Spean Bridge Golf Club trophy winners

Police step in and demand immediate pothole repairs

POTHOLES on the A85 through Connel became so dangerous

Clachan Jack foils Donald Nump’s Seil deal

THE OBAN Times was accused of fake news by an American

Barra police honoured with awards

BARRA’S police officers this week collected two awards

Work starts on potential M&S Oban site

WORK has started on the former Lidl store on Oban’s

Support for Mull crabbing zone

A PROJECT to create a crabbing zone to the west of

Lifeboat rescues fishing boat

ISLAY RNLI volunteer lifeboat helped a disabled fishing

MP blasts council over Barra all-weather pitch decision

THE COMMUNITY of Barra has been left bewildered and

The Spirit of Eilidh to fly over Barra

LOGANAIR has named a plane Spirit of Eilidh as a tribute

Writers are winners in Skye Reading Room competition

THE SKYE and Raasay Schools’ Gaelic and English writing

Youngsters back at Mull messy play

HOME-START Mull’s Bumps and Babies held its first messy

Visit Scotland hits back after Skye ranked among destinations to avoid

Visit Scotland hits back after Skye ranked among destinations

Councillor calls for CalMac to locate jobs in Western Isles

Councillor calls for CalMac to locate jobs in Western

Wind farm decision up in the air

COUNCILLORS urged to oppose a Knapdale wind farm with

Politicians urged to stand strong over Nancy Glen

POLITICIANS must put aside party politics and be guided

Army weathers storm to boost recruitment

ARMY recruiters battled Storm Georgina last week when

Help name an Argyll gritter

PRIMARY school pupils across Argyll are being invited

Seil hut decision goes to hearing

A DECISION on whether to approve a hut built near Clachan

Holyrood watchdog begins salmon farm inquiry

THE SCOTTISH Parliament has launched an inquiry into

Lismore driver banned and fined

A 22-YEAR-OLD man from Lismore has been disqualified

Ban for dangerous overtaking move

A 36-YEAR-OLD Oban man was found guilty of dangerous

Carol is our lucky show winner

WE HAD a great response to our competition to win tickets

POLICE FILES with Sergeant Iain MacNicol

A CALOR Gas canister and regulator were stolen from

Plans lodged to turn country house into luxury hotel

PLANS have been lodged to turn an Appin country house

Trust’s £25k for Rockfield revamp

THE CRERAR Trust has given £25,000 to Oban Communities

Oban man set fire to vehicle

AN OBAN man has been sentenced to 100 hours of unpaid

Oban group urges locals to take pride in the town

KEEP Oban Beautiful is hoping to make Oban a litter

Family hails baby CPR training event a success

AN OBAN family who almost lost their son last year

People urged to complain about bins

AN OBAN councillor is urging people to complain, rather

Church coffee morning

OBAN Congregational Church is holding a coffee morning

Beneath the surface: all the news from SAMS

THE SCOTTISH Association for Marine Science (SAMS)

Oban and Lorn Dementia support group provides respite for carers

Oban and Lorn Dementia support group provides respite

Snowdrops are a welcome sight

I HAVE snowdrops in the garden, thank goodness. The

Campaign launched to save outdoor centre from closure

Doors could close on Kilbowie as council cuts bite

Permission granted for new Loch Awe country house

A LONDON architecture firm has been granted permission

MP O’Hara signs Holocaust book

ARGYLL and Bute MP Brendan O’Hara, above, has signed

Dunbeg upgrade gets under way

WORK costing just under £2 million to upgrade the problematic

Argyll MSP welcomes action on road

ARGYLL and Bute MSP Michael Russell has welcomed a

MP renews call for government to halt RBS closures

ARGYLL and Bute MP Brendan O’Hara has called on the

NHS appeal over flu outbreak

NHS HIGHLAND is asking people not to visit family or

High school helps NTS celebrations

THIS year sees the 40th anniversary of the National

A83 overnight closures ahead

THE A83 trunk road at Strone Point near Inveraray will

Keeping our communities healthy

Over the coming year The Oban Times will be running

Police Scotland wellbeing event well supported in Lochgilphead

POLICE in Lochgilphead held be informed by March 9.

Partnership opens up awards to all staff

LAST year Argyll and Bute Health and Social Care Partnership

Remembering the Roma

This year’s theme for Holocaust Memorial Day, which took place on Saturday, was the power of words. Here, Jess Smith, pictured below, a researcher in Scottish traveller history and author of a number of books on the subject, sheds light on the ill-treatment of the Roma people down the centuries, which eventually led to their suffering at the hands of the Nazis.

Argyll National Trust for Scotland group launches Facebook page

Argyll National Trust for Scotland group launches Facebook

Young and old celebrate the Bard at Kinlochleven PrimaryG

A HIGHLY enjoyable afternoon was spent at Kinlochleven

Fort care home cheers Burns

A FORT WILLIAM care home celebrated all things Scottish

Inverlochy youngsters mark poet’s birth with ‘Scots Factor’ special day

Inverlochy youngsters mark poet’s birth with ‘Scots

View from the Chamber

LOCHABER Chamber of Commerce represents businesses

Salmon farms inquiry begins

THE Scottish Parliament launched an inquiry into the

Dedicated Fort coach wins top national award

FORT William judo coach Rebecca Maclean was celebrating

Jahama Highland Estates boss responds to criticism

THE boss of the subsidiary division set up by GFG Alliance

Ice Factor Group named best in Scotland

KINLOCHLEVEN’S Ice Factor Group has been named best

Garage rents stay below inflation

LAST week the Lochaber Times reported concerns from

Nether Lochaber hosts land session

NETHER Lochaber Community Council will host Ronald

MSP Allan meets BiFab workers at Arnish yard

NA H-EILEANAN AN IAR MSP Alasdair Allan says it is

CalMac to ditch the use of plastic straws

CALMAC has said it will stop offering plastic straws

Ruairidh’s proves he’s top quality

THE latest Highland Quality Approach (HQA) award has

Skye MSP invites CNN to visit island

SKYE MSP Kate Forbes has personally invited US-based

Comhairle secures £200,000 for heritage

COMHAIRLE nan Eilean Siar has been successful in securing

Publication of Islands Bill report is welcomed

COMHAIRLE nan Eilean Siar has welcomed the publication

Work begins on new Fort transport study initiative

WORK has started on a study to identify how best to

A82 branded a ‘disgrace’

THE A82 Partnership has slammed the trunk road as a

Shelving teaching staff cuts ‘the right decision’

IT APPEARS that the threat of up to 300 jobs being

Councillor says house rent rise is ‘very small’

LOCHABER’S senior councillor says a very small rise

Teachers and parents urged to join consultation

LOCHABER senior councillor Andrew Baxter, in his new

WHAT’S ON

February 1 (today) – Lochaber Local History Society

7 SCOTS show off military hardware

SOLDIERS from 7 SCOTS – the 7th battalion of the Royal

Keeping our communities healthy

Over the coming year The Oban Times will be running

Police Scotland wellbeing event well supported in Lochgilphead

POLICE in Lochgilphead held a successful wellbeing

Partnership opens up awards to all staff

LAST year Argyll and Bute Health and Social Care Partnership

Western Isles

CREATIVE Scotland announced that An Lanntair, the major

Appin

APPIN SWI’s first meeting of 2018, a Corners Night

Kilbrandon

KILBRANDON SWI kicked off the new year with a presentation

Oban

THE Oban and District Provincial Mòd 2018 takes place

Adele runs up £1,000 for charity

A TAYNUILT-BASED runner’s campaign to raise £1,000

Kitzsteinhorn

The Oban Times reached new heights recently … 3,203

Islay

CHANGES to postal services on Islay are set to take

Mull

MULL entrepreneur Morven Gibson got a global boost

At Random

ISN’T it great news that Marks and Spencer is coming

Lochaber

HIGHLAND Council is to seek the views of local communities

Caol

THOUSANDS of people across Scotland saw the acclaimed

Kinlochleven

WE HAD a great response to our competition to win tickets

Invermoriston

MOTORISTS using the A887 at Invermoriston will soon

Lochaber Rotary celebrates Burns

AT ITS weekly business lunch meeting last week, 32

Hotel scoops regional prizes

GLENFINNAN House Hotel was among the regional winners

Western Isles

CREATIVE Scotland announced that An Lanntair, the major

RETRO Roamer

More Roamerisms from 30 years ago

Memories of the West Highland Line

THE dramatic images showing a train derailed by a landslip

Islay prepares to honour war dead

ISLAY schoolgirl Isobel Ferguson this week played at

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The design of a new country house on the shores of

Press policy

WE AT The Oban Times endeavour to ensure that all our

Fantastic care at Lorn and Islands Hospital

Recently I had to have a procedure done at Lorn and

Beautiful Oban is blighted by litter

I notice from talking to people and from posts on Facebook

Disputing impact of salmon farms

Given that Salmon & Trout Conservation (S&TC)

A82 road is in a terrible condition

Having read Rob MaCallum’s letter (‘Argyll roads have

Beachd Ailein

GED A THA MÒRAN geamhraidh fhathast romhainn, saoilidh

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THE EDITOR welcomes letters of approximately 300 words

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Days gone by – 1937

Iain Thornber sent us this atmospheric picture, which

MacPhail

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Beachd Ailein

GED A THA MÒRAN geamhraidh fhathast romhainn, saoilidh

Press policy

WE AT The Oban Times endeavour to ensure that all our

A82 road is in a terrible condition

Having read Rob MaCallum’s letter (‘Argyll roads have

Disputing impact of salmon farms

Given that Salmon & Trout Conservation (S&TC)

Beautiful Oban is blighted by litter

I notice from talking to people and from posts on Facebook

Social media

The news that Fort William Football Club directors

View From Westminster

THIS week we launch a new monthly column from Ian Blackford

Your letters

THE EDITOR welcomes letters of approximately 300 words

Workshop focus on cyber security

TO ADVERTISE IN OUR BUSINESS SECTION PLEASE CALL OUR

Firm has a taste of things to come

THE owners of an Arrochar craft gallery showcasing

Dunoon company is going places

A HUSBAND and wife team are using their own experiences

Oban Airport is base for new air business

OBAN Airport is to be the base for a new airline business

Oban woman Fiona meets singing star

A SLIMMING World manager from Oban was congratulated

Argyll gardens blossom as part of festival

TWO Argyll properties are set to open their gardens

Artists give stamp of approval to Erraid

AN ARTISTS collective called 6°West has released four

Award-winning theatre group tours Highlands and Islands

THE SCOTTISH Gaelic theatre company Theatre Gu Leòr

Oban Burns Club’s annual supper is resounding success

MORE than 100 people made their way to the Regent Hotel

Festival team expands after cash boost

The 35th Highlands and Islands Music and Dance Festival

Fèis Mhuile returns

FÈIS MHUILE returns this year with another feast of

Glasgow Letter

Last Thursday, I sang on the BBC Radio Scotland Burns

Mànran dedicate song to the Keppoch Bard

SCOTTISH trad rock band Mànran are celebrating the

New songs to be unveiled in Oban as part of Scotland Sings

New songs to be unveiled in Oban as part of Scotland

Fort William Mountain Fest celebrates the great outdoors

CELEBRATE everything the great outdoors has to offer

THIS WEEK’S WALKS

The walk leader is to be contacted beforehand for meet

Dunbeg scientist reveals threat to polar bears

RESEARCH carried out at the Dunstaffnage-based Scottish

Crofters call for local abattoirs

THE Scottish Crofting Federation (SCF) is calling on

Farmers urged to take up BPS loan

RURAL Economy Secretary Secretary Fergus Ewing has

Scottish farmers’ union prepares for annual two-day conference

Scottish farmers’ union prepares for annual two-day

NFUS backs sheep carcass scheme

NFU SCOTLAND is backing the Scottish Government’s proposed

AWARD WINNING D-MAX BENEFITS WITH ATTRACTIVE Q1 2018 OFFERS ACROSS THE RANGE

AWARD WINNING D-MAX BENEFITS WITH ATTRACTIVE Q1 2018

Organisations appeal for Oban volunteers to help with new mentoring project

Organisations appeal for Oban volunteers to help with

Comhairle flies flag at half-mast as it pays tribute to former councillor

Comhairle flies flag at half-mast as it pays tribute

Thought for the week

IN 1790 GEORGE Washington, the first President of the

Feathers fly at Argyll and Bute schools badminton championships

TUESDAY January 23 saw Oban High School host the Argyll

Cancer charity looking for pedal power at Etape Loch Ness sportive

Cancer charity looking for pedal power at Etape Loch

Mid Argyll indoor athletics

RESULTS: Under 7 Girls - 1 Emma Innes, Lochgilphead;

Lochaber club lottery numbers

BALLACHULISH Lotto numbers for January 28 were 9, 17

New sponsors for Balliemore Cup

LIBERTY British Aluminium has been confirmed as the

MARTIAL RTS

WITH IAIN RODGER

Green Machine suffer a heavy defeat in wintry East Kilbride

Green Machine suffer a heavy defeat in wintry East

Another win for Lorne Ladies

IN ONE of their toughest fought games of the season

Entire Fort football board of directors to stand down

OUTGOING Fort William FC director Stewart Maclean says

Injuries hamper Lochaber’s away day defeat at the hands of Shawlands

Injuries hamper Lochaber’s away day defeat at the hands

Alleycats purr their way to top ten-pin bowling points

AFTER week nine of the Lochaber Building Supplies 10-pin

Mixed fortunes for Lochaber boxers at Ravenscraig event

LOCHABER Phoenix Boxing Club sent two of their boxers

Brave second-half fightback sees Saints roll on in Scottish Cup

Brave second-half fightback sees Saints roll on in

Scottish Islands Peaks Race

ENTRIES are now open for the 2018 Scottish Islands

Scottish Amateur FL results and fixtures

LAST Saturday’s results: Scottish Amateur Cup 5th round

Saints’ youth team results and fixtures

LAST weekend’s results: Scottish Cup - Lasswade 4,

Row flares over Lochaber planning blueprint process

ALMOST two years to the day since a possible community

Legend McNeish wins Fort honour

THIS month’s major mountain festival in Fort William

Reasons revealed for grant refusal

THE SCOTTISH Land Fund (SLF) has said the reason it