Caledonian Sleeper introduces new Oban connection

Council’s top earners rise in number and wage rates

TOP salaries at Argyll and Bute Council are on the

Hope Kitchen is cooking with gas at new home

The charity Hope Kitchen – which feeds the hungry and

25 jobs to be cut from Glensanda

A ‘SHOCKED’ highly-skilled workforce learned that 25

Event will explore deserted township

PEOPLE on Mull will have the chance to learn about

MSPs probe impact of sea lice

THE Scottish Parliament will launch an inquiry into

New look for updated marine wildlife code

A BEST practice code for watching marine wildlife around

Lismore Primary School voices ‘delight’ at positive report

Lismore Primary School voices ‘delight’ at positive

Artists invited to apply for residency

AN INNOVATIVE collaboration will see five artists spend

Marina expands

A COMMUNITY-RUN marina on the Morvern peninsula is

Ocean wildlife under threat from plastics

A TWO-MONTH research trip around the Scottish coast

MP MacNeil opens new facility on Lewis

A WAREHOUSE for a health supplement has opened in Breasclete

Oban hairdressers are a cut above at charity event

A HAIRDRESSING salon in Oban partied with the best

Farmed shellfish in Argyll is safe, says producer

PEOPLE in Argyll and Bute have been warned to be careful

Visitors to Oban don’t let the weather rain on their parade

Visitors to Oban don’t let the weather rain on their

Call for public sector pay to rise in Argyll

PUBLIC sector pay should have a pay rise as soon as

Livestock haulier is handed four-year ban

AN OBAN livestock haulier who knowingly broke the law

Seafront seagulls are just ‘rats with wings

READERS have been telling us their seagull stories

Hope Kitchen officially moves to new premises

AN OBAN charity that helps to feed up to 45 people

Oban SWI celebrates 100 years in style

THE Oban branch of the Scottish Women’s Institute celebrated

WHITE VAN Man

I READ with interest that a company has submitted a

Behind the scenes at Atlantis Leisure

YOU may have noticed that the floor in the pool changing

Marie Curie in call for volunteers

MARIE CURIE is calling in Argyll residents to donate

Final work under way for Oban’s £33,000 playpark

A WILLING band of volunteers from SGN (Scottish Gas

Oban girl honoured with top Guides award

AN INSPIRATIONAL young woman from Oban has risen to

University has eyes on new degree

THE UNIVERSITY of the Highlands and Islands (UHI) has

NHS August review

NHS Highland’s annual review for 2016-17 is to be held

Oban centre is highlighted in Stay Alive campaign

THE Oban Times continues its Stay Alive on the A85

The quest to find ice-age hunter-gatherers on Islay

Written by Steven Mithen, chairman of Islay Heritage

MORVERN lines

ONE of the pleasures of writing this column is the

Bid launched to raise ground-breaking MS treatment cash

Bid launched to raise ground-breaking MS treatment

Ardnamurchan High School celebrates remarkable year

ARDNAMURCHAN High School pupils have celebrated a year

Councils unite to tackle roads

FIVE north of Scotland councils have joined forces

Oban group is formed to examine failings in ‘broken’ local democracy

Oban group is formed to examine failings in ‘broken’

ACHA makes first awards in new initiative

ARGYLL Community Housing Association (ACHA) has just

Projects urged to apply for cash

THE OUTER Hebrides LEADER programme is seeking applications

Register for baby box handout

WESTERN Isles mothers-tobe, whose babies are due on

A&E waiting time targets met

THE MOST recent data for NHS Scotland reveals that

Highlands among the worst in Britain for broadband speeds

Highlands among the worst in Britain for broadband

Miracle premature baby turns one

A MIRACLE baby who was born 16 weeks premature has

Young volunteers shine at parade

WESTERN Isles Police Scotland Youth Volunteers (PSYV)

Concern over lack of public toilets

A LACK of public toilets has prompted Highlands and

Tributes paid to former councillor

THE CONVENER of Comhairle nan Eilean Siar has paid

Blood donation axe falls on town

STORNOWAY residents have expressed disappointment they

Winning the weight-loss battle

SIXTY-FIVE people from Barra to Butt have shed a combined

Supermarket urged to improve chaotic Fort William car park

Supermarket urged to improve chaotic Fort William car

Reassurance given on Lochaber cladding

A LOCHABER councillor is seeking to reassure residents

Councillors call for urgent talks to reinstate 24-hour care on Portree

Councillors call for urgent talks to reinstate 24-hour

Fort heating specialist under new ownership

FORT WILLIAM biomass heating specialist HWEnergy is

WHAT’S ON

STAFF and volunteer members of Lochaber Sensory Care

Closing assembly celebrates pupils’ success

Left to right, Dan MacLean, Junior Boys Cross Country;

Ladies celebrate centenary of national institute

LOCHABER women have marked the centenary of a national

Community spirit wins through at Glengarry

COMMUNITY spirit and determination meant Glengarry

View from the Chamber

THE OUTDOOR Capital of the UK, Lochaber Chamber of

Morvern Games and Gala marks 30 years

MORVERN Games and Gala week will celebrate its 30th

Councillors question plans for new Belford Hospital

LOCHABER coucillors have expressed concern that plans

Rotary Club of Lochaber inducts 68th president

REVEREND Donald McCorkindale has been inducted as Lochaber

Man dies after Stornoway fire

A 58-YEAR-OLD man has died following a fire at a flat

Cash stolen from Skye guesthouse

A 25-year-old man has been detained in relation to

Volunteers share listening tips

SAMARITANS volunteers will be at Tesco Extra, Retail

Awards success for architect

Ann Nisbet, founding director of Ann Nisbet Studio

Centre re-vamp plans unveiled

THE LOCHABER community has had a first look at what

Primary seven pupils move on

PRIMARY seven pupils from schools across Lochaber are

Council’s top earners rise in number and wage rates

TOP salaries at Argyll and Bute Council are on the

Hope Kitchen is cooking with gas at new home

The charity Hope Kitchen – which feeds the hungry and

Planning service changes on way

CHANGES are on the way to Argyll and Bute Council’s

MORVERN lines

ONE of the pleasures of writing this column is the

Kerrera

FERRY operator CalMac Ferries Limited took over the

Ulva Ferry

A PRIMARY two pupil from Ulva Primary School has won

StornowayStornoway

MEMBERS of Western Isles Council’s Policy and Resources

National success for Young Enterprise group

LOCHGILPHEAD High School pupils have flown the flag

Scaling the heights for charity

OWNERS and staff at The Lodge on Loch Lomond climbed

Lismore show time

AFTER a successful inaugural year, Saturday July 15

Gigha

A GIGHA Primary School pupil has won a top award at

Colonsay

A BOTANICAL gin from Colonsay has reached the finals

Cash boost for Grimsay maritime attraction plan

GRIMSAY Community Association (GCA) has received an

At Random

I HAVE had the privilege of visiting the Scottish Association

Spean Bridge

A PARROT in Yorkshire has begun calling like an osprey

Kinlochleven photo competition winners

WINNERS of the Kinlochleven Community Trust (KCT) photography

Bright socks and odd shoes order of the day

KINLOCHLEVEN High School pupils have helped raise awareness

Plockton

MAY WAS the driest month since October 2016 in Plockton

Once-in-a-lifetime trip for cadet Jodie

ARMY Cadet Sergeant Jodie Standen has recently returned

Ice Factor open day boosts charity fundraising effort

THE ANNUAL open day at Ice Factor Kinlochleven, raised

Glencoe

GLENCOE Heritage Trust has received a generous donation

RETRO Roamer

□ I felt suitably uplifted when I saw a Fort William

Viewpoint

Much has been written and said about the boom times

Days gone by – 1964

AS I don’t wish to turn this column into the Tiree

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Viewpoint

Much has been written and said about the boom times

Days gone by – 1964

With the festival season upon us, this week’s picture

MacPhail

AS I don’t wish to turn this column into the Tiree

Social media

There was a spirited response of our Facebook page

Islands cannot cope with tourist invasion

It is with a heavy heart that I have witnessed events

Disputes are causing problems with care

There are ongoing disputes between NHS Highland and

Wonderful hospital can do even more

A major problem is that the IT system for hospital

Impressed by hospital staff professionalism

Having recently attended Lorn and the Islands Hospital

Tenants’ concerns remain for fire safety

Comments from Alastair MacGregor, chief executive of

Appeal to trace script for Appin Murder play

I wonder if your readers can help me to find the script

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An Island Tour 2017

THE HEBRIDEAN Islands are an ethereal cornucopia of clear waters, ancient castles, friendly fishermen, local festivals and secret coves.

Emotional end-of-year prize-giving as Dunbeg Primary head retires

Emotional end-of-year prize-giving as Dunbeg Primary

Children race to compete at school’s annual sports day

Children race to compete at school’s annual sports

Islay Book Festival brings words to the whisky isle

WITH the spectacular arrival of tens of thousands of

Packed programme for Skye Festival

SKYE’S ‘awesomely beautiful’ and ‘percussively powerful’

Glasgow Letter

On Tuesday June 27, the ‘Islay Sessioners’ launched

Oban teachers prove to be good sports

The Rockfield Primary School sports day was held on

Robot fun with One Button Benny at Waterstone’s

IF YOU’RE looking for something to keep your youngsters

200 young dancers perform in front of a packed audience

AROUND 200 young dancers from Oban, Connel and Taynuilt

Summer dining

Only 11 miles from Oban, the island also has spa and

Numbers of hen harriers continue to fall

THERE are now estimated to be fewer than 500 breeding

Tree-mendous! Co-op customers at root of change

CO-OP customers in Caol are being given the chance

SAMS helps lead research into Arctic Ocean changes

A PROFESSOR from the Scottish Association for Marine

Legacy fund could aid local researchers

A FUND that will provide budding scientists and land

THIS WEEK’S WALKS

The walk leader is to be contacted beforehand for meet

Stunning glens are perfect places to stroll

ANYBODY who has travelled between Tyndrum and Dalmally

Dairy farmers’ patience wearing thin

DAIRY farmers’ patience is wearing thin as market indicators

SNH should take tougher line on deer management

SNH must take a harder line on non-cooperative landowners

Call for changes to aid female farmers

ONE-THIRD of farmers are women, but they are still

Around the markets

STIRLING – Caledonian Marts on Thursday, June 29 sold

Obituary: Ian Campbell

Ian Campbell, the Oban architect who was also known as the Birdman of Oban, had died at the age of 79.

New Moderator for Lochaber Church of Scotland Presbytery

REVEREND Fiona Ogg has been installed as Moderator

Thought for the week

‘Be angry but do not sin; do not let the sun go down

Oban Saints hold presentation night

OBAN Saints Football Club held their presentation night

Sailing fleet gearing up for annual Round Mull Race

SAILORS are gearing up for this year’s Ardfern Yacht

Neil celebrates America’s Youth Cup win

A YOUNG Arran sailor has achieved a remarkable global

McPhee crashes out in German Grand Prix

CONNEL’S John McPhee had a difficult end to the German

Atlantis Leisure five-a-side league is now under way

THE ATLANTIS Leisure fivea- side league got under way

Shihan Iain Rodger: 5th dan Kyokushin karate

IAIN Rodger started his karate career after leaving

Keith Loades confirmed as Camanachd Association president- elect

Keith Loades confirmed as Camanachd Association president-

Oban Lorne Lions’ breakfast

OBAN Lorne RFC again opened its doors for the second

Golf News

GENTS July medal: 1 David Honeyman 89-27-62; 2 Donald

Lochside Rovers and Kingussie make it to Sutherland Cup final

Lochside Rovers and Kingussie make it to Sutherland

Lochaber and District Motorcycle Club members get ready for the world series

Lochaber and District Motorcycle Club members get ready

Fort William FC get new sponsorship

LIBERTY British Aluminium, part of the GFG Alliance

Swimmers get their awards

AFTER a very successful couple of swim meets, Lochaber

Firefi ghters complete three peaks challenge

FORT William firefighters took to Britain’s biggest

All systems go for D & K Lafferty Cup tournament

OBAN SAINTS Football Club secretary David Buchanan

West Highland Tennis Championships get under way on Friday

West Highland Tennis Championships get under way on

Bid launched to raise ground-breaking MS treatment cash

Bid launched to raise ground-breaking MS treatment

Ardnamurchan High School celebrates remarkable year

ARDNAMURCHAN High School pupils have celebrated a year

Councils unite to tackle roads

FIVE north of Scotland councils have joined forces

Library computer security concerns

QUESTIONS have been raised over the security of computers