‘shows lack of ambition’

THE COUNCIL’S planned changes to parking charges in

Concerns over exposed rock face

A 25-FOOT rock face in the middle of a residential

Time running out to sign Oban Times A85 petition

THERE is not much time left to show your support for

Man jailed over assault on former partner

A 33-YEAR-OLD man has been sent back to prison to complete

Rail disruptions

SCOTRAIL has announced that weekend trains will be

Hospital replacement timetable confirmed

NHS HIGHLAND has confirmed the replacement for the

All smiles at North Connel

Despite the year’s challenging weather, the number

Smelter firm reveals £170m Laggan wind farm plan

PLANS for a £170 million wind farm on land at Glenshero

WHAT’S ON

THE KILMALLIE Singers start their winter programme

Ancient Japanese martial art of Aikido is fighting fit in Lochaber

Ancient Japanese martial art of Aikido is fighting

Transport bosses pledge A82 road closures won’t impact Mòd

Transport bosses pledge A82 road closures won’t impact

New ferry board chief appointed

HIGHLANDS and Islands businessman Angus Campbell has

View from the Chamber

THIS week, Lochaber Chamber of Commerce CEO Lesley

MSP calls for ‘mass building’ of new houses in Lochaber

MSP KATE Forbes has welcomed proposals to build 400

Man arrested in connection with town theft

POLICE have charged a man in connection with a theft

Young school musicians pipe out season

LOCHABER Schools’ Pipe Band held its last street parade

Road crash probe unit for Fort ‘unlikely’

THE CHANCES of Fort William getting its own road accident

Acharacle’s budding legal eagle Charlie set to soar at Oxford

Acharacle’s budding legal eagle Charlie set to soar

Road operator’s wide load concern

ROADS operator BEAR Scotland has told The Lochaber

Island renewables meeting a success

COMHAIRLE nan Eilean Siar has described a meeting with

MSP explores possibility of ‘protected status’ for Skye

MSP explores possibility of ‘protected status’ for

Tourism group gets funding for full-time post

SKYECONNECT, the new destination management organisation

All hands on deck for RNLI’s Maritime Day

KYLE of Lochalsh RNLI hosts its Maritime day on Saturday

Projects share £290k cash windfall

COMMUNITY projects on the islands of Canna and Sanday

Staffin church repairs get lottery fund boost

Fund (HLF) has backed a project to bring a Staffin

Call for wild land protection

MOUNTAINEERING Scotland is calling for absolute protection

Anger grows over unofficial dump

FRUSTRATION is growing over the continued dumping of

Korean divers notch up a first for underwater centre

A DOZEN Korean commercial divers have obtained their

Purple bales put smiles on faces at Onich

ANGUS and Elaine Cameron’s croft at Onich is proving

Research centre staff step up with big care team donation

A FORT William care fund has received a generous donation

Public volunteers sought by NHS

NHS HIGHLAND wants to recruit public members to its

Town gets in the mood for Mòd

RENOWNED Gaelic singer, Mòd Gold Medallist and choir

Regain control of your electric heating

Partially upgrading a system of manual electric storage

Cowal

HEAVY rain caused chaos in Cowal recently with nine

Kilmun

A COMMUNITY group based in Kilmun has been crowned

Mid Argyll

A TRIO of athletes from Mid Argyll have been praised

Primary children name eagle chick

BUNESSAN Primary School has named a whitetailed sea

Easdale

THE Easdale branch of British Legion Scotland raised

Taynuilt Post Office under new ownership

AFTER Taynuilt Post Office sat on the market for three

Runners prepare for island’s marathon

RUNNERS in Islay are preparing for the annual marathon

Oban

MORE than 140 works of art by Oban and Lorn artists

At Random

THE new pontoons were officially opened at Oban’s North

New distillery gets ready for opening

RAASAY’S first legal whisky distillery will officially

Lottery cash boost for Sunart and Mull marine action group

Lottery cash boost for Sunart and Mull marine action

Lochaber pair cycle length of UK for charity

TWO Lochaber students have raised more than £5,000

RETRO Roamer

The Scottish Office’s delaying tactics regarding Aonach

Argyll and isles feature in 50th Doors Open Days

THE 50th national Doors Open Days was launched on Friday

MORVERN lines

IN 1973 an extraordinarily powerful play started touring

Viewpoint

Tobermory, and the wider community of Mull, will be

Days gone by – 1988

Les Horn from Onich emailed The Oban Times to say:

MacPhail

ON AUGUST 31, the Highlands and Islands of Scotland

Social media

The movement of an extra wide load through Oban last

LETTERS

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Viewpoint

There is no doubt Fort William is crying out for more

MacPhail

ON AUGUST 31, the Highlands and Islands of Scotland

Social media

The movement of an extra wide load through Oban last

Consistently opposed to warden cuts

Sir, I don’t often reply to letters written about myself

Residents’ views are being ignored

Regarding BEAR Scotland’s ill-conceived plans for improvements

It is the drivers who are dangerous

Sir, There is a lot of talk at the moment of the ‘Stay

What happened to pledge of police unit?

Sir, Should the A82 be closed with a major accident

Corran Ferry is a vital lifeline service

Sir, Is it not time the Highland Council stopped fantasising

Explaining economic madness of GERS

Sir, A nice simple way to understand Government Expenditure

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Public urged to support Scottish Food and Drink Fortnight this month

Public urged to support Scottish Food and Drink Fortnight

Autumn BRIDE Guide

On the beautiful west coast of Scotland, couples are

Ardanaiseig

Top romantic hotel saves the best for winter

Ardlamont House

Located in the Argyll countryside and close to Tighnabruaich

AP Taylor

AP Taylor is a family-run business that offers a friendly

Inveraray

Inveraray regeneration project putting the town’s best foot forward

Best of the West FESTIVAL

MUSIC, food and drink – the Best of the West will be

The George Hotel

WHETHER you are staying over, or just stopping in on

Living in the past

ECHOES of Inveraray’s murkier past have actually become

Your guide to Independent schools

WHY do parents send their children to independent schools

Gaelic Drama Trail stops by Oban High

As the Blas Festival of Highland culture gets into

OHS Pipe Band celebrate year with victory parade

Oban High School’s all-conquering pipe band marched

Glasgow Letter

Regrettably, I never met Norman MacLean (who passed

Sweaty Hugs at Bookends Festival

Prepare for ‘Sweaty Hugs’ at Benderloch’s Bookends

Malt OF THE month

I have started to run two of the rooms in my home as

Trials could bear fruit for Scotland

SCIENTISTS have been researching ways to produce food

Debate continues over treatment for pine weevil

A TINY bug is causing a huge debate within the UK forestry

Sea Eagle Shelly spotted in Sutherland

A MULL sea eagle that was fitted with a satellite as

KOB set sights on beating balsam

THE NEW ‘Keep Oban Beautiful’ (KOB) group donned their

THIS WEEK’S WALKS

The walk leader is to be contacted beforehand for meet

Dalmally is fitting end to show season

THE LAST and possibly the largest show of the summer

This Farming Life returns with Mull and Appin farmers in spotlight

This Farming Life returns with Mull and Appin farmers

Around the markets

Bullocks averaged 210ppkg selling to 236ppkg for a

S&S SERVICES

Supporting the people of Argyll for over 30 years

WHAT CAN YOU DO IF YOUR TENANT IS BREAKING THE TERMS OF TENANCY?

WHAT CAN YOU DO IF YOUR TENANT IS BREAKING THE TERMS

MacEwan hat-trick helps Saints safely through to second round

MacEwan hat-trick helps Saints safely through to second

Golf news

ANDREW McHardie won the Stableford finals at Glencruitten

Women’s shinty takes centre stage

SKYE Camanachd won the Marine Harvest Valerie Fraser

Oban Lorne lose close game to Garnock

OBAN Lorne kicked off the 2017/18 league season at

Cyclists gear up for Oban Sportive

THE ROTARY Club of Oban, working in partnership with

MacIntyre tees off in Walker Cup

OBAN golfer Robert MacIntyre will compete for Great

Scottish Amateur FL results and fixtures

LAST Saturday’s results - Scottish Amateur Cup first

Oban Saints youths’ results and fixtures

LAST weekend’s results - Under 13s no game; Under 14s

First point for fighting Fort William

FORT William finally got their Highland League campaign

Wild makes it eight in a row at Ben Nevis Race

WITH almost six minutes to spare, Lochaber Athletic

McCook runs in four tries as Lochaber crush Moffat

A NINE-TRY blitz saw Lochaber demolish a hapless Moffat

Fort golfer Robertson enjoys two wins in a week

A TIGHT two-person Texas Scramble took place at Fort

Lochaber club lottery numbers

THIS week’s Fort William Golf Club lotto numbers were

Hospital replacement timetable confirmed

NHS HIGHLAND has confirmed the replacement for the

Smelter firm reveals £170m Laggan wind farm plan

PLANS for a £170 million wind farm on land at Glenshero

Acharacle’s Charlie makes history with an Oxford first

IT IS just over nine hours by car from Acharacle to

Councillors’ dismay over centralization

A SENIOR Lochaber councillor has put his name to a