Unsung hero’s stolen tools are now replaced

A man who voluntarily tidies the verges of the A85

Flights at risk in fire cover dispute

Flights in and out of Colonsay and Coll would be in

Attacker ordered to pay £500 compensation

Instead of walking away, a man became embroiled in

Duo are sentenced for ‘horrific crime’

Two Oban men in their late 20s avoided jail, for what

Drink driver banned for a year and fined £650

A 27-year-old man has been disqualified from driving

Playpark repairs come one step closer

Members of Oban Community Playpark have said that following

POLICE FILES

• Between 8pm on Sunday November 11 and 7.15am on Monday

Reindeer parade thrills Oban crowds

Crowds lined the streets for Oban’s much-loved reindeer

Winter festival warms up thousands

Thousands of people headed to Oban for the start of

Chef has a feast of a time on TV show

A top chef, originally from Soroba, Oban, has just

Terry gets ‘picky’ about beach and marine litter

Lorn and the Isles has a new beaches and marine litter

Make college your plan A

What is more important than a choice about your future?

Closed sealife centre cost six staff their jobs

Six jobs have been lost with the closure of the Scottish

College donates vending machine to Rock field

Oban’s Rockfield Centre has found a handy slot for

Interest grows in seaweed conference

More than 100 delegates from across the UK headed to

Donations wanted for affordable homes fund

A community trust has launched a fundraising appeal

Thank you for a brilliant parade

What a day Saturday was! I really hope everyone enjoyed

Fair funding campaign welcomed by council

The leader of Argyll and Bute Council has welcomed

Oban man fined after trying to head-butt police officer

A 23-year-old Oban man has been fined a total of £585

Solution promise for A83 trunk road

For the first time, a senior Scottish politician has

Tobermory lifeboat in five-hour call-out

Tobermory RNLI’s volunteer crew went to the aid of

Rural areas show better gender pay equality

The gender pay gap in rural, island and remote areas

Funding needed for Oban trust port

Plans are moving forward to see if Oban Bay can be

Charity gets generous helping from soup lunch

A soup lunch in Oban has raised more than £2,000 for

MacPhail

Voting for the MG Alba Scots Trad Music Awards comes

Paris photo mystery solved

A young soldier’s picture sent on a postcard from Paris

Final meeting of WI federation

The final meeting of the Lochaber Federation of Scottish

Lochaber Transport Forum

At a recent meeting of Lochaber Transport Forum, it

Co-op climb raises nursery cash

Staff from the Co-op in Ballachulish climbed Ben Nevis

Loch Arkaig hydro cash talks generate no resolution

Two community groups met earlier this month to try

Glen Mor plays part in ‘innovative’ scheme

Specialist pharmacists based in rural GP practices

MacPhail

Voting for the MG Alba Scots Trad Music Awards comes

WHAT’S ON in Lochaber

■ Nevis Radio is hosting the Christmas Gathering in

Trio do the honours for Kilmallie festive lights

Three local youngsters did the honours on Friday when

Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow… at Glencoe

As autumn fades into winter and the weather in Lochaber

Autumn litter pick up in glen

Volunteers from Friends of Nevis took part in their

Fort bikers scoop £10,000 cash prize

Fort William Wheeled Sports Society impress Dragons

Ideas Week inspires Lochaber once again

Alastair Campbell delivers poignant homage to late MP

Alastair Campbell delivers poignant homage to late

Rural areas show better gender pay equality

The gender pay gap in rural, island and remote areas

News from ‘Little Fort William’

Melbourne’s south-eastern suburb of Frankston is famous

MSP visits Fort college campus

Lochaber MSP and minister for public finance and digital

NHS bullying inquiry to begin

The Scottish Government has confirmed an independent

Director appointed to new Fort STEM centre

West Highland College UHI has appointed Alan Ogg as

Sleat dinner raises £5,600 for refugees in Greece

A charity dinner in Sleat raised more than £5,600 for

Trees create ‘living’ Iolaire memorial

A special memorial tree planting event was due to take

MSP welcomes remote and rural healthcare faculty

The launch of a new faculty for remote and rural healthcare

IN BRIEF

• A new tourism strategy aimed at increasing promotion

Argyll economy on the menu at Oban lunch

Around 40 business and community leaders from across

National park welcomes new board members

Rural Affairs and Natural Environment Minister Mairi

Caol Ila Distillery plans submitted

Plans to upgrade Caol Ila Distillery have been formally

Islay pays tribute to Americans

On the evening of Sunday November 11, WW100 Islay and

Iona Abbey launches £5 500,000 appeal

Who hasn’t heard of Iona and, for that matter, who

Council and SFRS must find solution to fire cover dispute

There have been many reports this year about how the

Brilliant 10 days of fun events in Oban

The eighth Oban Winter Festival is in full swing and

Car park and pumping station would benefit Oban

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Strange incident on the shores of Loch Awe

Like Thomas Middleton from Dalavich (Letters, November

YOUR PICTURES

We know our readers love to take photo graphs so we

Sunday service is welcome but new trains are needed

It took years to come, but at long last the people

Who is responsible for recycling of glass bottles?

Rather than expressing shock at seeing empty glass

Beachd Ailein

‘S tric a chluinnear beachd gum bheil mothachadh air

LOCHNELL

A coffee morning organised by Lochnell Parent Council

MULL

Footsure islanders and visitors on Mull took to the

KILLIN

Armistice weekend was a busy affair for Killin Community

INVERARAY

Inveraray History Society’s secretary Sue Campbell

TIREE

Villagers from all generations remembered the fallen

At random

There is a real buzz about Oban at the moment, and

MALLAIG

Mallaig Community Council held its October meeting

SPEAN BRIDGE

Spean Bridge, Roy Bridge and Achnacarry Community Council

St Munda’s hosts remembrance dinner and drama

St Munda’s Church, Ballachulish, held a First World

ARISAIG

There was a short service of remembrance at Arisaig

More Roamerisms from the early 1990s

• Right then, I’ll get on my bike. Just like Sam MacPherson.

Environmentalists inspire at national park gathering

Toad patrols, wildlife blogs, beach cleaning and repairing

Young people urged to put focus on park

A new photography competition, Park Focus, has been

CalMac encourages new awareness of wildlife

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This week’s walks

The walk leader is to be contacted before hand for

Mull event will focus on good silage

With the prospect of a crisis in winter fodder already

Island youngsters go to ballet

YOUR GUIDE TO WHAT’S ON IN ARGYLL AND LOCHABER

Annual ceilidh

Oban Pipe Band’s annual ceilidh and dance takes place

Christmas meal

Oban Aglow International is inviting people to its

Hands up for trad – get your votes in quickly

Music fans are being urged to vote for three initiatives

Glasgow Letter

One of Glasgow’s longest established associations,

Rockfield Centre welcomes Santa

Santa is visiting the Rockfield Centre on Sunday November

Christmas Fayre

Oban Congregational Church, at the top of Argyll Street

WHAT’S ON IN OBAN

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Magnificent Ballet West show

Youngsters from Ballet West put on a magnificent show

Education trust launches contest

Competition remembers Donald John MacKay

Tearfund’s Big Quiz lives up to its name

Quiz fans enjoyed a great night out at the Corran Halls

Awards have rewards for hitting the high notes

The Scots Trad Music Awards celebrate Scotland’s traditional

DOUBLE HONOURS AT FN50 AWARDS FOR MERCEDES-BENZ VANS

Mercedes-Benz Vans UK Ltd has been retained the coveted

THE NEW ŠKODA KODIAQ GT: OFFICIAL WORLD PREMIERE AT AUTO GUANGZHOU 2018

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

FINDLAY - Kathleen (née Bonnington), (Selkirk, formerly

Tribute to former Western Isles chief executive

Dr Neil Galbraith OBE, former director of education

THOUGHT for the week

We’re seeing the beginnings of the festivities here

Former manager looks back on four years at Oban helm

Best for all shinty news, results and fixtures

Argyll and Bute Scottish Schools swimming trials

Eighteen swimmers from Oban High School and Lochnell

Oban Sailing Club AGM

A positive season for Oban Sailing Club (OSC) on and

Podium finish for John McPhee in Valencia

Oban Hockey Club travelled to Ayr on Saturday to take

Green Machine back on track

Oban Lorne were on the road again last weekend, this

Ladies lose out to an impressive Ayr outfit

Oban Lorne Ladies took to the field against a strong

Saints march into last 32 of West of Scotland

Continued from back pagethe big keeper at his near

Lorne Under 18s do the double over Marr

Oban Lorne U18s welcomed Marr RFC in glorious conditions

Three second half goals see Saints through in West Cup

Three second half goals see Saints through in West

Universal Credit woes hit Lochaber families hard

Lochaber organisations helping those in financial hardship

Fort gets set for Rotary Christmas festival

With only two days until the 11th annual Rotary Club

Lochaber pupils do their bit for Pudsey appeal

Local youngsters did their bit for this year’s Children

New vision for Fort William dive school

HIE says there is ‘considerable interest’ in centre

Kinlochleven late bus time agreed

After months of consultation and speculation, a new

SIMEC welcomes boost for Kinlochleven hydro scheme

SIMEC, part of Sanjeev Gupta’s GFG Alliance which bought

Universal Credit flasco is a disgrace

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Josh is a Caol dude

It surely brings a smile to your face to read about

Car park and pumping station would benefit Oban

Many years ago, if my memory is correct, a letter published

Strange incident on the shores of Loch Awe

Like Thomas Middleton from Dalavich (Letters, November

YOUR PICTURES

We know our readers love to take photo graphs so we

Podium finish for John McPhee in Valencia

Oban’s John McPhee finished ofithe Moto3 season in

Lochaber club lotteries

This week’s Fort William Golf Club lotto numbers were

Results and fixtures

Last Sunday’s results - Scottish Cup - Under 13s 7

Results and fixtures

Last Saturday’s results: West of Scotland Cup, third

Lochaber athletic club hold first winter league race

Lochaber Athletic Club (LAC) kicked started its winter

Fort are undone by three quick-fire second half goals

Three goals in seven secondhalf minutes proved just

SLT win through in West of Scotland Cup

South Lochaber Thistle progressed to the fourth round

Fort William Table Tennis Club begin training

Players at Fort William`s Table Tennis Club are well

Lochaber Camanachd hold annual awards night

Lochaber Camanachd Club held their annual awards night

Saints march on in West of Scotland Cup

Oban Saints were made to dig deep to book their place

Haldenby Classic sees strongmen break records

Some of Scotland’s strongest men and women gathered

Captain McCook leads Lochaber to 10-try victory

Lochaber captain Jonathan McCook scored a hat-trick