Double delight for Inverlochy youth shinty teams at national finals

Whistleblower says hospital staff stressed and overworked

AS LEAKS revealed secret plans for ‘terrifying’ cuts

Wedding day joy for Billy and Yvonne

Beaming smiles from newly-weds Billy and Yvonne Irving

Man ordered to pay £3,000 compensation after assault

A 20-YEAR-OLD man from Oban has to pay £3,000 in compensation

Staff rebel to save disability centre

IN A direct appeal to the First Minister, a council-run

Tobermory high in top 50 schools

TOBERMORY High School again has been included in the

Part-time Post Offce re-opens

THE POST Offce has re-opened a part-time outreach service

Topping out at new fish plant

AN OFFICIAL topping out ceremony has been held at a

Wildlife filmmaker sets his sights on Mull sea eagles

WILDLIFE filmmaker Tom Campbell is packing his bags

The Argyll cuppas fit for a president

THE UK consumes 165 million cups of tea every day,

Long term plans to cut a Lismore ferry

A NEW Islay ferry, cutting Lismore’s ferries from two

Overdue first edition returns to Stornoway library

WHEN Alastair McIntosh ordered a second-hand book on

More flights agreed for Tiree and Barra

MORE flights are to be added between Glasgow and Barra

Parents’ Justgiving plea to be with their baby girl

THE PARENTS of a baby girl born seven weeks early weighing

Minister urges board to shelve health cuts

SCOTLAND’S health minister has told officials to drop

Council facing legal threat over ‘discrimination’

THE PARENT group of a Catholic primary school in Oban

Man jailed

A 29-YEAR-OLD man has been jailed for 18 weeks after

Driving ban

AN OBAN man has been banned from driving for three

Ferry linkspan upgrade plan

CALEDONIAN Maritime Assets Limited (CMAL) is looking

Get active at Ganavan Sands

START the weekend with a walk, jog or run along the

Easter Monday coffee morning

OBAN Congregational Church is holding a coffee morning

Oban High School’s big flit

OBAN’S old high school building closed on Tuesday as

Bricks piled high for first Lego club

OBAN’S first Lego club starts on Saturday for a month-long

Rockfield Centre Community Charity Shop opens

THE ROCKFIELD Community Centre Charity Shop opens today

Blethering about sport

PEOPLE from as far as Dunoon made the trip to attend

Knitted chicks go ‘cheep’ for charity

KNITTERS at Oban’s New Hope charity have been clicking

Easter weekend excitement - and lots to do in Oban

EASTER weekend is here with all the excitement it brings

POLICE FILES

With Sergeant Iain MacNicol

Race on to fix dangerous potholes before sportive

A RACE is on to fill in some of the district’s most

Euan’s Guide made treasured family time possible

THE FAMILY of a man with Motor Neurone Disease who

Community helps Lochnell pupils look back at life on Home Front

Community helps Lochnell pupils look back at life on

Have your say on funding projects in Oban area

PEOPLE in Oban, Lorn and the Isles can have their say

Green light for Loch Fyne caviar farm

A PLAN to build Scotland’s first caviar farm at Loch

Volunteers ‘Keep Oban Beautiful’

OBAN is looking more beautiful than ever after volunteers

Yvonne marries her ‘prince’

AS SKIPINNISH played the opening chords of Billy Irving’s

WHAT’S ON in Lochaber

□ Off Beat Bikes is organising another open water swim

Lochaber man is ordained as Scotland’s newest priest

IT MAY have taken a gap of three decades, but Lochaber

Nevis Radio bags £2,000 from Tesco

NEVIS Community Radio has bagged £2,000 from Tesco’s

View from the

LAST week we welcomed Charlotte Wright, chief executive

Candidates grilled at hustings

FOUR of the six candidates contesting the Caol and

Pensioner fined £300 after crash

A SPEAN Bridge pensioner was fined £300 for his first

Library book 36 years overdue is returned

WHEN Alastair McIntosh ordered a second-hand book on

Crofting mortgages decision is welcomed

A DECISION by the Rural Economy Secretary to write

Skye clean-up nets 10 tonnes of trash

A 30-STRONG team of volunteers on Skye have cleared

Skye distillery opens to public

A DISTILLERY on Skye is looking forward to welcoming

MP issues warning on fishing

POWER over fishing needs to be given to Holyrood to

MSP backs move to help BiFab

MSP Alasdair Allan has backed a cross-party approach

More flights agreed for Tiree and Barra

MORE flights are to be added between Glasgow and Barra

MP’s refugee families bill gets over first hurdle

NA H-EILEANAN an Iar MP Angus MacNeil’s bill to reunite

Pupils power ahead with ideas

IS IT a wind turbine? Is it a racing robot? Or is it

Music festival draws to a close

THE five-day Lochaber Music Festival drew to a close

Body of hillwalker recovered

POLICE have confirmed that a body has been recovered

Local pipers blow hot at youth competition

LOCHABER Piping Society’s annual youth competition

Tyndrum

A STIRLING MSP met with businesses and residents in

Oban

OBAN charity Hope Kitchen is hosting a quiz night on

Appin

MEMBERS of the Appin branch of the Scottish Women’s

Islay

ONE OF the best known companies on Islay has changed

Kilmore

A QUIZ night and raffle which packed Kilmore Village

Shinty club secures new sponsorship deal

TAYNUILT Shinty Club has secured a three-year sponsorship

Tests end for ‘game-changing’ tidal turbine

AN EXPERIMENTAL tidal turbine in Loch Etive will cease

At Random

I HAVE written here on a number of occasions recently

Wild about Argyll bus enthrals primary school pupils

PUPILS from Dalmally, Park, Dunbeg, Kilninver and Easdale

Killin

KILLIN’S annual community auction will be held on Easter

Acharacle Community Council meets

ACHARACLE Community Council met on Tuesday February

Cameron Highlanders’ Association disburses funds

With the recent disbandment of the Cameron Highlanders’

Lundavra primary’s nursery granted £1,000

LUNDAVRA Primary School Nursery in Fort William has

Fort bank staff get on their bike for charity

HEADWAY Highlands Lochaber group has received a donation

RETRO Roamer

More items from the Retro Roamer columns of 30 years

The deer stalker’s chief mourner

THE A82, where it runs alongside the bonnie banks of

Maid of the Loch celebrates 65th birthday with new lease of life

Maid of the Loch celebrates 65th birthday with new

Viewpoint

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MacPhail

WHETHER it is conditioning of the environment in which

Social media

There was an outpouring of good wishes for Yvonne MacHugh

Press policy

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Calor Gas attitude sparks fury

Your article (‘Calor Gas customers get cold treatment’

Thank you to the litter pickers

Well done and thanks to the team who have done a fantastic

Postcode woes lead to delivery difficulties

We refer to your recent article regarding delivery

Storytelling for Year of Young People

As part of Year of the Young People 2018, Argyll and

Motorists pay the price for inaction

Shockingly, 30 per cent of A-roads in Scotland are

Barriers are needed near to Kilmelford

It is very commendable that crash barriers are now

Where is money to come from for HSCP?

Argyll and Bute MSP Michael Russell shows breathtaking

Great success for

Our first Oban spring clean is over and must be considered

Beachd Ailein

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Days gone by – 1920s

Peter White from Sunderland sent us this photograph

MacPhail

WHETHER it is conditioning of the environment in which

Social media

There was an outpouring of good wishes for Yvonne MacHugh

Press policy

WE AT The Oban Times endeavour to ensure that all our

Calor Gas attitude sparks fury

Your article (‘Calor Gas customers get cold treatment’

Thank you to the litter pickers

Well done and thanks to the team who have done a fantastic

Postcode woes lead to delivery diffculties

We refer to your recent article regarding delivery

Storytelling for Year of Young People

As part of Year of the Young People 2018, Argyll and

Motorists pay the price for inaction

Shockingly, 30 per cent of A-roads in Scotland are

Barriers are needed near to Kilmelford

It is very commendable that crash barriers are now

Where is money to come from for HSCP?

Argyll and Bute MSP Michael Russell shows breathtaking

Great success for Oban spring clean

Our first Oban spring clean is over and must be considered

Beachd Ailein

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Oban Symphony’s world premiere is a trumpeting success

AN ORCHESTRA performed the world premiere of Oban Symphony

A century of childhood at Dunollie

OVER the years, the Dunollie Archive has revealed so

Sharing the love through Argyll anthology

STUDENT’ S Homeless-Awareness Raising Enterprise, ArgyllSHARE

Joy Dunlop on the Highlands and Islands Music and Dance Festival

Joy Dunlop on the Highlands and Islands Music and Dance

Uist Book Festival calls for interest

THE ORGANISING groups of last year’s ‘ Toradh / Harvest

Glasgow Letter

WHAT a lovely day I had last week in Sgoil Ghàidhlig

malt OF THE month

‘I really love drams like a savage,’ wrote Scotland’s

Oban Live project pays homage to late stars

AN IMPRESSIVE lineup of 24 top names in the Scottish

Former physio’s handiwork success thanks to fairy magic

A FORMER physiotherapist with a lifelong love of sewing

Businesses urged to check guidance on advertising signs

BUSINESSES across Argyll and Bute are being reminded

Four Argyll firms among winners at rural awards

FOUR Argyll businesses are celebrating following award

Argyll and Bute business owners urged to brush up on new laws

Argyll and Bute business owners urged to brush up on

Family says ‘thanks for the memories’

WORD about Oban’s ‘fantastic community spirit’ is about

STEVE lights up Ardnamurchan

ARDNAMURCHAN stargazer Ellen Kammerath was delighted

Gardening project needs community support to grow

STUDENTS at SAMS are hoping to turn an overgrown corner

Birdwatch results reveal golden year for goldfinch

THE latest results from the RSPB’s Big Garden Birdwatch

Pilgrimage follows Dalmally saint’s way

PILGRIMS following the footsteps of Dalmally’s own

THIS WEEK’S WALKS

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

Spring Property REVIEW

Happy, happy HPI talks!

Buying for the first-time? avoid these big mistakes

BUY with your head, not your heart and always pay att

Mortgages

The proporti on of homeowners income spent on mortgage

Add value to your home

When it comes to adding value to your home, for your

Calls for removal of income bar on grants

THE BOARD of Smallholding Scotland has called on Fergus

Crofting Commission appoints new assessors

THE CROFTING Commission this week has announced the

£4.2 million in grants to support new farmers

RURAL Secretary Fergus Ewing MSP has confirmed £4.2

Around the markets

STIRLING – Caledonian Marts on Monday March 26 sold

Mary’s Meals now feeding more than 1.25 million mouths every school day

Mary’s Meals now feeding more than 1.25 million mouths

Argyll schoolchildren get active

PUPILS from Rockfield Primary School ran out comfortable

MARTIALARTS

PREPARATIONS are under way for the Kyokushin Cup tournament

Oban Otters receive funding from Oban Common Good Fund

OBAN Otters has received £2,814 from Oban Common Good

Saints get back to winning ways

A BRACE from Shaun MacIver at Glencruitten last Saturday

Oban win league title at first attempt

OBAN Men’s 1 met second from bottom team Clydesdale

Kingussie win Badenoch derby

KINGUSSIE won their first Badenoch derby since 2014

WCA National Cup draws

The Women’s Camanachd Association held their live National

Four new records at Argyll Sports Hall Athletics final

THERE was an entry of just over 100 young athletes

Heavy defeat for the Green Machine

OBAN Lorne made the familiar trip to Maybole in Ayrshire

Scottish Amateur FL results and fixtures

Premier Division - Oban Saints 4, Hillington 1; Premier

Saints’ youth teams results and fixtures

RESULTS: Dumbarton Riverside 2, Under 13s 5. Saints

Wick hit the Fort for six

FIVE second half goals sealed a comprehensive league

Second half Hyndland comeback denies Lochaber win on the road

Second half Hyndland comeback denies Lochaber win on

Lochaber High wins cross country shield

THE LEANACHAN Challenge took place last Friday at Torlundy

New sponsors give gymnasts a bounce

YOUNG members of the Lochaber Gymnastics Club will

Lochaber club lotteries

THIS week’s Fort William Golf Club lotto numbers were

Saints in Scottish Cup quarter final

OBAN Saints have reached the quarter finals of the

Residents grill GFG boss over alloy factory impact

CONCERNS over housing, transport and schools were in

Family affair as Roy Bridge man is ordained

It was a family affair at St Andrew’s Cathedral in

Lochaber autism charity closes

IT WAS a day of ‘mixed emotions’ on Monday as a Lochaber

‘Creepy’ man banned from Highland

A MAN who showered a waitress with unsolicited letters