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Traditional storyteller is all heart

Traditional storyteller Jess Smith will be at Oban’s Made In Argyll shop this Valentine’s day signing copies of her books, telling tales and singing songs. Valentine’s day tied in nicely with Jess’s successful mission to get the Tinkers’ Heart at the old junction of Hell’s Glen and the A815 road to Strachur recognised as a national monument worth of protecting. For the full story, turn to page six.

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