Oban North Pier Building officially handed over

Warning as figures reveal babies are among the homeless in Oban

Warning as figures reveal babies are among the homeless

Pipe band’s New York tribute to Barra girl Eilidh

Sgoil Lionacleit Pipe Band, made up of secondary school

Comedian’s tweet helps family raise thousands

A TWEET from comedian Jason Manford has helped raise

Islanders ambush ministers to fix Jura’s road

MAJOR repairs are planned for Mull, Lismore, Islay

TIMESLINE

WESTERN Isles MP Angus Brendan MacNeil is calling on

Litter appeal to Tiree tourists

HOLIDAYMAKERS heading to Tiree are being invited to

CalMac partnership set to boost marine awareness

WEST COAST ferry operator CalMac has teamed up with

Worldwide interest in flag contest

ENTRIES for the Tiree flag competition are coming in

Iona appeal to build ‘brilliant’ new hall

DESIGNS for Iona’s new village hall, An Talla Baile

Move to have spaceport located in North Uist

WESTERN Isles MP Angus Brendan MacNeil, representatives

New CalMac boss expects busy season

CALMAC’S new interim managing director, Robbie Drummond

POLICE FILES

with Sergeant Iain MacNicol

Concern over faulty Oban town centre defibrillator

AN ‘UNAVAILABLE’ defibrillator caused concern in Oban

Future of Jura and Islay in summit spotlight

THREE Scottish Government ministers were in Bowmore

Mull man had indecent images of children

A 38-YEAR-OLD man from Tobermory has pleaded guilty

First prize for old into new creation

FURNITURE upcycler Julie Ruddock has won a meal for

End of an era as CalMac ferry retires

THE MV Eigg, the last Island-class ferry in the CalMac

100 years of 1918 Education Act celebrated at cathedral service

100 years of 1918 Education Act celebrated at cathedral

Gardener Billy’s tool legacy nurtures vegetable project

THE WIDOW of a prizewinning gardener well-known for

Fundraising toast to volunteer Megan

OBAN teenager Megan Evans said ‘cheers’ to restaurant

Get out and enjoy the extra hours of daylight

NOW THAT mornings and evenings are brighter, it seems

Training first for Argyll churches

CATHOLIC leaders in churches across Argyll are the

Residents and MSP power ahead with pylon protest

RESIDENTS fighting plans for more pylons in one of

Supporting communities fund open to votes

BIDS to use books to bridge the generation gap in Benderloch

Plans to spend £24.5m on housing

ARGYLL Community Housing Association (ACHA) plans to

Sad end for sheep rescued by divers from cliff

A RESCUED sheep that went missing from an Oban shed

Oban Times reader Ivor wins whisky prize

OBAN Times competition winner Ivor Clark has collected

Planning committee agrees to save Seil hut

COUNCILLORS have agreed to save a hut built without

On their trikes to help improve disabled access

TRIKE business inspired by a couple’s profoundly disabled

University town project puts Oban on the map

ON MARCH 1, the Oban as a University Town project was

WHAT’S ON in Lochaber

■ The Aonach Mor Uphill Race will take place on Saturday

Emporium conjures a world of the exotic

AS YOU climb the small winding staircase to the first

Ardnamurchan High School holds annual partnership evening

A GOOD turn-out of partners, parents and the wider

Lochaber Food Bank sees numbers soar

AFTER Lochaber Food Bank opened in 2013, it handed

View from the Chamber

AS LOCHABER Chamber of Commerce’s recent trade mission

Ospreys back at Loch Arkaig

OSPREYS Louis and Aila returned to their nest at Loch

Lochaber children celebrate centenary

THE Diocese of Argyll and the Isles recently celebrated

Fort Greenpeace stages first demo

LOCHABER’S newest environmental activism group, Fort

Olympic medallist opens new Aldi store

OLYMPIC silver medal rower Polly Swann will officially

Funding limit is removed

WITH just under a year left to commit funds of £258

First affordable homes in Staffin for 20 years agreed

PLANS to build affordable houses in a north-east Skye

CalMac partnership set to boost marine awareness

WEST COAST ferry operator CalMac has teamed up with

Wind farm charity secures future of piping competition

ONE OF the world’s most prestigious piping events,

Harris Tweed marks 10th birthday at Glasgow awards

HARRIS Tweed was the centrepiece of the glittering

Stromferry bypass to close for three months

DRIVERS using the Stromeferry bypass in Wester Ross

Lochaber MSP says tackling climate change is ‘everyone’s responsibility’

Lochaber MSP says tackling climate change is ‘everyone’s

Lib Dem Rixson wins in Caol and Mallaig by-election

NEWLY-ELECTED Caol and Mallaig ward councillor Denis

Anger boils over on continuing roads issues

FRUSTRATION is growing over what is claimed is a continuing

£320,000 worth of drugs seized

DRUGS with a street value of more than £320,000 have

Cameron Highlanders’ Association

IN A report of a cheque handover involving the Cameron

Tobermory

A TOBERMORY man who brought two Scotch distilleries

Inveraray

INVERARAY and District Accordion and Fiddle Club met

Search on for inspiring young people

THIS year has been selected as the Year of Young People

Eat Safe Awards for two Uist schools

TWO UIST schools, Sgoil Uibhist a Tuath and Sgoil Lionacleit

Oban

OBAN Art Society’s annual supper took place last month

Oban, Lorn and the Isles

PEOPLE in Oban, Lorn and the Isles are being given

Outer Hebrides

THE OUTER Hebrides Community Planning Partnership’s

At Random

I WAS given a good ear-bashing the other day by a couple

Plockton

A LARGE crowd attended the Plockton’s open-air church

Quilt exhibition success

MORE than 100 people visited Nether Lochaber Village

AHA Futures hosts final cafe at rural complex

MEMBERS of the Active Health Achieving Futures project

New artwork in the making for centre

A NEW Room 13 Spean Bridge (13SB) artwork is in production

Toddlers try out new backpacks on picnic

INVERLOCHY nursery recently held a ‘teddy bear toddle’

Wind band musical weekend

LOCHABER Community Wind Band was joined by more than

More items from the Retro Roamer columns of 30 years ago

More items from the Retro Roamer columns of 30 years

Natural intelligence of the Gael

A FEW weeks ago I wrote in these columns of an extraordinary

Oban features in new history series on TV

FASCINATING stories from across Scotland, including

Viewpoint

The real and present scourge of homelessness continues

Days gone by – 1938

Iain Thornber from Morvern submitted this photograph of farm workers using old foot ploughs for digging in the potatoes on Skye in 1938.

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INJURIES of any kind, even minor ones, are never pleasant

Gaelic is used as political football

Two items of importance for the future and survival

Tough decisions on how we pay for care

Headlines over the past month have highlighted significant

Mull roads are in a dreadful state

I’m glad to read in The Oban Times that Councillor

Hospital story upset staff and patients

I am extremely disappointed and dismayed by your front

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This year’s Easter Fèis Latharna is the biggest yet

This year’s ‘fantastically successful’ Easter Fèis

Students join in islands creative project

Students from the Outer Hebrides and Shetland are about

The Proclaimers are coming to the Corran Halls

The gig is on Saturday August 4 and tickets go on sale

Glasgow Letter

I was deeply saddened to hear last week of the death

Mull Eagle Watch flies to new location to find birdies

EVERY golfer’s dream to get a ‘double eagle’… and that’s

Mountaineering Scotland makes key new appointment

THE body which represents climbers, mountaineers, hill

Expeditions to study the health of whales in Hebridean waters

Expeditions to study the health of whales in Hebridean

THIS WEEK’S WALKS

The walk leader is to be contacted before hand for

Signs of spring at last after extreme winter

Ewen Campbell SRUC’s Kirkton and Auchtertyre research farms manager

Ladies dominate Mull sticks competition

The craft of stickmaking is very old. Throughout time

Anger from NFUS as new entrant grants close

NFU Scotland has written to the Scottish Government

Obituary – Christine Stone

Sitting here in Christine’s flat in Fort William, literally

Thought for the week

He makes me lie down in green pastures; he leads me

MARTIAL ARTS WITH IAIN RODGER

THE IKKU Perth club has organised a beach training

Eric is the big shot at Glendaruel

THE SPRING Trophy shoot took place recently at Glendaruel

Big turnout for first Lochaber parkrun

EIGHTY-ONE runners turned up to the first parkrun event

Rotary Club cheque for junior golf development

IN RECOGNITION of the tremendous support which the

Invincibles top Glensanda mini-squash team league

THE FIRST round of the Glensanda annual squash tournament

Thistle win indoor title after shootout

THE INDOOR winter football came to a dramatic conclusion

Saints take on Goldenhill for a place in Scottish Cup semi-final

Saints take on Goldenhill for a place in Scottish Cup

Golf news

THE WINNER of the par three competition held at Glencruitten

Wave of Tiree titles at surfing championships

TEENAGE Tiree surfer Ben Larg triumphed at the Scottish

Scottish Amateur FL results and fixtures

League defeats for Oban teams

LOVAT secured the final place in the second round of

Ladies head for Murrayfield final

OBAN Lorne Ladies took to the field on Sunday in the

Green Machine lose to league leaders

OBAN Lorne took on league leaders Carrick RFC at Glencruitten

GFG estates boss in push for community engagement

THE chief executive of the company overseeing more

Work starts to reinstate services at care home

WORK is under way to get Dail Mhor care home in Strontian

Lochaber transport head blasts Stagecoach

THE head of a Lochaber transport group has underlined

Big win for Mallaig in league debut

MALLAIG Football Club started life in the Skye and

Fort William FC hold a sportsmen’s dinner

FORT William Football Club held their annual Sportsman’s

Gutsy Fort William push Nairn County close

FORT William came to close to causing an upset away

Fort William club nets Marine Harvest sponsorship

FORT William Netball Club have recently invested in

10-pin bowling singles results

AFTER week two of the 10-pin bowling singles leagues

Lochaber club lotteries

THIS week’s Fort William Golf Club lotto numbers were