Highlands named top place for visitors in 2019

Businesses count £100,000 cost of devastating floods

Flood-hit businesses in Oban are facing damages and

Ciaran’s a golden boy

Ciaran MacAonghais was all smiles last Friday after

Beneath the surface: what’s happening at SAMS

Two members of staff, who between them have clocked

Rotarians plant bulbs at St Conan’s Kirk

In partnership with the Friends of St Conan’s Kirk

Work starts to upgrade Oban ferry terminal

Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited (CMAL) has appointed

Beach buy-out is given public vote

Plans to push forward a community buy-out of Tralee

Pop-up art supports motor neurone charity

Art makers have clubbed together to put on a pop-up

Have you seen these cheeky little monkeys?

Two monkeys are on the loose in Oban and their owner

POLICE FILES

■ At about 6.50pm on Monday October 15, in Airds Crescent

Wedding date set for Taynuilt’s love legacy

Taynuilt’s new love memorial has had its first wedding

Romy’s hair nets £500

Romana ‘Romy’ Georgeson, who cut her 42-inch locks

Barrier project between Dunbeg and Connel

A project to install safety barriers to improve road

Call is made for dredging of burn

Oban flood victim Hugh Carmichael has blasted environmental

Oban is given another taste of television fame

TV road trip trio Gordon, Gino and Fred will be getting

Eight months in jail for man who fractured jaw

A 25-year-old man has been jailed for eight months

Memorial service for Joolz in Oban later

Friends and family of Oban cafe owner Joolz Goodman

Oban man receives £1,200 fine

An Oban man has been fined £1,200 for following a woman

Tesco wants volunteers for food collection

A call has gone out for volunteers in Argyll to help

Community turns out to support Ardchattan ‘hub’ project

People from all over Ardchattan turned out to a community

Mull digs in for a winter of discontent

There’s no quick solution in sight for Mull’s winter

Lack of funds causes likely closure of kirk

Ardchattan Church at Achnaba could shut by January

Youth to take centre stage at winter festival

Oban Winter Festival committee has put the call out

Lifeboat searches for new coxswain

Life-saving charity RNLI is recruiting a new coxswain

CalMac’s most popular routes are revealed

CalMac’s most popular ferry routes last year have been

It’s still all go as winter approaches

What a great night it was – three fantastic bands and

Highlands and islands among top destinations

Guidebook Lonely Planet has declared Scotland’s Highlands

Connel spy story still grips historians

Intrigue still surrounds the story of how a small plane

‘Big day’ bonanza at Argyll wedding show

Brides to be found plenty of inspiration for their

Oban High numbers challenge

Th roughout the month of October, the Oban High School

Oban’s postcards to absent friends

Oban will be sending postcards to absent friends next

Gleaner Oils creates ‘fieet of poppies’

Gleaner Oils will again be displaying poppies across

Oban toddler group is restarting

Sessions of Noah’s Ark, a parent, carer and toddler

Fancy a former police house as your des res?

Taynuilt police house is up for sale, with off ers

Glass recycling firm goes into administration

Was it a good party in Oban or a breakdown in glass

Congratulations for HebCelt festival

Western Isles Council has congratulated the Hebridean

HIAL compliance rated ‘very poor’

Highlands and Islands Airports Limited (HIAL), the

Bright future looms for Harris weaver

An island engineer has ful- filled his dream of becoming

Call for transparency over ferry contract

The Labour Party in the Western Isles has renewed its

Behind the scenes at Atlantis

It’s been another busy month at Atlantis. Here are

Misneachd’s radical plan for Gaelic

Gaelic grassroots campaign group Misneachd has published

MacPhail

The timelines of our lives are a constantly moving

Tributes paid to Kitty, Glenfinnan centenarian

Family and friends of the late Catherine ‘Kitty’ Macdonald

Hydro project to be ‘catastrophic’

Business owners on Loch Lochy fear their livelihoods

Views sought on future of Corpach station

Kilmallie Community Council (KCC) is welcoming views

Beacon of Light Service planned for Remembrance Sunday

The Fort William and District Branch of Legion Scotland

Bullying claims cast ‘very dark shadow’ over NHS Highland

The head of NHS Highland spoken out to reassure the

SEALL brings American jazz back to Skye

A nostalgic musical trip back to the formative years

Fort to Edinburgh rail link ‘can be done’

Ambitious plans to construct a rail link between Tulloch

£10,000 needed to secure Kinloch Castle future

A Small Isles community group is looking for donations

Asphalt plant to relocate

Asphalt production in Lochaber is set to be relocated

WIN A CHANCE TO HELP SANTA ON HIS SLEIGH

Can you write a Christmas card message from Lochaber ?

Asbestos warning ahead of demolition

Upper Achintore Primary School which has been empty

Ghost hunters trail

With Hallowe’en almost here, ghostbusters can now investigate

Corran ferry replacement for dry docking

As of tomorrow (Friday October 26), the MV Corran will

WHAT’S ON in Lochaber

Networking: does the very word make your heart sink?

CalMac’s most popular routes

CalMac’s most popular ferry routes last year have been

Dragons’ Glen is no myth!

Now in its fifth year, Lochaber Chamber of Commerce

WHAT’S ON in Lochaber

■ Kilmallie Community Company is holding its AGM tomorrow

Sharon’s on the job snooze aids fundraiser

Sleeping on the job may not usually be encouraged in

Study into Fort gas network to begin

Research has revealed that 68 per cent of residents

New Gaelic medium catchment area

Highland Council’s care, learning and housing committee

MSP’s Christmas card prize hits new heights

The prize for winning Lochaber MSP Kate Forbes’ constituency

Stromeferry bypass alterations aim to reduce delays at railway crossing

Stromeferry bypass alterations aim to reduce delays

Gleaner Oils creates ‘fleet of poppies’

Gleaner Oils will again be displaying poppies across

Arisaig SWI commences

The new session of the Arisaig Scottish Women’s Institute

West Highland Line looks to broaden appeal

The West Highland Line, cherished as one of the world’s

Congratulations for HebCelt festival

Western Isles Council has congratulated the Hebridean

HIAL compliance rated ‘very poor’

Highlands and Islands Airports Limited (HIAL), the

Bright future looms for Harris weaver

An island engineer has fulfilled his dream of becoming

Call for transparency over ferry contract

The Labour Party in the Western Isles has renewed its

Singer receives MBE at the palace

Renowned Gaelic singer Dr Alasdair Gillies received

Plans for Skye car park and toilets

The John Muir Trust, which looks after the Strathaird

Misneachd’s radical plan for Gaelic

Gaelic grassroots campaign group Misneachd has published

MacPhail

The timelines of our lives are a constantly moving

SSC nominated for three awards

The Scottish Salmon Company (SSC) has been nominated

Connel electrician is first winners of industry award

Connel electrical contractor Kenneth Ferguson has become

Digital workshop is to take place on Benbecula

Businesses in the Outer Hebrides are being given the

Whisky exports rise to nearly £2bn

Scotch whisky exports increased in the first half of

Iona Abbey in appeal for final £400,000

The Iona Community has completed phase one of its refurbishment

When cowboys rode the Great Glen

No one travelling along the A82 between Fort William

DOWN MEMORY LANE

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

LETTERS

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Beachd Ailein

Mòd Nàiseanta eile seachad agus tha mi’ n dòchas gum

Closure of The Underwater Centre is a serious blow

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

Rail improvements a tantalising prospect

Talks of a three-hour rail link between Fort William

Rest and Be Thankful problems will continue

I have been driving over the Rest and Be flankful for

YOUR PICTURES

We know our readers love to take photo graphs so we

Government’s cheap option for A83 has clearly failed

The recent engineering works carried out by the Scottish

DISTRICT NEWS

Fort Augustus cruise company Cruise Loch Ness has sailed

Rugby clubs given first aid training at Banavie

Players and coaches from both Lochaber and Oban Lorne

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Highland energy share offer raises £700,000 in only two weeks

Highland energy share offer raises £700,000 in only

DISTRICT NEWS

Following four burst pipes in four months at Crianlarich

Mull opens its first ‘community fridge’

The Mull and Iona Community Trust has opened a community

£275,000 grant means green light is given for Ulva Ferry building

£275,000 grant means green light is given for Ulva

Oban and Lorne Strathspey and Reel Society visits Ullapool

Oban and Lorne Strathspey and Reel Society continued

At random

There is understandable disappointment in its area

Concern for future of corncrakes

Corncrakes, one of the country’s rarest breeding birds

Mountains make a unique festive gift

It is the ideal gift for mountaineers, hillwalkers

New Gaelic nature resource

The cultural connections to nature through Gaelic are

This week’s walks

The walk leader is to be contacted beforehand for meet-up

Dunoon national Mòd comes to a close

The Royal National Mòd in Dunoon came to a close on

Campaign to raise £8,000 for talented clarsach player

A 12-year-old Clarsach player who used to live in Oban

Allan’s Mòd

Nach math an teisteanas air Mòd sam bith gun do bhuannaich

Oban Gaelic Choir ‘knock it out of park’ as performance goes viral

Oban Gaelic Choir ‘knock it out of park’ as performance

Robert’s Mòd

Another Mòd has come and gone and left us all with

Results

Solo Singing: Ladies Fluent (A220): Singing of one

Results

Mary Lamont Gold Medal Traditional Final (Ladies) (TSL232):

Mystery solved: Taynuilt Gaelic Choir focus of historic photo

Mystery solved: Taynuilt Gaelic Choir focus of historic

LEISURE &ENTERTAINMENT

Iona Abbey’s refurbished library off cially opens

Glasgow Letter

Donnie Maroot, who will be this year’s chairperson

‘Eilean’ book launch at Tobermory festival

The doors open on the first Tobermory Book Festival

Scotland’s first folk school opens in Argyll

It’s a new chapter for craft in Scotland, with the

Ticket release date set for Oban Live 2019

Tickets for Oban Live 2019, Argyll’s biggest outdoor

Rab’s Anniversaryville packs out Victory Hall in Benderloch

Benderloch’s Palladium has notched up another legendary

Oban bands dominate at MOJO gig

The vibrant and diverse original music scene in Oban

malts OF THE month

The stark whitewashed walls of its warehouse, nestling

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Dunoon film festival launches programme

The sixth Dunoon Film Festival will launch on November

Top prices paid at Dalmally

United Auctions hosted a charity auction at Dalmally

ANNOUNCEMENTS

WEIR - Michael and Chloe (née Sanderson) are delighted

Tobermory RNLI’s suppers net £1,300

The introduction of home delivery to this year’s Tobermory

THOUGHT for the week

Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be

Narrow win for the Scots over Ireland in Inverness

A battling second half performance saw Scotland fight

Martial arts

Young Darryl McLaughlin did himself and his club proud

Oban Lorne push Uddingston close

Oban Lorne travelled to Uddingston last weekend for

Oban Lorn Shinty Club prizegiving

Oban Lorn Shinty Club held its prizegiving on Saturday

Scotland U21 squad named

Scotland U21 head coach Alan MacRae has named his squad

SAMS sailing club to host national championship

A university sailing club established just two years

HOCKEY

Oban showed great strength of character to beat a strong

MacIntyre loses out in Foshan Open play-of

Robert MacIntyre took part in the Foshan Open in Guangdong

Results and fixtures

Last Sunday’s results: Thistle Weir 5, Under 13s 1;

Results and fixtures

Last Saturday’s results: West of Scotland Cup, 2nd

Saints have to do a little bit extra in West Cup win

Extra-time goals from Craig MacEwan and Donald Campbell

Tour golfers enjoy day of Chinese culture in Foshan

Scottish golfing duo Robert MacIntyre from Oban and

Twins inseparable at Bennachie race

Lochaber Athletic Club’s answer to the the Brownlee

Lochaber club lotteries

Th is week’s Fort William Golf Club lotto numbers were

Thistle take sting out of EK

South Lochaber fistle have progressed into the next

Results from the Isle of Skye

On Saturday October 13 and Sunday 14, the Captain's

Saints have to do a little bit extra in West Cup win

MacEwan and Donald Campbell sealed a hard-fought West

Swimmers brave Corran narrows

More than 60 open water swimmers braved the cold water

Strongman Stuart enjoys success at Glasgow expo

Lochaber strongman Stuart Whyte has once again shown

Inverurie in seventh heaven against Fort Inverurie in seventh

Goals ‘rain’ in at Claggan Park

Courses axed and 48 jobs lost as Fort centre collapses

Administrators appointed t. The Underwater Centre in

Like father like son – Ruairidh wins gold

The smile says it all – Ruairidh Cormack of Portree