YOUNG DRIVER CELEBRATES A RECORD YEAR AS INCREASING NUMBERS OF UNDER 17S START THEIR LEARNING-TO-DRIVE EXPERIENCE

Oban cinema plans kitchen, showers and ‘genderless’ loos

Oban cinema plans kitchen, showers and ‘genderless’

Competition winner Liz is on her trolley!

THE winner of The Oban Times’s trolley dash competition

INSIDE YOUR OBAN TIMES THIS WEEK

THE island of Mull appears to be divided over plans

£104,000 raised for lost fi shermen

FISHERMEN are rallying round the families of the lost

Mull CC against Ulva buy-out

MULL Community Council have refused to support a community

New Iona hall gets £900,000 Lottery boost

ISLANDERS are jumping for joy after Iona Village Hall

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AN AWARD of £750,000 has been made from the Big Lottery

MP demands action on air traffi c control plan

WESTERN Isles SNP MP Angus Brendan MacNeil has demanded

Hugh Smith’s letter from Islay

CHURCH of Scotland congregations on the island were

Tourism chief predicts bumper year for Argyll

THE head of tourism for Argyll and the Isles is predicting

Marni the Jack Russell is our Pet Idol winner!

MARNI, the Jack Russell terrier from Caol, has been

Scots film star sends vegan caviar to council as part of farm protest

Scots film star sends vegan caviar to council as part

Council looks to solve bins issue

ARGYLL and Bute Council is looking to remedy a recycling

POLICE FILES with Sergeant Iain MacNicol

AT ABOUT 4pm on Monday January 15, in the The Original

Oban hospital beats waiting time targets

THE Accident and Emergency department at Lorn and Islands

MSP praises baby box scheme for Isles

WESTERN Isles MSP Alasdair Allan has commended the

Disruption alert on A828 at Creagan

MOTORISTS are being warned to expect disruption for

New fi re service water rescue unit is launched

A TEAM of specialist firefighters in Oban are the latest

Mum Fiona asks for help to build a big Oban Lego club

A NEW Lego club in Oban has attracted interest from

Gaels make dramatic impact at Furan Centre

FURAN Gaelic Centre held its first Gaelic drama workshop

Home-Start Lorn holds sell-out Burns supper

HOME-START LORN held another sell-out Burns supper

M&Co backs Unity Bands

FOR the fourth year running, M&Co is supporting

Oban store provides 13,000 free meals

MORE than 13,000 meals have been provided to charities

Oban Disability Forum roadshow at Corran Halls

OBAN Disability Forum is hosting a ‘two-events-in-one’

New award for best customer service in Oban

AS FRIENDS and family will know from listening to me

303 publicly oppose demolition

THE owners who have submitted plans to demolish a house

Café Canna goes on the market

THE only café or bar on the Isle of Canna has been

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ARGYLL and Bute Council’s website contains lots of

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MORE than 600 marriages are conducted by Argyll and

£5,000 raised in memory of Paul

ALMOST £5,000 has now been raised in memory of Paul

Care home denies downgrading

A BENDERLOCH care home has quashed rumours that it

Clachan Seil hut decision due

A CONTROVERSIAL building plan faced councillors at

Weather caused internet blackout

MORE than 175 homes in the Morvern Peninsula were left

Baxter vows to prevent cuts to front line staff in schools

Baxter vows to prevent cuts to front line staff in

Coastguard rescues Glencoe skiers

After members of the Glencoe Mountain Rescue Team were

Avalanche risk hampers Ben Nevis search

A MALE hillwalker is still unaccounted for, four days

Gritters eat through Lochaber salt stocks for whole winter

Gritters eat through Lochaber salt stocks for whole

Argyll and Bute celebrates the Year of Young People

ARGYLL and Bute Council’s youth services team has created

Hunt on for memories of Kilmallie brothers killed in First World War

Hunt on for memories of Kilmallie brothers killed in

Snow brings weekend roads chaos to Glencoe

ROAD conditions caused chaos in Glencoe at the weekend

Delays getting trains back on track after landslip

THE LANDSLIP that saw a river of mud and rock roar

Two honorary sheriffs in town for Fort court

TWO NEW honorary sheriffs have been sworn in to serve

Caol Jack Russell Marni is our Pet Idol winner!

MARNI the Jack Russell terrier from Caol has been crowned

Comhairle plastic straw pledge

THE COMHAIRLE nan Eilean Siar has become the first

Sir Lewis to lead review of Skye out-of-hours care

THE TERMS of reference for an independent review of

Contractors sought for Lews Castle grounds project

CONTRACTORS are being sought for the first phase of

Scottish Labour leader highlights fragile islands economy at conference

Scottish Labour leader highlights fragile islands economy

Lottery cash for Bragar community centre

AN AWARD of £750,000 from the Big Lottery Fund’s Community

Tributes paid to councillor and shinty stalwart

TRIBUTES have been pouring in all week for Billy MacLachlan

Police appeal after thieves steal copper piping from Glen Nevis youth hostel

Police appeal after thieves steal copper piping from

Reading groups

FORT WILLIAM Library runs two free reading groups which

Kyle RNLI and Fred. Olsen celebrate 50-year partnership

THE VOLUNTEERS of Kyle of Lochalsh RNLI recently celebrated

Coastguard chopper rescues Glencoe skiers

AFTER members of the Glencoe Mountain Rescue Team were

Road works scheduled for A82

ESSENTIAL resurfacing work on the A82 between the Nevis

Oban cinema plans kitchen, showers and ‘genderless’ loos

Oban cinema plans kitchen, showers and ‘genderless’

Competition winner Liz is on her trolley!

THE winner of The Oban Times’s trolley dash competition

£104,000 raised by appeal for lost Tarbert fishermen

FISHERMEN are rallying round the families of the lost

Argyll and Bute celebrates the Year of Young People

ARGYLL and Bute Council’s youth services team has created

Argyll schools urged to go hi-tech

HALF of Scottish primary schools have signed up to

Cycle route art cash up for grabs

COMMUNITY groups can apply for up to £2,000 towards

Competition spotlight on autumn artwork

PAINTERS from Dalavich, Kilchrenan and Taynuilt, all

At Random

I WATCHED on the TV news last week with dismay, initially

Plockton

THE 85TH Scottish Community Drama Association One Act

Knoydart

MAINLAND Britain’s most remote pub, based in the Highlands

Fort William

THE ACCIDENT and emergency department at the Belford

Long-serving firefighters from Kilchoan call it a day

WITH more than six decades of combined service between

MSP praises Mallaig and Morar

MSP Kate Forbes has praised communities in western

Holiday park owners praised by David Bellamy for countryside care

Holiday park owners praised by David Bellamy for countryside

RETRO Roamer

The council’s environmental health committee debated

A turblent and bloody part of the land

WEST of the Great Glen, and lying between Achnacarry

Book chronicles tourism in Highlands

A NEW book titled Hail Caledonia tells the story of

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Days gone by – 1997

We turn the clock back to 1997 this week and the primary

Private funds needed to support Ulva

Sir, There is something very sad about watching any

Phrase from already published source

Sir, In the interests of veracity, I feel I should

Disappointed during recent visit to Oban

Sir, I write following a poor experience having visited

Shocked by plan to cut road safety unit

Sir, I was shocked to learn that Argyll and Bute Council

Public pay price for forestry operations

Sir, Why have conditions on the A85 and A828 deteriorated

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Days gone by – 1997

ROBERT Burns has become arguably the most significant

Oban High dancers turn on the style

Oban High School hosted a fantastic dance show last

The Red Hot Chilli Pipers play the Corran Halls

The Chillis have never been more in demand for their

Singers lead Gaelic song weekend

Fèis nan Òran, the weekend residential event organised

Glasgow Letter

I wasted no time in taking in some of Celtic Connections

MALT OF THE MONTH

Fire breathing Fiat to light up Scotland

The Argyll Festival of Performance on June 2-3 at Inveraray

Kintyre Songwriters’Festival

The 11th annual Kintyre Songwriters’Festival will be

Hunt for missing Meg ends in tears after collie found on hill

Hunt for missing Meg ends in tears after collie found

Research will provide insight into Scottish wildcats

DNA collection and genetic analysis of Scottish wildcats

THIS WEEK’S WALKS

The walk leader is to be contacted beforehand for meet

Teamwork will help deliver Flow idea

DETAILED plans for the last in a series of roadside

Weather and women chairman reports

NOT surprisingly, the weather featured prominently

Bull sales will feature Lincoln Reds

UNITED Auctions is set to welcome a record number of

North Argyll Young Farmers host stock judging evening

NORTH Argyll Young Farmers’Club is hosting its annual

Around the markets

STIRLING – Caledonian Marts Ltd on Thursday January

New guidance to help social landlords meet their obligations on allocations and suspensions

New guidance to help social landlords meet their obligations

Obituary – Murdo MacLeod

ARGYLL lost one of the region’s true characters with

Celtic will fi eld two teams this season

OBAN Celtic have made the ambitious decision to field

Weather wins as cup tie is snowed off

LAST Saturday’s Scottish Amateur Cup 5th round tie

Awards night at Glengarry

A NIGHT of celebration was high on the agenda with

Late call-offs KO rugby fixtures

Oban Lorne’s trip away to fellow West Division 1 strugglers

Indoor athletic competitions in Argyll

THE MID Argyll competition in the Argyll series of

Scottish Amateur FL results and fixtures

LAST Saturday’s fixtures: Scottish Amateur Cup 5th

Saints’ youth team results and fixtures

LAST weekend’s fixtures: Scottish Cup - Lasswade v

The Bear’ to speak at Mull RFC dinner

ISLE of Mull rugby club are holding their annual dinner

Tributes to Duncan MacDougall from the Argyll football family

Tributes to Duncan MacDougall from the Argyll football

Claggan Park pies score gold at world championships

WHILE the football fare served up on the pitch at Fort

Deep snow ensures Fassfern Faff 2018 is a tough event

A 41-STRONG field of hardy runners turned up for the

Alleycats claw their way to a clean sweep of results

AFTER week eight of the Lochaber Building Supplies

Lochaber club lotteries

THIS week’s Ballachulish shinty lottery numbers were

Swim team AGM

LOCHABER Swim Team will hold its AGM on Wednesday February

Baxter vows to prevent cuts to front line staff in schools

Baxter vows to prevent cuts to front line staff in

Gritters eat through Lochaber salt stocks

BY THE middle of last week, it was estimated that the

Avalanche risk hampers Ben Nevis search

A MALE hillwalker is still unaccounted for, four days