Ian Rankin to headline Islay Book Festival

Disabled driver counts cost of vandalism spree

A disabled driver has been left stranded aTher vandals

Tesco jobs at risk

StaThat Oban’s Tesco store are waiting to find out

HSCP launches mental health Facebook page

A mental health Facebook page has been launched by

Interim road keeps traffic flowing in Tyndrum

Commuters can breathe a sigh of relief now that a new

Son defies heartbreak to triple cash raised

A man who conquered a gruelling bike race, raising

POLICEFILES

 About 2am on January 21 police were called to an

Damning report highlights savings shortfall in Argyll health and social care

Damning report highlights savings shortfall in Argyll

Work to start on Oban linkspan

Work starts tomorrow (February 1) to replace the linkspan

Confidence in Oban as businesses invest

Burger restaurant to open up in former Kitchen Garden

Adventurous moggy returns after two-week absence

A feline fugitive has been reunited with his owner

Liz booked by royal command

Dalmally felt maker doing work for some of the world’s most collectable books

Charges set to rise for residential and ‘sleepover’ care in Argyll and Bute

Charges set to rise for residential and ‘sleepover’

Ferry price hike plan makes waves on isles

A proposal to increase peak time fares on west coast

Hebrides energy customers safeguarded by Ofgem

Hebrides Energy, the community interest company set

Oban groups banish winter blues

I can’t believe we’re at the end of January already

Anyone fancy a top-up?

Residents and visitors to Oban will soon be able to

Oban man served with non-harrassment order

An Oban shopkeeper is now the subject of a non-harassment

Win free council tax for a year

People in Argyll and Bute are being given the chance

RockTheld pupils make time to consign plastic to history

Pupils at RockTheld Primary School are putting their

Oban Burns Club toasts the Bard at Regent Hotel

Burns Club of Oban had its annual supper on Friday

Mairi tours Scotland’s most famous song

Mairi Campbell brings a post-Burns supper treat to

Councillor defends local produce proposal

An Argyll and Bute councillor has insisted that proposals

Dalmally garden gets fit for bumper crop of visitors

Dalmally Community Garden has ‘worked out’ a great

Broadband speeds in Argyll among slowest in Scotland

Argyll and Bute has one of the slowest broadband speeds

Argyll and Highland causes to share multi-million pound funding boost

Argyll and Highland causes to share multi-million pound

Women urged to take cervical smear test

Women are being urged not to ignore invite letters

Rabbie Burns remembered

A number of Burns’ events took place across the region

MacPhail

As touched on briefly in my article from January 3

Playpark post gives campaigners the blues

The company responsible for the sinking Oban Community

Training scheme placement to care home manager

The Oban Times is running a series of articles championing

Taynuilt nursery springs to life

Snowdrops are springing up at an old garden nursery

Videos showcase apprenticeships in West Highlands

Developing the Young Workforce (DYW) West Highland

Community out in force to help Stramash

Despite the incessant rain and driving wind, more than

Fort traffic cop slams council after accident

A veteran police traffic off cer is threatening to

Five months for refusing Sheriff ’s order

A man who told social work staff that he was not prepared

Morar music tutor fined and handed three-year driving ban

Morar music tutor fined and handed three-year driving

Findings should ‘act as warning’, says councilor

A new report which predicts a drastic fall in the working

Glencoe hydro scheme proposal proceeding despite opposition

Plans to build a river hydro scheme near the site of

WHAT’S ONin Lochaber

 The Fort William and district branch of Royal British

Businessman’s £1,800 fine for Fort flat breach

The multiple occupancy use of the property above the

Council approves Spean housing development

Lochaber Housing Association has been given permission

Councillor says Corpach crossing ‘a must’

The new pedestrian crossing being built at Corpach

Highland Council rents to increase by three per cent

The average weekly rent charged by Highland Council

CalMac cash to aid west coast youngsters

Ferry operator CalMac is launching a new community

PPI scam warning

Trading Standards are warning residents about a PPI

New Inverness prison is not top priority, justice secretary admits

New Inverness prison is not top priority, justice secretary

Councillors back 30mph order for Ballachulish

Councillors have now given the green light to the preparation

Mallaig Gaelic catchment area proposed

Highland Council is to seek the views of local communities

VIEW FROM THE CHAMBER

Only one week to go until our Lochaber Tourism Roadshow

Kinlochleven pupils enjoy visit to Inverness mosque

Kinlochleven High School head teacher Mrs Machin writes

Lochaber causes to get share of million-pound fund

Community groups from Knoydart to Kinlochleven are

Lochaber Newton Room will be first in Scotland

Work is under way to create one of Scotland’s first

UHI appoints new vice principal to strategic role

The University of the Highlands and Islands has announced

Blackford pledges support for Holocaust Memorial Day

This week Ian Blackford MP signed the Holocaust Educational

MacPhai

As touched on briefly in my article from January 3

Lochaber celebrates the bard

Scotland’s national bard has been celebrated across

Nominations sought for community councils

Nominations are being invited from people seeking election

Skye crofter to head up crofting federation

A croTher from Kingsburgh on the Isle of Skye, has

Skye MSP issues rallying call to young Gaelic speakers

Young Gaelic speakers have a ‘duty to pass on the language’

Plockton example of holiday home pressure, says MSP

Plockton has been held up as an example of what happens

Green light for Skye luxury pods

Plans to transform the former golf course in Portree

MSP pushes for kidney dialysis on Isle of Skye

Kate Forbes MSP has welcomed a commitment from NHS

IN BRIEF

A number of hotels and their staff in the West Highlands

New Game of Thrones whiskies set for release

Multi-award winning, internationally-acclaimed TV series

Hebridean Food Company signs deal with Lidl

Lidl has announced a new partnership with The Hebridean

CalMac signs up to green scheme

CalMac has signed up to the Prince of Wales’s Waste

Cameron calls on Westminster to sign convention

Longstanding calls for the UK Government to sign up

The Campbells of Canna and their precious legacy

When devolution was talked about in the late 1970s

LETTERS

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YOUR PICTURES

We know our readers love to take photo graphs so we

Beachd Ailein

Cuir dhachaigh e nuair a bhios e ochd-deug! Ged ‘s

DISTRICT NEWS

More than 40 people turned up to support Ardchattan

MSPs launch online petition to push for phonelines upgrade in Crianlarich

MSPs launch online petition to push for phonelines

Barra students visit Google HQ for Europe in Dublin

Two Barra students had the opportunity of a lifetime

At random

We reported last week on the retirement of a long-serving

LETTERS

Write to us: send your letters to editor@obantimes.co.uk or The Editor, PO Box 1, Oban, Argyll PA34 4HB

YOUR PICTURES

We know our readers love to take photo graphs so we

Wedded bliss in Argyll and Bute

More than 600 marriages are conducted by Argyll and

Project to save Loch Goil woodlands

Cormonachan Community Woodlands between Lochgoilhead

Otter family helps launch Wildlife Watcher feature

Send us your outdoor news by emailing editor@obantimes.co.uk

This week’s walks

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

SCOTTISH CARAVAN AND CAMPING

The only place to start your next adventure is at Scotland’s

The perfect sei ng for your next adventure

The Scoi sh Caravan, Motorhome and Holiday Home Show

Kid’s aci vii es

We’ll have lots of fun entertainment to keep the kids

Glamping on Arran

Get ready for the biggest and best show

One of the biggest consumer shows in Scotland caters

LEISURE &ENTERTAINMENT

Was this a performance of parody, pun and side-splitting pantomime perfection? Oh yes, it was!

Mull Historical Society releases new single

Mull singer-songwriter Colin MacIntyre, the man behind

Barra Dìleab song and video goes live

A song featuring pupils from Castlebay Community School

Oban High School dancers prepare for annual show

The Oban High School annual dance show will be performing

Glasgow Letter

I took a night off from Celtic Connections last Saturday

Portavadie – making any occasion special

Having almost forgotten about my 30th wedding anniversary

The electrifying Mr Johnston comes to the Corran Halls

Following the world premier at Mull Theatre on Fri

High school pipe band’s festival success inspires Skerryvore special release

High school pipe band’s festival success inspires Skerryvore

Arts coming to Duart Castle in a song

A traditional 17th-century Mull song will be part of

Mission to boost Highlander sales

Organisers of the Highland Cattle Society’s sales and

Call for government to tackle winter feed crisis

The Scottish Conservatives have written to Fergus Ewing

ANNOUNCEMENTS

BERRY- Peacefully aTher a short illness at the Lorn

New group to tackle loneliness

The Scottish Government has announced the membership

Service raises young carers’ awareness

North Argyll Young Carers Service will be at Oban High

THOUGHT for the week

We were on holiday on the morning that the result of

Cameron is the captain

Oban Camanachd manager Stephen Sloss has explained

Feathers fly at Argyll and Bute championships

Oban High School hosted the Argyll and Bute Scottish

Over the sea to Skye

Oban hockey team got off to a flying start after the

Bankies have no answer to a slick Green Machine

Oban Lorne travelled to Clydebank on Saturday for their

Rotary club helps out young rugby players

As part of its Youth Development Programme the Rotary

Mixed results for youths

Oban Lorne’s youth rugby sides had mixed results at

Martial arts

The Scottish Open preparation is in full swing with

Ninth place finish for MacIntyre in Dubai

Oban golfer Robert MacIntyre, who just failed to make

Saints come out on top in Argyll derby

Last Saturday at Lochgilphead Joint Campus Oban Saints

Clyne delivers at Oban’s squash club

Scottish international squash player Alan Clyne proved

Residents’ outrage bins Corpach waste proposal

It looks as if local outrage has binned the possibility

Ninth place finish for MacIntyre in Dubai

Oban golfer Robert MacIntyre, who just failed to make

Dieguno narrowly misses out on title

Lochaber Phoenix Boxing Club’s Josh Dieguno came agonisingly

Lochaber mauled by Medics

An under-strength Lochaber side succumbed to one of

Glengarry lose out in Johnstone Rose Bowl final

Badenoch Ladies’ Shinty Club won the Johnstone Rose

Recent Lochaber ten-pin bowling league results

After week 11 of the Lochaber Building Supplies ten

Future stars shine at primary shinty tournament

ATher a series of tight and exciting matches at the

Macmorran looking forward to debut on Fort touchline

Newly appointed Fort William FC interim manager Russell

Connie wins regional chef award

Congratulations to Connie MacLennan, Lochaber High

Barra students visit Google Europe HQ

Two Barra students had the opportunity of a lifetime

Lochaber Rotarians enjoy Burns lunch

Twenty Rotarians and guests sat down to enjoy a novel

Retro Roamer

 The Pulp Mill Club’s first quiz night was more social