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Oban rallies to support new campaign to free Billy Irving

A NEW campaign in support of jailed Connel father Billy

RNLI team effort to help divers

OBAN and Tobermory lifeboats joined forces this week after two

Lottery funding for war projects

HIGHLAND and island communities are being urged to take advantage

Prize pipers hit all the right notes

CAOL piper Brighde Chaimbeul won the BBC Radio 2 Young

Taste of success for Nevis Bakery as shortbread makes shortlist

NEVIS Bakery’s shortbread has been shortlisted in the Scottish Baker

Fort’s bike world cup a winner

FORT William’s UCI Mountain Bike World Cup has topped a

Lifeline scheme to connect Lochaber homes extended

A TRUST is to make it easier for self-build home

Ferry updates to go live on Twitter

UP-TO-DATE information about Corran Ferry sailings is to appear on

Make a date for school’s first fete

GAELIC primary school Bun-Sgoil Ghàidhlig Loch Abar is holding its

Appeal for Mod volunteers

THE LOCAL Mòd nan Eilean Siar 2016 organising committee is

Spean residents’ growing concern over Telford Bridge safety

THERE are growing concerns among Spean Bridge residents over the

Cycling duo take on Hebrides

A GLASGOW-BASED cyclist has set off on a 464-mile journey

£900,000 order for Fusion Marine salmon pens

ARGYLL-BASED Fusion Marine has secured a £900,000 order from Scottish

Lipstick graffiti sparks call to respect playpark

A RECENTLY-OPENED playpark in Oban has been tarnished by graffiti

Fairtrade celebration on Skye

SKYE celebrated its first year of being a Fairtrade island

Campaign anger over designation to protect porpoise

AN ISLAND campaign group has slammed the Scottish Government’s plans

Enterprising pupils run cafe

OVER the last four months, Ulva Primary School has raised

Hotel riding high on festival wave

A WEEK after the Mull Music Festival, revellers will now

Lifeboat called to aid elderly woman

OBAN lifeboat launched to help transport an elderly lady from

ZooLab visits schools thanks to Specsavers

EXOTIC animals have visited Oban and Lorn primary schools as

Parties rally over road issue

RESIDENTS in Dunbeg have voiced their concern about an ‘unsafe’

Star-studded line up for sportsman’s dinner

SPORTING legends turned out in Oban for the 10th Annual

Deferred sentence

AFTER repeated warnings to go home, a drunken man made

Fined £300 over theft

A TOBERMORY man stole money from a friend who trusted

Clarification on land at Ganavan

FOLLOWING last week’s front page article ‘Have your say on

Distillery donation to Friends of Oban Hospice

OBAN Distillery has donated £500 to the Friends of Oban

All aboard Oban Sea Cadets’ new junior group

OBAN Sea Cadets has received more than £1,000 to help

Rotary’s £500 boost for trust

YOUNGSTERS and others with disabilities using the Lochaber Rural Education

Wild Highlands is focus for TV series

A NEW four-part series which follows the course of the

The Beauty of Light

One of the great pleasures I get from my chosen

Care of the elderly initiative sees innovators win award

TWO NHS Highland innovators have won a prestigious UK healthcare

Success for Taynuilt Hotel and Restaurant as sous chef named best in Scotland

THE TAYNUILT HOTEL and Restaurant is celebrating after its sous

Chief calls for increase in respect for NHS porters

NEW NHS chairman David Alston has issued a call to

Renal team awarded for going above and beyond in care of patients

STAFF in Raigmore Hospital’s Renal Unit have received a Highland

New birthing programme to be expanded

AN INNOVATIVE programme which uses self-hypnosis, relaxation and massage to

Oban man challenges move to seize cash

A MAN who told Oban Sheriff Court he was only

Officer assaulted during disturbance

POLICE called to a disturbance found blood smeared over the

Parking fine sparks racist slur and assault at hotel

A PARKING ticket turned into a one-way ticket to the

Diamond couple all smiles as they celebrate 60 years

OBAN couple Peter and Marion MacCuish married 60 years ago

Authors reach for dizzy heights as mountain writing competition opens

THE EXCITEMENT and intensity of mountaineering has always inspired great

Police renew focus to beat doorstep crime in Highlands and Islands

POLICE Scotland in the Highlands and Islands say they have

May madness is back at Gordons Chemists!

THIS month it’s mayhem at Gordons Chemists as May Madness

Deferred sentence

A WOMAN was told in Oban Sheriff Court that her

Medics relax ‘vaping’ rules

SCOTLAND’S biggest health board has eased its ban on using

Taste of success for Nevis Bakery as shortbread makes shortlist

NEVIS Bakery’s shortbread has been shortlisted in the Scottish Baker

Fort’s bike world cup a winner

FORT William’s UCI Mountain Bike World Cup has topped a

Lifeline scheme to connect Lochaber homes extended

A TRUST is to make it easier for self-build home

Ferry updates to go live on Twitter

UP-TO-DATE information about Corran Ferry sailings is to appear on

Make a date for school’s first fete

GAELIC primary school Bun-Sgoil Ghàidhlig Loch Abar is holding its

Appeal for Mod volunteers

THE LOCAL Mòd nan Eilean Siar 2016 organising committee is

Gaelic teaching goes from strength to strength

SABHAL MÒR OSTAIG is a national centre for Gaelic language

Trail guide to the arts launched

BUSINESS group Made in Lochaber has launched a Lochaber trail

Countdown to wildlife festival

THE COUNTDOWN is on to the fifth annual Wild Lochaber

Grateful dad gets on his bike for marathon cycle

AN AVID Glencoe cyclist is to pedal almost 100 miles

Awards success for Glenfinna House

GLENFINNAN House Hotel has won the national award for informal

New £80m Skye feed plant planned

MARINE Harvest (Scotland) Ltd has told Highland Council it intends

Distillery pitstop for classic rally

THE 15TH annual Scottish Malts Car Rally last week called

Damage to car parked in Fort

A BLACK Toyota car was damaged whilst it was parked

Thieves snatch drainage pipes

SEVERAL lengths of drainage pipe were removed from a building

Heritage group stages showcase

SOUTH Uist Hebridean and Gaelic heritage group Ceòlas will be

SWI federation gathers for AGM

THE LOCHABER Federation of the Scottish Women’s Institute (SWI) will

Pupils’ new chapter in charity fundraising

KINLOCHLEVEN High School pupils have been raising funds for the

Pupils’ first chance at science workshops

SCHOOL children in some of the most remote primary schools

Trail guide to the arts launched

BUSINESS group Made in Lochaber has launched a Lochaber trail

Countdown to wildlife festival

THE COUNTDOWN is on to the fifth annual Wild Lochaber

Grateful dad gets on his bike for marathon cycle

AN AVID Glencoe cyclist is to pedal almost 100 miles

Awards success for Glenfinnan House

GLENFINNAN House Hotel has won the national award for informal

New £80m Skye feed plant planned

MARINE Harvest (Scotland) Ltd has told Highland Council it intends

Distillery pitstop for classic rally

THE 15TH annual Scottish Malts Car Rally last week called

Damage to car parked in Fort

A BLACK Toyota car was damaged whilst it was parked

Thieves snatch drainage pipes

SEVERAL lengths of drainage pipe were removed from a building

Heritage group stages showcase

SOUTH Uist Hebridean and Gaelic heritage group Ceòlas will be

SWI federation gathers for AGM

THE LOCHABER Federation of the Scottish Women’s Institute (SWI) will

Pupils’ new chapter in charity fundraising

KINLOCHLEVEN High School pupils have been raising funds for the

Pupils’ first chance at science workshops

SCHOOL children in some of the most remote primary schools

Oban rallies to support new campaign to free Billy Irving

A NEW campaign in support of jailed Connel father Billy

RNLI team effort to help divers

OBAN and Tobermory lifeboats joined forces this week after two

Lottery funding for war projects

HIGHLAND and island communities are being urged to take advantage

Gaelic teaching goes from strength to strength

SABHAL MÒR OSTAIG is a national centre for Gaelic language

ZooLab visits schools thanks to Specsavers

EXOTIC animals have visited Oban and Lorn primary schools as

Parties rally over road issue

RESIDENTS in Dunbeg have voiced their concern about an ‘unsafe’

Star-studded line up for sportsman’s dinner

SPORTING legends turned out in Oban for the 10th Annual

Deferred sentence

AFTER repeated warnings to go home, a drunken man made

Fined £300 over theft

A TOBERMORY man stole money from a friend who trusted

Clarification on land at Ganavan

FOLLOWING last week’s front page article ‘Have your say on

Distillery donation to Friends of Oban Hospice

OBAN Distillery has donated £500 to the Friends of Oban

All aboard Oban Sea Cadets’ new junior group

OBAN Sea Cadets has received more than £1,000 to help

Poor defending and missed chances prove fatal for Fort

DESPITE the 4-1 scoreline, the margin of victory certainly flattered

Mallaig are the league leaders

Results from Fort William Golf Club

ON SATURDAY April 30 the 1912 Cup for was played

West Highland Wheelers hold bike festival

THE ANNUAL West Highland Wheelers club bike festival kicked off

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Kilmallie’s Miaxhel Rodger, front, and Aaron Sandison, tackle Caberfeidh’s Blair

Bowled over as new season opens at Railway Bowling Club

Bill Clark, president of the Railway Bowling Club, throws the

Tyndrum

PROSPECTORS at Scotland’s only gold mine near Tyndrum could produce

Ardnamurchan

PLANS to replace an Ardnamurchan bridge have been submitted to

Plockton

A PLOCKTON shopkeeper has stopped selling newspapers in his shop

Arisaig

ARISAIG held a local produce fair on April 28 in

Taynuilt

THE WINNER of a competition for a free dinner, bed

First class fashion show for charity

Action for Children Lochaber accept a cheque from Lundavra Primary

Abbeyfield Ballachulish ‘excellent’

INDEPENDENT charity Abbeyfield Ballachulish has recently been awarded an ‘excellent’

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GLENGARRY Girls’ hockey team would like to say a big

Young musicians enjoying success

RISING stars Rachel Spencer and Duncan Strachan, who are making

Nature club’s new forest classroom

LITTLE Acorns, a nature club for under fives covering Tyndrum,

The Lady Killers

NOW THAT the salmon fishing has opened it is perhaps

The Oban Times & WEST HIGHLAND TIMES

On Tuesday, a protest rally took place in Argyll Square,

Days gone by – Braes piper’s success

This week’s flashback photograph comes from the files of The

Memories and magic of Mull Music Festival

TOBERMORY is a special place for me and my recent

Glasgow Letter

I’VE BEEN meaning to write for some time about an

Beachd Ailein

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Press policy

WE AT The Oban Times endeavour to ensure that all

Your letters

THE EDITOR welcomes letters of approximately 300 words in length

Rotary on course for 31st AmAm, raising funds to help local community

OBAN Rotary’s principal fundraising event is its annual Golf AmAm,

2015 Oban Rotary AmAm round-up

Oban Rotary and S&S Services join forces to help Argyll youngsters

JOHN Spicer of S & S Services, a long-time supporter

Enjoy the ‘Fyne’ life at the Silvers Marine Scottish Series

THE SILVERS Marine Scottish Series will welcome more than 100

Ballet West celebrates 25th final year students’ showcase

SEVENTY Ballet West students will perform in the Taynuilt dance

Music with Jonathan Rimmer

YOUNG singer-songwriter Iain MacLeod, pictured right, has this week made

Oban welcomed art on wheels

A MOBILE art gallery travelled to Oban in a bus

Oban Live winners

THE WINNERS have been picked in The Oban Times’ competition

Lime Tree Hotel joins top 10 list of best places to stay in Highlands

FORT William’s Lime Tree Hotel has been voted into the

Keeping in tune with Gaelic for youngsters

FEISEAN nan Gàidheal has been touring a new Gaelic play

Food & Drink

Built in 1895, the Royal Hotel has been a big

Music and dance festival continues to make its mark

ORGANISERS have thanked everyone who competed and helped to make

HIGHLANDS AND ISLANDS MUSIC AND DANCE FESTIVAL RESULTS – 2016

1 Lagavullin Distillery Trophy: Adin Graham, Fife, 2 Iain Campbell

Loch Fyne Food Fair promises to be a memorable weekend

LOCH Fyne Food Fair, May 14-15, next to the Loch

LOCH FYNE FOOD FAIR EVENT PROGRAMME 2016

A Fyne weekend of food, music, shopping and fun Here’s

Bodach

Instead the train splits in three at Glasgow and one

Spectacular trials parade draws crowds in Fort William

FORT WILLIAM high street was packed on Sunday afternoon, May

Farmers face more milk price misery

WITH all Scottish dairy farmers facing further milk price cuts

Lamb market analysis identifies growth and export opportunities

TWO KEY areas of opportunity in the lamb market appear

Market report: United Auctions - Stirling

Scottish Simmental Club annual show and sale of breeding cattle,

Scottish builders fear impact of EU referendum

POSITIVE growth among Scottish construction firms in the first three

More than 35,000 new homes registered in Q1, reports NHBC

A TOTAL of 36,566 new homes were registered by NHBC

New Volkswagen Amarok to gain six-cylinder engine

THIS PREMIUM pickup will be the only model in its

The Family SUV That never forgets – The updated Land Rover Discovery Sport

THE 2017 Land Rover Discovery Sport is the car that

CUMMING - CACACE

On Sunday April 10, 2016 at St. Andrews Church, Bearsden

BLACK

Peacefully at Lorn & Islands Hospital, Oban surrounded by his

CLARK

Suddenly on April 28, 2016, aged 68 years, Alexander McDonald

HILL

Peacefully at home on April 28, 2016, aged 97 years,

HUMPHREY

On April 27, 2016, peacefully at her beloved home, Seileach

MACDONALD

Peacefully after a short illness at Raigmore Hospital, Inverness on

MACDONALD

At the Lynn of Lorne Care Home on April 28,

MACLEAN

Captain Eoghainn James of Scarinish, Tiree, and Glasgow. Peacefully, after

McGILLIVRAY

Don.Peacefully at home on May 3, 2016 with his family

MACINTYRE

Neil, Jennifer, Charles and family would like to express thanks

CLARK

Thomas Goldie. In loving memory of my dear uncle Tom,

DEMPSTER

In everlasting memory of a much loved husband, father and

JOHNSTON

George, May 3, 1989, beloved husband, father and grandfather. Always

MACARTHUR

In loving memory of my father Jimmy, died May 5

MACKAY

In loving memory of our mum and gran Nan MacKay,

MACKINNON

Treasured memories of my dear Granny, Dolina Marnoch, taken on

MACLEOD

Margaret (Rita), mum, gran and great-gran who died May 10,

McAFFER

Fondest memories of a dear uncle John, who passed away

SHAW

STEELE

Loving memories of our dad Ian, who died May 9,

STOTT

Remembering always a dear mum and granny Christina, died May

TAYLOR

Remembering always with love my darling husband William, who passed

TAYLOR

Treasured memories of a loving dad and grandpa William, who

Oban quadruple triumph in Rural’s bi-annual Argyll show

AN OBAN under 35-year-old collected one of four trophies at

Thought for the week

‘But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their

Saints struggle to find their form after Scottish Cup exit

SAINTS made the midweek journey to Paisley in search of

School sevens festival at Lochgiphead

OBAN High School entered two seven-a-side teams into Saturday’s S1/2

Taynuilt

Handicap Winners: 1 David and Ann Shanks (Dumbarton GC) 64

Islay

RESULTS: Summer League played Wednesday April 27 - 1 L

Crinan Puffer Race

PLENTY of keen runners took part in the recent Crinan

MARTIAL RTS WITH IAN RODGER

SENSHI Do Kickboxing held a grading on the April 27

Argyll rally drivers compete at Speyside Stages in Elgin

THE SCOTTISH Rally Championship bandwagon rolled into Elgin last weekend

Inveraray shock Oban Camanachd in Macaulay Cup

The surprise result of the Artemis MacAulay Cup first round

Oban Lorne lose out to Carrick

OBAN Lorne welcomed 2016 National Shield Winners Carrick to Glencruitten

Female football day a big success

MORE than 40 girls from across Argyll and Bute recently

Open day for beginners at Oban Bowling club

OBAN Bowling Club opened its doors last weekend and allowed

Oban junior hockey team play in Stirling tournament

A VERY wet Sunday morning saw the Oban Under 12

Donald makes the Scotland squad

OBAN Saints midfielder Donald Campbell has been included in the

Scottish AFL results and fixtures

LAST Wednesday’s result: Alba Thistle 0, Oban Saints 0. Saturday’s

Oban Saints’ youth results and fixtures

LAST weekend’s results: Kilbowie Union v Under 13s, postponed; Under