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Young stars’ Olympic dream put at risk by planning row

THE OLYMPIC dreams of two rising stars in the surfing

A safer crossing for a long and winding road

A PLEA to remember the rules at Oban’s newest zebra

Medics in videos to attract staff

A DRIVE to recruit doctors, nurses, radiographers and consultants to

Islay man stalked ‘love rival’

AN UNEMPLOYED Islay man has admitted harassing a love rival

Celebrating apprentices

THE benefits to Scotland’s aquaculture industry of a new modern

Council tax legislation

LEGISLATION to remove the automatic council tax discount for second

Lewisian Diamh to open Royal National Mòd

AM Mòd Nàiseanta Rìoghail (The Royal National Mòd) kicks off

Oban march for independence

A SEA of blue balloons and Scotland flags could be

Tirisdeachs enjoy a rare day trip to Coll

FOR the first time in a longtime Tiree residents got

‘Tireless’ advocate for traveller monument nominated

THE volunteer who contributed to the safeguarding of a Scottish

Ulva house project nominated for award

THE Ulva Ferry Housing Project on Mull has been nominated

Oban Post Office to open on Sundays

OBAN Post Office in Tesco will have new opening hours

Residents say new housing could destroy communities

RESIDENTS of Glenshellach in Oban have blasted comments by a

Guy organises Oban stem cell fundraising gig

AN OBAN musician is playing a gig next month to

Three points for careless driving

A MAN has pleaded guilty to careless driving while overtaking

Appin man fined for having cocaine

AN APPIN man was fined for possessing cocaine when he

Museum celebrates 600,000 visitors

THE War and Peace museum celebrated its 600,000 th visitor

Caring Eilidh is a cut above...

A SIX-YEAR-OLD girl from Oban had seven inches of her

Delight as planned boundary changes in Argyll are scrapped

CHANGES to council ward boundaries in Argyll and Bute have

Inspiring speaker sets SAMS students on the road to reseach success

THE head of science at Marine Scotland has urged graduates

Employment charity helps young people into the workplace

WORKINGRITE, a youth employment charity, has seen a significant success

Mountain weather service to continue

REASSURANCES have been made to mountaineering communities following reports last

Funding call for care partnerships

ARGYLL and Bute Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP) is

Only two GPs will get ‘golden hello’

THE £20,000 ‘golden hello’ scheme for trainee GPs, a new

MP champions cause of Trossachs Mobility

A NEW Callander charity improving access to the Trossachs for

Dawnfresh trio save yacht crew

THREE fish farmers were hailed heroes this week after rescuing

Scotgold strike it lucky in Tyndrum

PROSPECTORS at Scotland’s only gold mine near Tyndrum produced their

Harmony singing correction

THE HARMONY singing workshops, run by Scotland Sings, will be

The Scots come to Oban to recruit

THE SCOTS were in Oban this week as part of

Police thank public for information as drugs operation sees 19 people arrested

FOLLOWING a two-week intelligence-led operation by officers in Argyll and

Gary takes the hot seat for top BBC radio programme

HE’S conquered Scotland, China and America – among other exotic

All change at school

IT’S THE end of an era at Lochyside RC Primary

Charity team looks for cash donations

A TEAM of volunteers dedicated to making ‘Fort William look

Help for tenants with rent arrears

A ‘FIRM but fair’ approach is being taken after more

Volunteers have their good works recognised at awards ceremony

FROM creating island employment to everyday acts of kindness –

Ex-sheriff convicted in his own court for driving while drunk

A FORMER sheriff who admitted driving while almost three times

Garden party to mark rail anniversary

THE West Highland Community Rail Partnership has celebrated its first

Bus users’ meeting is open to public

LOCHABER Transport Forum has launched a new group to look

Town youth hostel is to be rebuilt

PLANNING permission for the demolition and erection of a new

First concert in series is planned

THE FIRST in a series of concerts hosted by Lochaber

POLICE FILES

A CHARITY collection bottle containing about £250 has been removed

Children given a taste of healthy eating

PUPILS and staff celebrated ‘seed to plate’ ethos at a

Telephone boxes to be removed

BT IS set to slash 158 phone boxes across the

Surprise view of Yes campaigner

‘NO REFERENDUM in the next two years and I’m sceptical

Youngsters celebrate Roald Dahl Day

A LITTLE nonsense was cherished by pupils at St Columba’s

Ardnamurchan ban set by court

A MAN accused of committing sex offences against young girls

MSP welcomes homes investment

A £3 BILLION government investment pledge for more affordable homes

Time to transform eye health

SPECSAVERS is backing National Eye Health Week by urging people

Motorfest enjoys wheely good turnout despite the weather

A RENOVATED hearse and an electric car that can reach

Lochaber Chamber of Commerce joins forces with The Oban Times to launch Ideas Week

LOCHABER Chamber of Commerce is delighted to announce a media

No Fuss Events – an evening with David Millar

SCOTTISH former professional road racing cyclist David Millar spent 17

Have your appetite whetted at inspiring dinner evening

THE Lochaber Chamber of Commerce Ideas Week dinner 2016 is

Saints hold full-scale practice match

WITH no game next Saturday due to the September holiday

Gary takes the hot seat for top BBC radio programme

HE’S conquered Scotland, China and America – among other exotic

All change at school

IT’S THE end of an era at Lochyside RC Primary

Charity team looks for cash donations

A TEAM of volunteers dedicated to making ‘Fort William look

Help for tenants with rent arrears

A ‘FIRM but fair’ approach is being taken after more

Meeting will discuss health care

A MEETING to discuss how to improve out-of-hours medical care

Ex-sheriff convicted in his own court for driving while drunk

A FORMER sheriff who admitted driving while almost three times

Garden party to mark rail anniversary

THE West Highland Community Rail Partnership has celebrated its first

Bus users’ meeting is open to public

LOCHABER Transport Forum has launched a new group to look

Town youth hostel is to be rebuilt

PLANNING permission for the demolition and erection of a new

First concert in series is planned

THE FIRST in a series of concerts hosted by Lochaber

POLICE FILES

A CHARITY collection bottle containing about £250 has been removed

Children given a taste of healthy eating

PUPILS and staff celebrated ‘seed to plate’ ethos at a

Telephone boxes to be removed

BT IS set to slash 158 phone boxes across the

Surprise view of Yes campaigner

‘NO REFERENDUM in the next two years and I’m sceptical

Youngsters celebrate Roald Dahl Day

A LITTLE nonsense was cherished by pupils at St Columba’s

Ardnamurchan ban set by court

A MAN accused of committing sex offences against young girls

MSP welcomes homes investment

A £3 BILLION government investment pledge for more affordable homes

Young stars’ Olympic dream put at risk by planning row

THE OLYMPIC dreams of two rising stars in the surfing

A safer crossing for a long and winding road

A PLEA to remember the rules at Oban’s newest zebra

Islay man stalked ‘love rival’

AN UNEMPLOYED Islay man has admitted harassing a love rival

Oban Post Office to open on Sundays

OBAN Post Office in Tesco will have new opening hours

Residents say new housing could destroy communities

RESIDENTS of Glenshellach in Oban have blasted comments by a

Guy organises Oban stem cell fundraising gig

AN OBAN musician is playing a gig next month to

Three points for careless driving

A MAN has pleaded guilty to careless driving while overtaking

Appin man fined for having cocaine

AN APPIN man was fined for possessing cocaine when he

Museum celebrates 600,000 visitors

THE War and Peace museum celebrated its 600,000th visitor on

Caring Eilidh is a cut above...

A SIX-YEAR-OLD girl from Oban had seven inches of her

Dawnfresh trio save yacht crew

THREE fish farmers were hailed heroes this week after rescuing

Scotgold strike it lucky in Tyndrum

PROSPECTORS at Scotland’s only gold mine near Tyndrum produced their

Harmony singing correction

THE HARMONY singing workshops, run by Scotland Sings, will be

The Scots come to Oban to recruit

THE SCOTS were in Oban this week as part of

Police thank public for information as drugs operation sees 19 people arrested

FOLLOWING a two-week intelligence-led operation by officers in Argyll and

Time to transform eye health

SPECSAVERS is backing National Eye Health Week by urging people

Mull

MULL and Iona Community Trust is working in partnership with

Taynuilt

THIS month (September), Taynuilt couple Doug and Donna Bannatyne are

Ardanaiseig

ARDANAISEIG Hotel on the shores of Loch Awe near Kilchrenan

Barra and Vatersay

IT WAS with great delight and some considerable relief that

Benbecula

THE airport on Benbecula has become the first civil airport

Benderloch and Connel

Children blossom at show

THE church hall in Connel was filled with wonderful displays

Islands

ISLAND communities will see up to 100 affordable homes built

Skye

CONSULTATION events will take place later this month to gauge

Stornoway

The annual Angus Macleod Memorial Lecture will be given this

Frank Lockwood’s Island

IN A part of the world where place names are

Viewpoint

Planning. It’s a bit of a contentious issue. Planning officials

The second Shawfest is nearly upon us

THE second annual Shawfest will take place on this coming

Social media

There was a spirited response to our story about the

Oban desperately needs new homes

Drew MacFarlane-Slack is to be congratulated for standing up for

Beachd Ailein

THEAGAMH GUM BHEIL iomadh cuspair air nach aontaich mi fhìn

Lagavulin Islay Jazz hailed great success

THE Lagavulin Islay Jazz Festival, held in the distillery’s 200th

Murderous Maths drops in

MURDEROUS Maths made a visit to Oban High School last

And a’ the best till then – it’s the end of an era

ROBBIE SHEPHERD’S retiral from presenting Take the Floor was the

Funbox return to Oban with some ‘Animal Magic’

FROM the tops of the trees to the deep blue

Knitting firm take the road the isle of Mull with second show

ATTENTION all knitters, patchworkers and crafters: Karelia House Roadshow are

Bookends Festival

Celebrating the written and spoken word

Dunollie Castle set to shine

THE story of Dunollie Castle will be shone onto its

JURA Music Festival promises great craic

JURA Music Festival welcomes a few of Scotland’s best folk

Argyll Papers launches to worldwide audience

THE launch of the Argyll Papers on September 30 will

A distinguished history of boatbuilding

In this series, The Oban Times’ resident Bodach (Gaelic: old man and, by experience, often a storyteller) looks through archive material for articles and pictures that preserve moments from the past. There is always a back story - and sometimes a future one

Sun sets on another fantastic Best of the West

SMILING faces said it all at Best of the West

Relentless return to Corran Halls

EIGHT years after its last event, legend ary Oban club

Farmers urged to protect properties against blazes

FARMERS and crofters are being urged to take precautions to

Ewing calls on government to ‘play fair’

RURAL Economy Secretary Fergus Ewing has called on the UK

Loan scheme could inject £300m into rural economy

A NEW loan scheme aims to provide certainty for farmers

MARKET PRICES

United Auctions had a catalogued entry of MORE THAN 6,000

MACLEAN

- Alasdair (Tobermory/Edinburgh).At home in Edinburgh following a long illness

McKECHNIE

- Suddenly but peacefully, at his home, 15A Hill Street,

BLUE

- In loving memory of our dear sister Lilian, who

CAMPBELL

- Ever loving memory of Chris, who passed on September

FLEMING

- In loving memory of our dear dad and bampa

GROSS

- In loving memory of Jimmy, who passed away September

HUNTER

- In loving memory of my dear friend Betty, who

JOHNSTON

- In memory of Karen who died September 26, 2012

MACDONALD

- Treasured memories of our dear parents, George who died

MACDOUGALL

- In loving memory of Betty, my dear wife, died

MACLEAN

- Kathryn. In loving memory of my dear sister who

MACLEAN

- Loved and remembered Kathryn, our sister-in-law and aunt, died

MARSHALL

- Fondest memories of happy times shared with family over

McLENNAN

- In loving memory of our parents, grandparents and brother,

MILLIN

- In loving memory of my mother and father, mother

NICOLSON

- Treasured memories of our dear mum, mum-in-law and gran

MACGREGOR

- In loving memory of my Dad, Alasdair who died

POLLOCK

- In loving memory of my Mum, Catherine who died

RAMSAY

- In loving memory of our mum, mother-in-law and nana

ROSS

- In loving memory of a much loved wife, mum

Clerk retires after four decades of sheriff court service

DAVID Irwin has seen it all as sheriff clerk depute

Tackling rising cost of funerals is important to help bereaved loved ones

TACKLING the debt and spiralling costs associated with paying for

Lorne Ladies defeat Helensburgh

OBAN Lorne Ladies welcomed Argyll rivals Helensburgh RFC to Glencruitten

Oban youth rugby round-up

OBAN High School travelled to Cartha Queens Park RFC last

University boys too clever for Argyll

ARGYLL and Bute welcomed West Division 4 newcomers Glasgow University

Isle of Mull are pipped by a point

THE disappointing start to Mull rugby team’s season continued, as

News from Oban Bowling Club

WITH the end of the 2016 season looming last Saturday,

Weather fails to dampen the spirits at the Ian ‘Parrott’ Macmillan sixes

SIXTEEN teams entered the Ian ‘Parrott’ Macmillan sixes tournament at

Oban Wee Peaks race is a big success

THE OBAN Wee Peaks race has proved a really popular

Injury forces Currie out of Mull Rally

TOBERMORY’S Alasdair Currie has been forced to pull out of

MARTIAL RTS WITH IAIN RODGER

TRAINING continues with classes various available on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays

Argyll take on Scottish League select at Tarbert

AN ARGYLL select will take on the might of the

MacIntyre crowned Amateur Golfer of Year

GLENCRUITTEN Golf Club’s Robert MacIntyre has been handed the perfect

Glencruitten

JAMES Muir and Stephen Murphy won the Dennis Cathro pairs

Fort William

THE men’s medal final was played on Saturday September 17:

Islay

MACHRIE Salver played Sunday September 18: 1 S Johnston –

Newtonmore lift Camanachd Cup after narrow win over red and blacks

Newtonmore lifted the Camanachd Cup, winning 1-0 in a tight

Oban side lose to early goal in Camanachd Cup final

SHINTY’S ‘big day’ out ended in success for Newtonmore as

Poor decision-making proves costly for Oban Lorne

OBAN Lorne’s stuttering start to the season continued last Saturday

Oban Saints youth results and fixtures

LAST weekend’s results: Eddlewood 5, Under-13s 1. Scoring for Saints

Scottish AFL results and fixtures Football

LAST Saturday’s results: Premier Division – Campbeltown Pupils 4, St

Narrow win for Newtonmore in the Camanachd Cup final

SHINTY’S ‘Big Day’ out ended in success for Newtonmore as

Agnes and Peter win balloted pairs

WINNERS of the McPherson Welding balloted pairs bowling competition held

Special guests attend Fort’s game against Nairn County

FORT William took the lead in the first half of