Official opening of Fort William council off ces

Teens escape ‘dangerous’ playpark tower collapse

Teenagers had a ‘scary nearmiss’ in Oban’s new £180

1,400 fight fish farm off Jura’s west coast

Islanders on Jura are hitting back at plans for the

Oban man spared jail for indecent images

A 30-year-old man from Oban has been spared jail after

1,200 sign petition to revoke Burnside’s pension

Almost 1,200 people have signed a petition asking for

Transplant patient plans to raise thank you funds

A woman whose sudden flu-like symptoms ended in a liver

Police files

■ At about 10pm on Tuesday September 11, a 49-year-old

‘Ferry disruption cannot continue’

CalMac cancellations and delays ‘cannot be allowed

Kilmichael forest site for planned wind farm

An Irish wind farm developer is looking to build a

Argyll residents win praise

Residents in Argyll and Bute have been praised by blood

Oban church welcomes four little angels

Praise be! First-time mums at Oban Baptist Church have

Kay takes on outback adventure at age of 72

Oban OAP Kay Simpson is on a year-long challenge trucking

Oban man to pay £750 after single punch

A 24-year-old Oban man has been ordered to pay £750

One is very much amused

HRH Prince Charles presented Murdo Masterson from Dunbeg

Oban High teams up with Norwegian schools

Oban High has teamed up with a secondary school from

New benefit system rolled out in Oban

Universal Credit was rolled out in Oban yesterday (Wednesday

Petition backed by thousands

A petition set up by a couple from Seil has been signed

£800,000 needed to fix Kerrera’s new breakwater

At least 10 metres of Kerrera’s new breakwater will

New bin calendars are sent out

The new bin collection day calendars are being sent

Getting ready for Hogmanay fireworks

Thirty riders took part in a bike ride from Killin

Dunbeg’s SAMS welcomes cycling initiative

More than 60 worksites across Scotland, including the

Holyrood hears new GP contract protest

petition protesting against ‘the potentially disastrous

Scammers target Oban and isles

An 84-year-old Oban man was minutes away from having

Supermarket blames cafe closure on drain

Tesco’s cafe in Oban was shut to customers on the afternoon

Another hectic weekend in store

What a great weekend we’ve just had – a top level shinty

Susie races home for birthday at Atlantis

Oban’s famous female racing driver Susie Wolff MBE

Self-building loan fund welcomed by Argyll housing chief

Self-building loan fund welcomed by Argyll housing

Tiree flag unfurled

The Isle of Tiree has unveiled its magnificent new

Helping you and your baby to sleep easy

Oban’s First Steps Day Nursery at Croff Road and Little

Mystery of Mull sea eagle revealed

The history and formal identification of a male sea

Fish farm refutes ‘shocking’ footage

A west coast fish farm says an ‘unprecedented’ SSPCA

Brendan O’Hara MP vows to vote against Boundary Commission plan

Brendan O’Hara MP vows to vote against Boundary Commission

Classics are out in force at Motorfest

Almost 70 cars toured to Oban’s Station Square on Saturday

Oban mum’s fix for shoes heads to US

An Oban mum who created a solution to loose fitting

Reward is off ered for Bluebelle’s safe return

The owners of missing moggy Bluebelle, who disappeared

Meeting is set over dangerous school crossing

Parents campaigning for a safer school crossing have

Jura and Janie top list for volunteer awards

Volunteering takes time, commitment and a lot of hard

Pick up the pace and join Ganavan’s parkrun

Organisers of Ganavan Sands popular parkrun are inviting

Bowfest – music, food and lots of festival fun

Organisers and attendees of the Best of the West Festival

Going down a storm on Coll

The protections and comforts of the modern world render

Hospice cashes in on shinty

Once again the Friends of Oban Hospice, the fundraising

Act of ‘stupidity’ sees Montrose visitor to Fort fined £480

Act of ‘stupidity’ sees Montrose visitor to Fort fined

Shoplifters appear in sheriff court

Three men appeared at Fort William Sheriff Court last

Fort man fined for keeping unlicensed air rifle

A Fort William man who kept an unlicensed air rifle

Supervision order after threatening pub staff

A man was placed on a supervision order for one year

Man receives 150 hours for growing cannabis in home

A sheriff sentenced a Fort William man to 150 hours

Driver given absolute discharge over travel card fraud charge

Driver given absolute discharge over travel card fraud

1960s photo boosts plans for Old Fort visitor centre

A 54-year-old photograph of Fort William could prove

Laggan resident fined for unsecured rifles

Laggan resident Peter MacKenzie was fined £660 at Fort

Kinlochleven future bus timetable still uncertain

Disagreements over changes to the Kinlochleven to Fort

Supervision for man who assaulted father

A year-long supervision order was imposed on a Fort

Fort man in court over £1,470 in unpaid fines

A Fort William man who had £1,470 in outstanding unpaid

Boundary changes ‘outrageous’ attack on democracy

Ian Blackford MP has hit out at Westminster plans that

WHAT’S ON in Lochaber

 A craft fayre is being held at Duncansburgh Church

Cyclist dies near Roy Bridge

The A86 road was closed for four hours on Saturday

Placement success

Comhairle nan Eilean Siar has come out top in a report

HLH and Linnhe Leisure in Nevis Centre talks

The board of Linnhe Leisure, the company responsible

O’Brien appointed Nevis Range CEO

Nevis Range announced a raft of changes to its senior

Jags to start first women’s football team

Kinlochleven-based football team South Lochaber Thistle

MacPhail

The protections and comforts of the modern world render

ABC Group stands ground in hydro cash row

The group accused of reneging on an alleged agreement

Councils to hold interim elections

Nominations are being invited from people seeking election

MSP Kate Forbes visits Plantation properties

Lochaber MSP Kate Forbes was in Fort William at the

William’s tale sees more generosity from Fort folk

William takes his role at Invernevis House care home

Sweet music at Three Lochs Festival

Final preparations are under way for this year’s Three

Millions needed to set up Skye flights

A study into the feasibility of re-introducing flights

Scotland’s chief nursing off cer visits UHI

North nursing students had the opportunity to meet

MSP’s high hopes for Arnish yard

Hopes for the future of the Arnish yard in the Isle

MacNeil questions drop in first responder calls on Lewis

MacNeil questions drop in first responder calls on

Reserve your tickets for A Community Remembers

People can now reserve tickets for the Iolaire Community

Skye and Lochaber distilleries attend Holyrood showcase

The growth of the Scotch whisky industry was marked

Glengarry showstopper

Saturday saw the eighth staging of the annual Glengarry

Lodge to mark 275th anniversary

Fort William Masonic Lodge No. 43 will mark its 275th

Belford gets on bike for worksite funding

Fort William’s Belford Hospital is one of more than

Rangers finally reveal answer behind Mull sea eagle mystery

Rangers finally reveal answer behind Mull sea eagle

Fish farm refutes ‘shocking’ footage

A west coast fish farm says an ‘unprecedented’ SSPCA

New chief exec for Highland Council

Donna Manson has been appointed as the new chief executive

MPs give thanks to Runrig at Parliament

Ian Blackford MP, along with some parliamentary colleagues

Glen Nevis hostel celebrates five stars

Glen Nevis Youth Hostel is celebrating after beingfigiven

Labout hits out at ferry ‘disparity’

Labour in the Western Isles has hit out at the Scottish

M&S to give away 100 golden tickets in Oban and Fort

M&S to give away 100 golden tickets in Oban and

Mum rises to the top with village business

A former horticulturist who took over the running of

Oban restaurant is put up for sale at £850,000

Oban Fish and Chips in George Street has been put on

Funding boost for Highlands tourism

The search is on for 10 major new projects that showcase

Workers urged to have eye tests

The record number of older people in employment in

Dunollie’s Donald shortlisted

Argyll and Bute heritage projects have been shortlisted

A lady killer in the hills of Kingairloch

Of all the many people I have stalked deer with, there

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DISTRICT NEWS

The next meeting of Ardchattan Community Council will

Get to know the Argyll beavers

The Scottish Wildlife Trust and Royal Zoological Society

Mull and Iona Pipe Band are on top of The World

Mull and Iona Pipe Band were invited to perform for

At random

One of the local stories that will simply not go away

DISTRICT NEWS

Police Scotland has issued an alert warning the local

Kate Forbes nominated for conservation award

Lochaber MSP Kate Forbes has been nominated for a national

Ian Blackford MP meets survivors of Holocaust in London

Lochaber MSP Ian Blackford heard last week in Westminster

Lochaber Sea Cadets looking for recruits to join Fort William unit

Lochaber Sea Cadets looking for recruits to join Fort

More Roamerisms from the early 1990s

■ ‘It’s nice to be nice’ is one of Lochaber’s most

Argyll wildlife projects soar

Five Argyll projects have been shortlisted for the

Marcus’s mammoth mountain climb

Nine-year-old Marcus Tinley from Bearsden in Glasgow

Arduaine Gardens to axe trees in bid to stop rot

Workers have started to axe 900 trees at Arduaine Garden

This week’s walks

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

GAS SAFETY WEEK: BEWARE OF GAS POISONING MISDIAGNOSIS

THIS Gas Safety Week (17-23 September) Dr Ranj Singh

Farm buildings and machinery

As the UK unhitches from the EU, it’s impossible to

No limits for ‘cool runner’

Audiences will find out what it is like to push themselves

Bookends kicks off this weekend

Lighten the load on your book shelves by taking a handful

World films shine at Hebridean festival

Winners of top prizes at Cannes and a contender for

Stone skimmers set sail for Easdale and world championships

This weekend, hundreds of people will descend upon

Glasgow Letter

I have never covered the Blas festival in the Glasgow

The Benderloch stone and other traveller’s tales

Adrian Nation is a grand storyteller. An imposing fella

Wild About Argyll and CHArts join forces for foodie festival

Wild About Argyll and CHArts join forces for foodie

Blas ending’s a blast

Nearly 1,000 young musicians impressed a Highland crowd

Irish Stars set to shine at the Nevis Centre

Join four of Ireland’s top country music stars all

Jimmy Shand story comes to Oban

The highly-acclaimed and award-winning show The Jimmy

Marketing under the spotlight at Lochaber meeting

The meeting of the Lochaber monitor farm on Thursday

ANNOUNCEMENTS

ACKERLEY - Michael, formerly of Kellan Old Farm, Isle

Live Literature sails in to island primary school

Gigha school has been chosen to receive an author residency from the Scottish Book Trust

THOUGHT for the week

The experience of being held, of holding, brings the

Three in a row as Newtonmore lift Camanachd Cup

Newtonmore lift ed shinty’s most coveted prize, the

SPOT THE SHINTY BALL

We have removed the shinty ball from the photograph

Isle of Seil Junior Open

Pictured are the winners of the Isle of Seil Junior

Newtonmore and Rockfield primaries win shinty festival

Prior to Saturday’s Camanachd Cup Final at Mossfield

Table topping ladies record impressive win

Oban Lorne Ladies made the long journey to Ayr on Sunday

Alasdair Currie in star driver shoot-out

Seven ARR Craib MSA Scottish Rally Championship (SRC)

Lorne come out on top in derby

Oban Lorne made the trip to Helensburgh last weekend

Oban Camanachd hold successful golf day

Oban Camanachd held a successful golf day at Glencruitten

Bob just misses the cut in Kazakhstan

Oban golfer Robert MacIntyre just failed to make the

Results and fixtures

Last Sunday’s results: Scottish Cup first round - Under

Hampden visit enjoyed

A healthy Mid Argyll support was at Hampden recently

Narky Arky are put to the sword

Oban Saints maintained their 100 per cent start to

Hard-fought win keeps Saints out in front

Oban Saints maintained their 100 per cent start to

Kinlochleven hosts skyrunning championships

A prestigious weekend of Skyrunning took place in Lochaber

Fort William mark 10th anniversary of 2008 Camanachd Cup victory

Fort William mark 10th anniversary of 2008 Camanachd

Children and young person development fund

The Camanachd Association, the governing body for shinty

Fort youngsters win Donnie MacLean Memorial Trophy

Under 14 shinty teams from Lochaber, Newtonmore, Oban

Goal fest for Brora as Fort concede nine

Fort William succumbed to their ninth league defeat

Lochaber club lotteries

Numbers drawn in the Caol Regeneration lotto were 6

Isle of Skye golf club results

Gents: Saturday September 8, Talisker Scramble: 1 The

Three wins from three as Lochaber top the league

Lochaber made it three wins out of three in the league

Battling the weather in Ben Nevis Triathlon

Classed as one of the UK’s toughest triathlons, the

Young Wheelers shine at Nevis Range

Seventy-flve mountain bikers from across the north

Infrastructure key to 2040 vision

Fort William masterplan event hailed a success

Fort folk put hands in pockets for William

Such is the popularity of William, the resident dog