Loch deaths to be remembered

Oban nurse’s house despair

A nurse desperate for a home in Oban has blasted a

New Year, New Car!

COME AND SEE US THE TESCO JANUARY SALE EVENT SATURDAY 12TH & SUNDAY 13TH JANUARY.

AWARD WINNING DEALER COMES TO ARGYLL

One of the longest serving Subaru & Isuzu dealers

Argyll men and women to receive honours

A number of men and women from Argyll and Bute, and

New Oban access guide being made

A new access guide is being compiled for Oban with

Community funding

Questions have been raised over the funding given by

Charity solo row plan

Find out more about one Oban man’s mission to be the

Prayers for new minister still need to be answered

Parishioners on the heavenly isle of Tiree are still

NHS Highland misses targets

Latest figures from ISD Scotland (Information Services

Gold mine given its final go-ahead

Cononish gold mine at Tyndrum has got the final goahead

Full house for Oban senior citizens’ lunch

There was not an empty seat in the house at this year’s

Like ‘a plaster on a major wound’

New flood defence barriers have gone up next to the

Workshop will focus on cruise tourism

Cruise tourism offers potentially significant benefits

Thief jailed for 12 months

An Oban man was sentenced to 12 months in prison the

Christmas joy for three Oban charities

Christmas came early for three Oban charities which

POLICE FILES

 About 1.25am on December 27, in Lorn Avenue, Oban

Charity serves up ‘Hope’ on a plate

Christmas Day diners at Hope Kitchen got a big helping

American hunters reported for firearms off ences

Two American hunters have been reported to the procurator

Cinema receives £28,000 for improvements

Oban Phoenix Cinema started the New Year in high spirits

Drax Group to take over Cruachan Power Station

Cruachan Power Station powered into the New Year under

Roamer’s winter blast from the past

This week we have a small festive season selection

Accordion and fiddle club

Fort William Accordion and Fiddle Club is hosting a

70 years since Morar and Lochalsh hydro switch-ons

It was 70 years ago last month that electricity started

Rescue team turns to drones

Picture the scene. Freezing temperatures, a thick blanket

More blasts from the past via Australia

David and Trudi Mackenzie, occasional correspondents

Motorists face long diversions amid bridge work on A82

Motorists face long diversions amid bridge work on

Bringing the Lochaber Times to life

Every Thursday, in a tiny room at An Drochaid, Claggan

Fort pet owners encouraged to make diet resolutions

One of the most common of New Year resolutions concerns

Caol author hopes that crime will pay

The West Highlands is well established on the tourist

View from the Chamber

What a fantastic year of events we’ve had at Lochaber

Giant drilling rig heads to Kishorn

When the Ninian Central oil production platform was

Festive cheer for all ages

Ardnamurchan High School pupils gave two performances

Christmas joy as UistWind secures cash

North Uist will get its community-owned wind farm next

Institute pupils create stunning poppy display

A group of pupils in The Nicolson Institute in Stornoway

Work on Stafin community plans set to start in summer

Work on a community-led housing, health and business

MacPhail

More than any other date on the calendar, January 1

Lismore pupils bring Christmas cheer

Lismore Primary School’s Christmas activities began

MacPhail

More than any other date on the calendar, January 1

Salen pupils take centre stage

Salen Primary School on the Isle of Mull has won The

REVIEW OF THE YEAR – PART TWO

Gordon Ramsay, Gino D’Acampo, and Fred Sirieix paid

REVIEW OF THE YEAR – PART TWO

Stagecoach bus depot bought by Acharacle-based Shiel

Is it time to choose an Independent school?

Erskine Stewart’s Melville Schools

An experience that will last a lifetime

Independent education is one of the most important

Scholarships at Strathallan

At Strathallan our mission is to provide an outstanding

New book puts old photos in the frame

After decades of research by his descendants, a new

Here’s to the year that’s awa

The threshold of a new year is probably as good a time

DOWN MEMORY LANE

We delve into The Oban Times archives to bring you faces and places from yesteryears

There is a lot to look forward to in Oban

Write to us: send your letters to editor@obantimes.co.uk

Appeal to trace old friends on the island of Mull

I was 87 years old on June 5 and live, as I always

Thank you

I would be very grateful if you could put a little

Bliadhna mhath ùr dhuibh uile!

Tha mi ’n dòchas gun robh fìor shubhachas mur timcheall

Lots to look forward to in Lochaber

Write to us: send your letters to editor@obantimes.co.uk

Appeal to trace old friends on the island of Mull

I was 87 years old on June 5 and live, as I always

Thank you

I would be very grateful if you could put a little

Bliadhna mhath ùr dhuibh uile!

Tha mi ’n dòchas gun robh fìor shubhachas mur timcheall

KILLIN

The December meeting of Killin SWI took the form of

TAYNUIL

Carol singers in Taynuilt raised £220 in just two hours

GLENORCHY AND INNISHAL

The next Glenorchy and Innishal Community Council meeting

LOCHGILPHEAD

Councillors have given their backing to a proposed

CONNEL

Colleagues turned out in force to wish Taynuilt Medical

ROTHESAY

An ongoing regeneration project in Rothesay is progressing

Last school run for Angus after 35 years

Bus driver Angus Douglas has dropped off his last passenger

Race night winners

A four-figure sum was raised at a race night organised

Ardnamurchan High’s festive dance

S6 students at Ardnamurchan High School enjoyed their

Sensory Care Christmas lunch joy

Lochaber Sensory Care Social Group at their Christmas

More Roamerisms from the early 1990s

 ‘I’ll tell you why I’m phoning’ (as we say in Lochaber)

LEISURE & ENTERTAINMENT

New Iolaire visitor centre moves to planning stage

Take a trip down memory lane – on Argyll buses of old

Retired doctor John Sinclair has added to his collection

So, are you festive quiz champion?

4. Do they know it’s Christmas? – Band Aid - 1984;

Glasgow Letter

Happy New Year to all readers of The Oban Times Glasgow

Gary Innes’ album Imminent…

Gary’s second album (like his first) is comprised entirely

Ewen Henderson sings Gaelic

This is a pre-cursor to a fuller album coming soon.

Clydebank Christmas ceilidh!

Just before the Christmas holidays began, the Clydebank

WIN £200 WORTH OF SHOPPPING

We all spend far too much money over Christmas and

The Iolaire disaster 100 years on

When the Armistice was signed on November 11, 1918

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Mull youngsters get their show on the road

Mull Youth Theatre is bringing an exciting new event

Obituary: John Willie Campbell, the voice of shinty

Born: May 26, 1934, Edinbane, Skye. Died: Saturday

THOUGHT for the week

Happy 2019 for you! May God bless you for this new year!

SPORTS REVIEW OF THE YEAR

Left: Oban Lorne Ladies player Erika Scofka was selected

2018 shinty review of the season – part two

We have reached the business end of the shinty season

Celtic’s Boxing Day challenge

The Oban Celtic annual Boxing Day challenge match between

Long trip for Saints in Scottish Cup

Oban Saints make the long journey to Rothienorman in

Ten-pin bowlers enjoy festive fun night

Members of Fort William’s 10-pin bowling league recently

Lochaber club lotteries

This week’s Fort William Golf Club lotto numbers were

Honours even in Boxing Day clash

Lochaber Rugby Club’s annual Boxing Day rugby match

Mallaig FC reflect on season to remember

Not many sports clubs can boast a league championship

Hardy swimmers brave chilly Loch Leven for Santa Swim

Christmas dinner will have tasted that bit better for

Wild triumphs again in Cruim Leaccain Hill Race

There was a goo. Theld for Lochaber Athletics Club’s

Fort BJJ club is fighting fit for 2019

The Ultimate Fighting Challenge series of broadcast

Christmas spirit on menu at Fort lunch

The true spirit of Christmas was in evidence in Fort

Mountain rescuer is given OBE

A mountain rescue volunteer from Lochaber has been