Cuts threaten to end training position for Oban teenager

AN OBAN builder has accused the Scottish Government

Parents launch appeal for baby Freya

A family is raising funds to keep their baby girl safe

Tributes for Oban teacher John Porter

TRIBUTES have been paid to Oban High School science

Decision day for MacQueen hut

A PUBLIC hearing will take place today (Thursday April

Minister calls for health bosses to resign

ARGYLL and Bute MSP Michael Russell says ‘genuine change

Seil and Easdale by-election

AN ‘INSUFFICENT’ number of candidates for Seil and

Sign up for new community trust

PEOPLE living in Seil and Easdale are being invited

Award for island distillery boss

ISLE of Harris Distillery managing director Simon Erlanger

Islay hospital performs well

ISLAY Community Hospital’s accident and emergency department

Island GP warns new contract will bring significant change

Island GP warns new contract will bring significant

Small business premises boost for Mull

AFTER 10 years’ work by Mull and Iona Community Trust

Ten new affordable homes planned to halt Jura population decline

Ten new affordable homes planned to halt Jura population

Hugh Smith’s letter from Islay

GAELIC song enthusiasts were saddened to learn of the

Wild Thyme’s gin production moves to Colonsay

WILD Thyme Spirits will this month move gin production

Parents need £3,000 to cure baby Freya

A FAMILY is raising funds to keep their baby girl safe

Family gives Kenneth, 95, a five-generation surprise

FOUR generations of a family got together this Easter

Here to support men too

A SUPPORT drop-in helping survivors of sexual violence

POLICE FILES

POLICE arrested a man, aged 37, after reports he was

Health chiefs shelve worst of the cuts

ARGYLL’S council-run care homes, day care and learning

Housing association receives gold award

HOUSING association based in Oban has received a gold

Man, 53, fined £350 for ‘disgraceful’ behavior

A 53-YEAR-OLD man has been fined £350 after police

Contents of Oban High School going to Somalia

HUNDREDS of chairs and tables from the former Oban

New team of young police volunteers at the ready

A TEAM of young police volunteers will be out in force

Training success for young Otters

SIX YOUTH volunteers from Oban Otters have completed

Chef cooks up green scheme

SCOTLAND’S national chef Gary Maclean is urging people

Behind the scenes at Atlantis Leisure

THERE has been lots going on at Atlantis again this

Rotary supports Megan’s trip to Chile

TEENAGER Megan Evans has received £500 towards her

Ready to start walking tour guide training

WHAT an amazing Easter we’ve just enjoyed. I can’t

SSEN connects hydro scheme

SCOTTISH and Southern Electricity Networks has completed

Oban care home ‘fully re-opened’

EADAR Glinn care home in Oban has been given a clean

Former carer admits theft from client

A FORMER carer has pleaded guilty to stealing jewellery

Learner nearly hit pedestrians

A LEARNER driver has been banned from driving for six

Mothballed Ardchattan school could create jobs

A SMALL community has revealed big hopes for a school

Routine screening saved my life, says breast cancer survivor Katy

Routine screening saved my life, says breast cancer

Marketing Oban together

A DEAL worth thousands of pounds has been agreed by

Driver clocked doing 97mph

A GREENOCK man has been fined £350 and had his licence

Second servings of Meals on Wheels

TIREE Meals on Wheels has been saved – for at least

Day in the life of Telecare outreach worker Donna

The Oban Times is running a series of articles championing

Marine ecologist awarded professorship from UHI

A MARINE ecologist who has earned a global reputation

Safety message in Western Isles

NSPCC Scotland’s Schools Service has continued its

Have your say on the Supporting Communities Fund

People in Oban, Lorn and the Isles are being given

Stagecoach to pull out of Lochaber at end of June

USING unreliable buses coupled with complaints from

Plan to expand salmon farm

MARINE Harvest has submitted an application to Highland

Visit Carradale

NESTLED in the stunning countryside, in a hidden and

WHAT’S ON in Lochaber

□ The last of this season’s local history society talks

Swimmers brave Loch Linnhe waters for Good Friday plunge

A HARDY bunch of swimmers donned their swimsuits and

Highland Haggis Festival kicks off in Spean Bridge

THE ONLY festival in Scotland that celebrates the national

Great Glen Way guidance app is launched

A NEW free app has been launched that will enhance

View from the Chamber

AT THE beginning of March, a trade delegation from

Campaigners ‘cautiously optimistic’ on Dail Mhor

CAMPAIGNERS trying to reverse the decision to close

Lochaber groups urged to apply to rural fund

GROUPS across the Highlands are being encouraged to

Sheriff backs removal of horse from house

COMHAIRLE nan Eilean Siar has welcomed the judgment

Glenuig man in pub cheesecake row fined £315 at sheriff court

Glenuig man in pub cheesecake row fined £315 at sheriff

Charity hosts Fort Easter egg hunt

IT WAS good to be in Fort William High Street last

Fort woman fined for possession of cocaine

A FORT William woman was fined £180 for possession

Rare Skye dinosaur prints shine a light on lost period

DOZENS of giant footprints discovered on a Scottish

Castle reveals ambitious future plans

AMBITIOUS plans for the future development of the ancient

Superfast broadband delivered to Knoydart

HOMES and businesses in Knoydart and the Loch Nevis

MSPs agree new hearing on Skye health petition

MSPs at the Scottish Parliament have decided to host

Fears for boatbuilding course

FUNDING for a boatbuilding course at Plockton High

Changes to Uig service

A KNOCK-ON effect of the MV Clansman’s extended dry

Fiona’s time at Fort museum comes to end

FOR 30 years, Fiona Marwick’s name has been synonymous

’Sofa’ gig raises LMRT cash

TURNING their Hemel Hempstead home into a pub and watching

Lochaber MSP makes history with Gaelic speech

LOCHABER and Skye MSP Kate Forbes made history last

Warned for public indecency incident

A SHERIFF warned a Lochaber man he would have ended

West Highland College UHI welcomes new board members

THE board of management at West Highland College UHI

Inverlochy man has sentence deferred for report

AN INVERLOCHY man had sentence deferred he appeared

Cuts threaten to end training position for Oban teenager

AN OBAN builder has accused the Scottish Government

Visit Carradale

NESTLED in the stunning countryside, in a hidden and

Tributes for Oban teacher John Porter

TRIBUTES have been paid to Oban High School science

Decision day for MacQueen hut

A PUBLIC hearing will take place today (Thursday April

Tiree

THE ISLE of Tiree will soon have its own flag with

Balquhidder

STIRLING’S MSP Bruce Crawford attended the official

Cowal

THIS year’s Cowal Fest Argyll Walking and Outdoor Festival

Nursery children unveil new play park tower

CHILDREN from Crianlarich Nursery had the honour of

Choir concert raises £250 for Oban Hospice

Members of Oban Gaelic Choir present a cheque for £250

Inveraray bank closure fight moves to London

THE FIGHT to save the Inveraray branch of the Royal

Royal appeal to help save The Argylls’ museum in Stirling

THE ARGYLL and Sutherland Highlanders Museum at Stirling

Craignish

THE SUN shone recently for the Boat Jumble and Car

At Random

IT IS almost always gratifying to get feedback – good

Emotional send-off for school staff member

CAOL Primary School turned out last Friday afternoon

Lessons in Fairtrade

BALLACHULISH Co-op staff visited primary pupils in

Youngsters impress with Lundavra’s Got Talent

The judges of Britain’s Got Talent would have been

Corpach post offi ce bids Katie farewell

AFTER 17 years making sure residents of Corpach and

Kishorn Port secures decommissioning funds

KISHORN Port has secured supplementary funding from

Kilmallie Community Council

KILMALLIE Community Council met on Monday February

Recycling maps to help reduce waste

RECYCLING in Lochaber is now easier thanks to new maps

RETRO Roamer

More items from the Retro Roamer columns of 30 years ago

Squirrels are unkown in Morvern

I NOTED a report in The Oban Times of March 22, 2018

New book chronicles travelling in pyjamas

FOR more than 100 years there have been sleeper trains

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Days gone by – 1953

Looking closely at this photograph, you may think Oban’s parish minister, the Rev Dugald Cameron, has travelled back in time. However, the taller man in the back row is his father, also Dugald Cameron. And this is Clydebank Gaelic Choir taken in Oban in, possibly, 1953

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Sea eagles are killing sheep on our hillsides

Tom Cullen’s warning of the consequences of reintroducing

Deposit scheme will address littering

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MSP demands inquiry as ‘illegal’ dredging increases

ARGYLL divers claim ‘illegal’ dredging has increased

Judges uphold right to roam on Loch Lomond park estate

RAMBLERS have welcomed a landmark legal appeal upholding

Mull minister aims to make vegetables a growth industry

A MULL entrepreneur has been given £5,000 to start

THIS WEEK’S WALKS

The walk leader is to be contacted before hand for

West Coast in bloom for rhododendron festival

INVERARAY Castle and Arduaine Gardens spring into bloom

High praise for North Lorn Drama Festival

BENDERLOCH and North Connel Drama Club all but swept

Creative siblings combine to create second poetry book

AN OBAN poet has teamed up with his artist sister to

Heather puts TV focus on island characters

HEATHER Dewar is a woman of many talents – cook, gardener

Former dancer still relishes Oban festival

ONE person eagerly anticipating the Highlands and Islands

Glasgow Letter

There are a number of very interesting Gaelic events

Oban Orchestra’s leader thanks Norman Nicholson for writing Oban Symphony

Oban Orchestra’s leader thanks Norman Nicholson for

Oban High School Pipe Band concert described as best yet

Oban High School Pipe Band concert described as best

Zoo welcomes triplets

RZSS Edinburgh Zoo are celebrating the birth of the

RBS set to review Skye Croft House Grant case

THE Royal Bank of Scotland is reviewing its decision

Two Mull trainees land top Lantra awards

TWO trainees from Mull have been successful at Lantra

Ploughing match off due to weather

THE Lorn Vintage Ploughing Match, which was scheduled

Federation welcomes move on law reform

THE Scottish Crofting Federation gave a positive response

Around the markets

DINGWALL – Dingwall and Highland Marts Ltd on Wednesday

All change at Argyll and Bute Third Sector Interface

ARGYLL and Bute Third Sector Interface (TSI) has announced

Obituary – John Porter

‘IT is with great sadness that I report [chemistry

Thought for the week

‘God gave Jesus to die for our sins, he raised him

Olympic medallist visits Highland ski resorts

WINTER Olympics 2018 snowboard bronze medallist Billy

League leaders Cove put dozen past Fort William

FORT William fell to their third double-figure league

Organisers hail Ski-an-Duro success

ORGANISERS are ‘delighted’ with the first instalment

Fort William secure Shiel Buses shirt sponsorship

FORT William Shinty Club have agreed a new sponsorship

10-pin bowling singles results

AFTER week one of the 10-pin bowling singles leagues

Lochaber club lotteries

THIS week’s Fort William Golf Club lotto numbers were

Saints take on Goldenhill in the last eight

OBAN Saints will take on Goldenhill in the last eight

Oban Lorne Ladies are looking the part

OBAN Lorne Ladies have hopes of reaching their first

Shoot raises money for children’s hospital

A RECENT charity shoot in Tarbert raised more than

Oban boys pay a visit to Rangers training ground

Oban 2006s were down in Glasgow recently at Murray

Cup competitions get under way

HOLDERS Newtonmore, Kinlochshiel, Lochaber and Caberfeidh

Green Machine get back to winning ways

OBAN Lorne welcomed Argyll rivals Helensburgh RFC to

Oban Saints’ Scottish Cup quarter-final date postponed

OBAN Saints’ Scottish Amateur Cup quarter-final tie

Commonwealth Games for Keanna

KEANNA MacInnes, daughter of former Oban Celtic and

Results from Glencruitten

THE CAPTAIN’S Scramble was played at Glencruitten on

Green Machine get back to winning ways

OBAN Lorne welcomed Argyll rivals Helensburgh RFC to

Oban Saints’ Scottish Cup quarter-fi nal date postponed

OBAN Saints’ Scottish Amateur Cup quarter-final tie

Commonwealth Games for Keanna

KEANNA MacInnes, daughter of former Oban Celtic and

Results from Glencruitten

THE CAPTAIN’S Scramble was played at Glencruitten on

Olympic medallist visits Highland ski resorts

WINTER Olympics 2018 snowboard bronze medallist Billy

League leaders Cove put dozen past Fort William

FORT William fell to their third double-figure league

Organisers hail Ski-an-Duro success

ORGANISERS are ‘delighted’ with the first instalment

Fort William secure Shiel Buses shirt sponsorship

FORT William Shinty Club have agreed a new sponsorship

10-pin bowling singles results

AFTER week one of the 10-pin bowling singles leagues

Lochaber club lotteries

THIS week’s Fort William Golf Club lotto numbers were

Saints take on Goldenhill in the last eight

OBAN Saints will take on Goldenhill in the last eight

Stagecoach to pull out of Lochaber at end of June

USING unreliable buses coupled with complaints from

Full steam ahead for The Jacobite

Piper the Labrador and owner James Shuttleworth of

GFG to invest £60m in hydro power

GFG ALLIANCE has unveiled plans to make a further £60

Plan to expand salmon farm

MARINE Harvest has submitted an application to Highland