Argyll’s biggest gig worth £1.1 million to the town

OBAN LIVE has been named as Argyll and Bute’s biggest

Sex offender is admonished

A CONVICTED sex offender was admonished at Oban Sheriff Court

Consultation on marine tourism

A CONSULTATION on the North Pier developments into marine tourism

Lifeboat called out twice in one night

IT WAS a busy Monday night for the volunteer crew

Fire leads to rats infesting houses

NEIGHBOURS of a former council store are calling for a

Runner from Mull tries for world first

CAROLINE MCKAY, from the Isle of Mull, is hoping to

Lismore family prepare to sell home after 1,500 years

IT IS claimed to be Britain’s oldest aristocratic title and

Carers in place for project

CARERS and a co-ordinator have been recruited for the Appin

Air rescue service to continue

AIR ambulance landings will continue on Easdale while the Scottish

New hope for Luing Sunday car ferry

HOPE has blossomed on Luing ‘for the first time in

Tiree pupil gets letter … from Harry Potter author

AS PART of the S1 computing science course, Tiree High

New life for the Screen Machine

REGIONAL Screen Scotland, which operates the Screen Machine, has raised

Superfast broadband bid has descended into ‘fiasco’

GIGAPLUS Argyll’s plan to bring to superfast broadband to Luing

He’s in the money! Duncan wins spot the shinty ball prize

CHRISTMAS came early this week for Dunbeg resident Duncan Campbell,

Tributes paid to retiring charity champ Graeme

TRIBUTES have been paid to an Oban man who has

Ceilidh success in Vienna

MUSICIANS Sileas Sinclair, Sarah Sinclair and Hugh MacCallum from Argyll

Lifeboat called to evacuate patient

THE Oban lifeboat Mora Edith MacDonald launched early on Tuesday

Putting CalMac in the picture

CALMAC has launched its popular photographic competition for its 2018

Rocker heads for the Highlands

ROCKER Bryan Adams is coming to the Highlands for his

Sam from SAMS is UHI’s top student

A GRADUATE from the Scottish Association for Marine Science has

Rockfield centre’s busy year

THE Rockfield Centre in Oban held its second AGM on

Packed house as fashion show turns on the style

There were no empty seats at the Hope Kitchen fashion

Oban High bucks national trend of decline in results

EXAM results across all secondary schools in Argyll and Bute

Bags of cash for charities

TESCO customers have voted to help good causes in Oban

Kebabish is set for grand opening night

KEBABISH Curry House in Oban will hold the grand opening

Meet the team at Backwoodsman

NEXT year Backwoodsman will celebrate 40 years of supplying wood-burning

Scandalous that Billy is still in jail

IT IS outrageous that Connel man Billy Irving is still

Hats off to runner Caroline

WHAT a splendid effort from Mull native Caroline McKay, who

Get in touch with your thoughts

Do you have something you want to share? Let me

Speed campaign is launched

A CAMPAIGN has been launched to stop speeding drivers in

Feeling festive: St Conan’s is tree-mendous and Soroba gets switched on

Call for review of complaint about councillor voted down

A CALL for an independent review of the complaint by

Dunbeg scientists at forefront of international Arctic project

THE Scottish Association for Marine Science based at Dunbeg is

Gaelic forum is started

ARGYLL and Bute Council has launched a Gaelic Facebook forum

Nurse is best in Britain

A MARIE CURIE nurse who works in Argyll has been

Dancers show off variety of talent

THREE hundred pupils have taken part in this year’s keenly

Lochaber boundary split fears

THE AREAS covered by two Lochaber community councils will be

Unpaid work for assault

A MAN who whistled loudly in his crying baby’s face

Unpaid work instead of jail term

A MAN who was warned a custodial sentence was a

Dangerous driver, 85, in no hurry to get back on road

AN 85-YEAR-OLD Fort William man said he might never drive

Tartan touch as pupils celebrate St Andrew

THERE were tonnes of tartan on view last week in

Highland taxi fares could jump by 10p a mile

TAXI users may soon be expected to pay an extra

Court let off for drug and knife man

A MAN found by police to have a knife and

POLICE FILES

In the early hours of December 4, someone wearing dark

Norovirus closes hospital ward

A HOSPITAL ward was forced to close and visitors asked

Cadet Emma leads the way

A LOCHABER Sea Cadet is the first in her group

West Highland Gas fuels the community for over 50 years Advertorial

WEST Highland Gas has been operating since the 1960s as

Dancers show off variety of talent

THREE hundred pupils have taken part in this year’s keenly

Eight to stand in council election

EIGHT nominations have been received for the Airidhantuim Community Council

Keep well, keep safe this winter

OUTER Hebrides Community Safety Partnership has launched its annual ‘Keep

Focus on cleaning up roadside litter

KEEP Scotland Beautiful has launched a campaign ‘Give your litter

Thousands raised for Earl Haig Fund

MORE than £4,000 has been raised for the Earl Haig

Harris man looks forward to role as Lord Lieutenant

‘A WELL known and respected figure’ who has been influential

Winners’ tour means home date for Séamus

A SLEAT student is heading home this month to celebrate

Peninsula could be private film set for another year

A RULING preventing public access to an area of Ardnamurchan

Stornoway port plan revealed

DETAILS of a multimillion pound plan for the port of

Sports group and Point and Sandwick Trust join forces to plant trees to boost woodland project

A JOINT celebration took place in Sandwick which saw the

Skye firm lands NHS transport contract

A SKYE firm which successfully bid for a contract ferrying

Hotelier failed to keep records

A HOTELIER from Mallaig has been disqualified for failing to

Award aims to boost children’s writing

A NEW writing award, Duais Sgrìobhaidh do Chlann ann an

Unpaid work instead of jail term

A MAN who was warned a custodial sentence was a

Dangerous driver, 85, in no hurry to get back on road

AN 85-YEAR-OLD Fort William man said he might never drive

Tartan touch as pupils celebrate St Andrew

THERE were tonnes of tartan on view last week in

Highland taxi fares could jump by 10p a mile

TAXI users may soon be expected to pay an extra

Court let off for drug and knife man

A MAN found by police to have a knife and

POLICE FILES

In the early hours of December 4, someone wearing dark

Norovirus closes hospital ward

A HOSPITAL ward was forced to close and visitors asked

Cadet Emma leads the way

A LOCHABER Sea Cadet is the first in her group

Lochaber goes crackers for weekend Christmas fairs

CHRISTMAS festivities kicked off in Lochaber last week as people

WHAT’S ON

THE SYLLABUS for the 2017 Lochaber Music Festival is available

Meet the team at Backwoodsman

NEXT year Backwoodsman will celebrate 40 years of supplying wood-burning

View from the Chamber

LOCHABER Chamber of Commerce welcomed Fiona McCormick into the role

Shed load of cash boosts town team

FORT WILLIAM’S Town Team has won £12,000 to upgrade its

Community school shares selling fast

A COMPANY hoping to build ‘the first community-owned school in

Donations flood in for ill toddler Ryan

MORE than £1,000 has been raised for three-year-old Ryan Whiteford

Power talk at Rotary Club dinner

THE ROTARY Club of Lochaber celebrated its 66th charter night

Festive theme at Skye Accordion and Fiddle Club

SKYE Accordion and Fiddle Club enjoyed a festive theme at

Top Mòd vloggers clean up at MG Alba awards

THE WINNERS of MG ALBA’s Mòd vlogging competition have been

Renewable energy firm in the spotlight

A FORT WILLIAM-BASED renewable energy company has helped a Scottish

Argyll’s biggest gig worth £1.1 million to the town

OBAN LIVE has been named as Argyll and Bute’s biggest

Sex offender is admonished

A CONVICTED sex offender was admonished at Oban Sheriff Court

Consultation on marine tourism

A CONSULTATION on the North Pier developments into marine tourism

Lifeboat called out twice in one night

IT WAS a busy Monday night for the volunteer crew

New life for the Screen Machine

REGIONAL Screen Scotland, which operates the Screen Machine, has raised

Superfast broadband bid has descended into ‘fiasco’

GIGAPLUS Argyll’s plan to bring to superfast broadband to Luing

He’s in the money! Duncan wins spot the shinty ball prize

CHRISTMAS came early this week for Dunbeg resident Duncan Campbell,

Lifeboat called to evacuate patient

THE Oban lifeboat Mora Edith MacDonald launched early on Tuesday

Putting CalMac in the picture

CALMAC has launched its popular photographic competition for its 2018

Rocker heads for the Highlands

ROCKER Bryan Adams is coming to the Highlands for his

Sam from SAMS is UHI’s top student

A GRADUATE from the Scottish Association for Marine Science has

Tributes paid to retiring charity champ Graeme

TRIBUTES have been paid to an Oban man who has

Ceilidh success in Vienna

MUSICIANS Sileas Sinclair, Sarah Sinclair and Hugh MacCallum from Argyll

West Highland Gas fuels the community for over 50 years

WEST Highland Gas has been operating since the 1960s as

Argyll

ARGYLL Holidays won two awards at the Visit Scotland Thistle

Appin

THE MONTHLY meeting of Appin SWI was held on Thursday

Obstacles no barrier to MS centre boost

Lisa McColl, Lisa MacKenzie and Billie Kirkham ran the The

Award winners celebrate success

OBAN High School held their Duke of Edinburgh Awards ceremony

On the run for cancer charity

EIGHT Oban High School students, plus eight mums and teachers,

Police officer in bid to set up new youth club

AN OBAN police officer wants to find premises for a

Old estate boundaries

LAND boundaries, or marches as they are called in Scotland,

Kinlochleven

A KINLOCHLEVEN women who has volunteered for Walk the Walk

Kilmallie Singers’ tune up for concert

THE KILMALLIE Singers are tuning up for their annual Christmas

Mallaig

MALLAIG Pool and Leisure has raised more than £10,000 towards

Fort Augustus

Former Top Gear presenter Jeremy Clarkson’s latest venture with James

Change at Achintore play area

CHANGES are taking place in a well-used play area in

Fourth Green Flag for Banavie

PUPILS at Banavie Primary School have earned their fourth green

Ardnamurchan

ARDNAMURCHAN distillery is celebrating the release of its its first

Old estate boundaries

LAND boundaries, or marches as they are called in Scotland,

THE OBAN TIMES & WEST HIGHLAND TIMES

HATS off to Skerryvore and the team behind Oban Live,

Days gone by – 1951

In keeping with the festive season, this week we travel

Glasgow Letter

A FINE evening was had by all at the Glasgow

Social media

THERE was widespread goodwill and pleasure at the news that

Planning in Argyll and Bute is chaotic

I was pleased to see the coverage given to the

Council officers are there to serve

Surely it is a serious matter when your editorial (The

2014 referendum was entirely positive

The letter headlined ‘Hypocrisy over effect of Brexit on tourism’

New homes are built to high standards

I am not sure whether community councillor Duncan Martin is

Gaelic road signs are simply confusing

Yes, I agree with the letter regards to roads signage

Ganavan toilets were in pristine condition

I recently paid a visit to Oban and had occasion

Beachd Ailein

‘CHA TOIL LEAMSA sibhse idir!’ Sin a rèir coltais mar

THE OBAN TIMES & WEST HIGHLAND TIMES

The initiative to establish in Strontian what is believed will

Days gone by – 1951

In keeping with the festive season, this week we travel

Glasgow Letter

A FINE evening was had by all at the Glasgow

Social media

THERE was widespread goodwill and pleasure at the news that

Planning in Argyll and Bute is chaotic

I was pleased to see the coverage given to the

Beachd Ailein

‘CHA TOIL LEAMSA sibhse idir!’ Sin a rèir coltais mar

Top trad performers celebrated in Dundee

IT WAS a triumph for traditional music on Saturday December

Women, whisky and well worn tunes

1. Alastair Whyte and Ross Whyte nominated (and hopefully win)

Tattoo urges clan members to parade in plaid

THE Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo is calling on clanfolk to

Pantomime reaches Gaelic pupils in more than 40 schools

A NATIONAL tour of Hansel agus Gretel agus Fèill Mhòr

Frances Macdonald

In the late summer I accompanied Frances Macdonald, her son

The trad music Oscars

What a party we missed last Saturday in Dundee. Red

Success for Islay Sessions in musical weekend to remember

THIS year’s Islay Sessions festival took place from November 18

Two new pocket-sized books put lochside walks and easy ascents firmly on the map

TWO new pocket-sized books exploring the best themed short circular

Food producers’ coalition lobbies leaders on Brexit

THE largest coalition of food producers in the UK’s history

Investment in salmon farming on the increase

A new economic report from the Scottish Salmon Producers’ Organisation

Skye author releases new book on farming

A NEW book focuses on Scotland’s farmers, including a number

Six stand in NFUS election

SIX candidates have now confirmed they will stand in NFU

Around the markets

DALMALLY sale – Saturday December 3, 2016 10 Eoligarry bullocks

H.R. OWEN PROVES ITSELF LEADER OF THE USED SUPERCAR MARKET WITH SERIES OF STUNNING LAMBORGHINIS FOR SALE

• Leading luxury car dealer group H. R. Owen further

BAKER

Albert, better known as Bertie, died on Saturday November 26,

BEATTIE

Peacefully, at her home, Sona House, Kilmartin, with her family

BEGBIE

Peacefully in the loving care of Montrose Care Home, Paisley,

BROWN

Peacefully on December 4 2016, in her 94th year, Nancy

McCORQUODALE

Peacefully, at Raigmore Hospital, on December 1, 2016, with her

McCULLOCH

Suddenly at her home on November 27, 2016, in her

GILLIES

In loving memory of Graeme, who died on December 3,

HAY

Treasured memories of Robert a loving son, brother and uncle

LAMBERT

MACGILLIVRAY

In loving memory of Duncan who died December 5, 2009

MACINTYRE

In loving memory of my dear father Hugh MacIntyre, who

MACINTYRE

(McCOMBIE) In loving memory of a dear brother, brother-in-law and

MACKINNON

John. December 9, 2015. A year has passed. Since you’ve

MACKINNON

Precious memories of a much loved son and brother Johnny,

MACQUARRIE

In loving memory of my dear mum, Agnes, who died

McTAGGART

In loving memory of my partner Roseanne McTaggart (nee Langan),

MORRISON

In loving memory of a dear dad and senair, Hector,

MORRISON

In loving memory of Hector, father, grandfather and great-grandfather who

MORRISON

In loving memory of Hector, a dear dad and Shenair,

SANDISON

We would walk right up to Heaven and bring you

SANDISON

In loving memory of our darling grandson Liam, who died

SANDISON

In loving memory of Liam our dear grandson. Close in

SANDISON

Liam. We think about you always. We think about you

The ‘Spirit of Christmas’ is brought to life

THE spirit of Christmas is being brought to life with

Thought for the week

‘Strengthen your hearts, for the coming of the Lord is

Fort William Mountain Bike event voted best in the world

‘It’s great to see the accolades just keep coming for the UCI Mountain Bike World Cup in Fort William’

Lochaber Camanachd awards night

Fort William Shinty Club holds presentation dinner dance

FORT William Shinty Club held its annual awards dinner dance

Camanachd Association chief officer bows out after six years at the helm

CAMANACHD Association board members and staff -past and present -

Women’s Camanachd Association annual general meeting

The Women’s Camanachd Association annual general meeting took place at

Artemis Macaulay Cup draw

The countdown continues ahead of the 2017 Artemis Macaulay Cup

Col Glen awards

Col Glen reflected on the 2016 shinty season at their

Newtonmore player of the year

Newtonmore’s haul of trophies last season marked another successful year

Strathspey launch equipment drive

Marine Harvest North Division 2 side Strathspey Camanachd were dealt

Glengarry holds awards night

John MacKinnion has been named Glengarry Shinty Club’s players player

North Skye win Ewen Morrison Memorial Cup

North Skye lifted the 2016 Ewen Morrison Memorial Cup when

Skye hold AGM

Continuity was key at Skye Camanachd’s annual general meeting which

Skye Ladies presented with league trophy

Skye Camanachd Ladies were presented with the Marine Harvest National

Body Pump celebrates with party

ON JANUARY 14 Body Pump celebrates its 100th release with

Marine science students make waves with maiden sailing victory

A NEW sailing team formed by students at the Scottish

Squash club hold open championships

OBAN Squash Club held their open championships recently. The gents’

Green Machine match called off

OBAN Lorne’s 1st XV fixture away to fellow league strugglers

Saints dump unbeaten Salvesen to march on in the Scottish Cup

‘The boys were fantastic. Every player ran themselves into the ground for the cause against a big physical team’

Scottish AFL results and fixtures

LAST Saturday’s results: Scottish Amateur Cup, fourth round – Salvesen

Oban Saints’ youth results and fixtures

Under-13s 3, Glasgow Red Star Athletic 2. Scoring for Saints

Level 2 shinty coaching course

A UKCC Level 2 course is being held at Oban

Lochaber boundary split fears

THE AREAS covered by two Lochaber community councils will be

Unpaid work for assault

A MAN who whistled loudly in his crying baby’s face

Concern over CalMac’s Mallaig plans

FEARS have been raised about summer 2017 ferry operations between

Ex-players come back to haunt Fort William

EX-FORT William favourites Sam Urquhart and John McLeod returned to

Feathers fly at primary schools’ badminton championships

LUNDAVRA Primary School emerged the clear winner of this year’s

New 12-mile race route

RUNNERS set off in freezing temperatures at the weekend for

Alleycats top the scratch division

AFTER week five of the Lochaber Building supplies 10 pin

Club lottery numbers

WINNING numbers in the Fort William Golf Club lotto drawn

Indoor football Results

INDOOR football results - HW Energy 6, Portowcy 5; Fiorentina