Angus takes top piper title

Pipe band have a point...

IT WAS a great day in Bunessan last weekend as,

Fears raised for Oban care home

EADER Glinn, north Argyll’s only authority-led nursing and care home,

Boost for Oban businesses

A NEW event to support Argyll and Bute’s business community

Fallen tree delays Sunday trains

A TREE fell and landed on the train tracks between

Roadworks

THE A816 between Kintraw Farm and Salachery is to close

Town centre work ongoing due to weather but completion in sight

TOWN centre improvement works in Oban are still ongoing, almost

Pensioner says expenses could save hospital beds in Oban

AN 87-YEAR-OLD woman from Mull has spoken of her anger

Writing workshop

A WEEKLY writing workshop is to start every Tuesday at

Council rejects island bid to control its pier finances

A COMMUNITY group on Mull has been knocked back in

Fancy that! Pram race raises £500 to get youngsters to Mòd

TWELVE teams took part in the first Salen pram race

Play park lands cash windfall

TOBERMORY’S play park committee is celebrating after landing a cash

Four decades of dedication to island

MIKE Beckett, 66, from Tobermory, is retiring from his role

Island hotel hit

POLICE on the isle of Lewis are investigating a complaint

Public welcome to NHS review

NHS HIGHLAND’S annual review is to be held on Tuesday

House problem too close to home for Connel OAP

A CONNEL woman has been left distraught after a planning

Taynuilt residents divided over concerns about wild camping

CAMPERS around Loch Etive are causing ‘nuisance, rubbish and are

Council forced to re-advertise for Lorn Arc project manager

FINDING a manager to lead the Lorn Arc Project in

Call for inter-island service to be reinstated

INTER-ISLAND air services are a critical part of Scotland’s transport

Children are given free fruit

TESCO is to offer children free fruit while their parents

Public to map their own future

COMMUNITIES across Scotland will have the chance to map out

Furry friends are icing on the cake at power station

SCOTLAND’S hollow mountain power station is used to welcoming thousands

Upgrade to lifeline berths welcomed as Kerrera slipway and breakwater completed

WORK to upgrade ferry berthing for the island of Kerrera

Councillor to face public hearing

A HEARING to listen to complaints from senior council officers

As one door closes...

CONSERVATIVE list MSP Donald Cameron has chosen to open his

Slate Island trust honours generous benefactor Isobelle

VOLUNTEERS and trustees of the Scottish Slate Islands Heritage Trust

Man who ran from police given three months

AN OBAN man who ran away from police officers thinking

Oban ranked second in holiday cost online survey

OBAN has been named as the second most expensive holiday

HAVE YOUR SAY is visitor accommodation in Oban too expensive?

Clive James, from Watford, came to Oban after seeing McCaig’s

West Highland Line ‘back on track’ after strikes called off

SCOTRAIL operational director Perry Ramsey has revealed to The Oban

Rain fails to dampen spirits as thousands flock to Skye Games

LAURA SMITH from Cairnie, Aberdeenshire, won the Hugh Gillies Trophy

Lerags bar is crossing all paws in hope of securing top dog title

MAN’S best friend has two new watering holes to try

Councils facing membership crisis

COMMUNITY councils in Lochaber will be formally dissolved if new

New bakery in the mix for Fort Lidl

A SUPERMARKET in Fort William plans to boost its bakery

Caol store wants to change licence

A NEW McColls store in Caol wants to change its

Seal-ed with a kiss: Sea Life Sanctuary makes learning fun

PLAYING football with seals and finding crabs in creels are

Extra boats scheduled for busy Islay Show

CALMAC is increasing capacity on its Islay route for the

Week-long fèis hits all the right notes with Lochaber youngsters

FÈIS Lochaber has enjoyed one of its ‘best years ever’

Prisoner or war camp centenary

THE CENTENARY of the opening of Kinlochleven’s prisoner of war

Car and wooden panels damaged

LOCHABER Police are appealing for anyone with information on the

On their bikes for children’s charity

FIFTY cyclists will take part in the Isle of Lewis’

Thousands flock to successful Skye Games

ISLE of Skye Highland Games, which took place on The

Public picks sea eagle chick names

THE NAMES for two sea eagles said to ‘symbolise the

Wedding guests join in the fun at successful Knoydart Games

A WEDDING party joined in the fun of the Knoydart

Small Isles win weather battle

GALEFORCE winds and stranded guests failed to spoil the family

Gala show date for waste group

PICK up top tips on reducing waste and help out

Agency lifts Lewis loch shellfish ban

HIGH levels of shellfish toxin identified in Lewis have returned

Charity’s appeal for Ben trekkers

ARMED forces charity SSAFA, formerly the Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and

Island in shock as GPs resign after six months

TWO GPs have resigned from a surgery on the isle

Record number of pupils secure university place

FINALLY after waiting many anxious weeks, thousands of pupils across

Crafters launch new shop with grand opening in Oban

AN UP-AND-COMING craft shop, run for and by crafters, will

Birthday girl’s charity leap

A GIRL from Dunbeg celebrated her 16th birthday by jumping

Wind farm study shows no impact on tourism

A STUDY by an independent consultancy company has found that

West Highland Line ‘back on track’ after strikes called off

SCOTRAIL operational director Perry Ramsey has revealed to The Oban

Rain fails to dampen spirits as thousands flock to Skye Games

LAURA SMITH from Cairnie, Aberdeenshire, won the Hugh Gillies Trophy

Councils facing membership crisis

COMMUNITY councils in Lochaber will be formally dissolved if new

New bakery in the mix for Fort Lidl

A SUPERMARKET in Fort William plans to boost its bakery

Caol store wants to change licence

A NEW McColls store in Caol wants to change its

Meeting spotlight on buyout plan

A PLAN for a community land buyout in Lochaber is

Week-long fèis hits all the right notes with Lochaber youngsters

FÈIS Lochaber has enjoyed one of its ‘best years ever’

Prisoner or war camp centenary

THE CENTENARY of the opening of Kinlochleven’s prisoner of war

Car and wooden panels damaged

LOCHABER Police are appealing for anyone with information on the

On their bikes for children’s charity

FIFTY cyclists will take part in the Isle of Lewis’

Thousands flock to successful Skye Games

ISLE of Skye Highland Games, which took place on The

Public picks sea eagle chick names

THE NAMES for two sea eagles said to ‘symbolise the

Wedding guests join in the fun at successful Knoydart Games

A WEDDING party joined in the fun of the Knoydart

Small Isles win weather battle

GALEFORCE winds and stranded guests failed to spoil the family

Gala show date for waste group

PICK up top tips on reducing waste and help out

Agency lifts Lewis loch shellfish ban

HIGH levels of shellfish toxin identified in Lewis have returned

Charity’s appeal for Ben trekkers

ARMED forces charity SSAFA, formerly the Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and

Pipe band have a point...

IT WAS a great day in Bunessan last weekend as,

Fears raised for Oban care home

EADER Glinn, north Argyll’s only authority-led nursing and care home,

Boost for Oban businesses

A NEW event to support Argyll and Bute’s business community

Fallen tree delays Sunday trains

A TREE fell and landed on the train tracks between

Roadworks

THE A816 between Kintraw Farm and Salachery is to close

Lerags bar is crossing all paws in hope of securing top dog title

MAN’S best friend has two new watering holes to try

Island hotel hit by malware

POLICE on the isle of Lewis are investigating a complaint

Public welcome to NHS review

NHS HIGHLAND’S annual review is to be held on Tuesday

House problem too close to home for Connel OAP

A CONNEL woman has been left distraught after a planning

Call for inter-island service to be reinstated

INTER-ISLAND air services are a critical part of Scotland’s transport

Taynuilt residents divided over concerns about wild camping

CAMPERS around Loch Etive are causing ‘nuisance, rubbish and are

Council forced to re-advertise for Lorn Arc project manager

FINDING a manager to lead the Lorn Arc Project in

Man who ran from police given three months

AN OBAN man who ran away from police officers thinking

Oban ranked second in holiday cost online survey

OBAN has been named as the second most expensive holiday

HAVE YOUR SAY is visitor accommodation in Oban too expensive?

Clive James, from Watford, came to Oban after seeing McCaig’s

Angus takes top piper title

BENDERLOCH piper Angus MacColl has been crowned Overall Masters Champion

Oban

A GENEROUS £750 grant from Benderloch-based Scottish Sea Farms is

Coll

A RUN the Runway event at Coll aerodrome raised £172.50

Tarbert Guides go to town for charity

A GROUP of guides from Tarbert have raised more than

Young Gaels speak highly of camps

CAMPS for young Gaels have been such a success this

Children act on Tralee litter

A day at the beach turned in to a litter

Snakes alive!

SNAKES have always had a bad image. In mythology, they

Skye

A PURPOSE-BUILT depot on Skye is helping a bus company

Days gone by – Oban High School Gaelic Choir - 1980s

The newly-formed NHS Highland and Argyll and Bute Council Integrated

Glasgow Letter

THE ANNUAL Piping Live! festival is in full flow this

Time to put islanders ahead of visitors

In recent weeks I’ve heard reports of a water shortage

Social media

NEWS that Oban is the second most expensive seaside resort

Beachd Ailein

CHAN eil e math dha misneachd coimhearsnachd a bhith a’

Opting to go to the country was the best decision of my career to date

I’M NOW about one year into my traineeship with MacPhee

£100,000 funding is now up for grabs

BUSINESSES from Campbeltown to Dunoon and Lochgilphead to Oban, within

Learning to cope with stress is all in the mind

EIGHT-WEEK ‘mindfulness’ courses are to take place in Oban and

Workshops are designed to help budding businesses

BUSINESS Gateway Argyll and Bute is encouraging business owners to

New venture hopes to connect people across Argyll

A FORMER BT Openreach engineer has set up his own

Enterprising project will benefit economy of Argyll

A NEW event to support Argyll and Bute’s business community

Festival to feature six of the best

SIX local businesses have won the chance to showcase their

Morvern superquarry sees 30th anniversary

THIS month marks the 30th anniversary of the first shipment

Bunessan Show

IT WAS a great day in Bunessan last weekend as

Bodach

In this series, The Oban Times’ resident Bodach (Gaelic: old

The Eagle Barge

FLOATING on the beautiful Caledonian Canal the Eagle Barge Inn

Mark's twelve-day challenge comes to an end

THE garden at Killean Farm, the ferry over to the

Mull showcase for selected Glasgow Print Workshop art

AN EXHIBITION featuring ‘world class’ art was unveiled in Tobermory

SWT summer fair raises £1,200 for wildlife cause

The Scottish Wildlife Trust’s (SWT) annual Summer Fair at Dunollie

Music Masters 'Rescattermastered'

Formed eight years ago and having gone through various line-up

Banishing the Brexit blues?

SOME people, myself included, do not particularly like surprises and

Owner’s delight as rescue dog from Connel wins first prize

A RESCUE dog from Connel took a surprise first prize

Numbers up but Lorn Agricultural Show battles torrential downpours

NUMBERS were up at the Lorn Agricultural Show at Benderloch’s

JEEP unleashes ‘Ultimate Renegades’: An extreme sports film series. . .

JEEP UK, in partnership with Factory Media, has created a

CLARK

John, of Scalasaig, Isle of Colonsay. On August 1, 2016

FARQUHARSON

Peacefully at home, in her sleep, on Monday August 8,

MACKENZIE

Peacefully, at home surrounded by her family on Sunday August

MACLEAN

Peacefully at North Argyll House, Oban on Sunday August 7,

RUCINSKI

With her friends and family by her side on Monday,

CRUICKSHANK

Duncan, died August 15, 2015, a much loved dad. Time

CRUICKSHANK

Our wonderful seanair Duncan. It’s been a year since you

DIGNAN

In loving memory of Grace. Every day in some small

MACINNES-DOUGLAS

GALBRAITH

With loving and everlasting memories of my mother and friend

MACKECHNIE

In loving memory of my beloved husband Angus, who died

MACKECHNIE

In loving memory of Angus a dear brother, brother-in-law and

MACCOLL

Annie (Nan). Tha gaol màthair sonraichte Tha mi à toirt

MACCOLL

McCLUSKIE

Bert. In loving memory of our dear father, papa and

NICHOLSON

In loving memory of Malcolm, died August 11, 2001, husband

NOBLE

In loving memory of my dear mother Olive, who died

SCOTT

In loving memory of Donald, who passed away on August

STEELE

In memory of my beloved fiancé and our precious daddy

WEIR

Treasured memories of Elsie, a dearly loved mum, gran and

Obituary - Maggie Macdonald

TRIBUTES have been paid to a woman widely regarded as

Thought for the week

‘Sell your possessions and give alms. Make purses for yourselves

Saints lose out to Dunoon in Argyll and Bute Cup penalty shoot-out

OBAN Saints recent run of good fortune in penalty shootouts

Medals won at the Celtic Games Athletics

BROTHERS Paddy and Finbar Dunne represented Scotland at the Celtic

MacDougall’s win Ardrishaig pairs

TWO Oban teams travelled to Ardrishaig on Saturday August 6

Weather fails to dampen spirits

THE Tobermory Open Sponsored by D and W Brown Builders

New league set-up for Oban Saints youngsters

THIS Saturday sees Oban Saint’s 2003’s kick-off their new venture

Accies win youth tournament

OBAN Saints Youth Football Club welcomed Hamilton Accies, Queens Park,

MARTIAL RTS WITH IAN RODGER

Oban BJJ hosted head instructor Marcos Nardini’s BJJ barbecue weekend

Glencruitten

MALCOLM MacKillop won the Britannia Cup and Wilson Cup at

Isle of Seil

THE Highland Arts annual Burns Crystal Open golf competition was

Derby win sees Newtonmore take another step towards league title

Newtonmore 4 Newtonmore took another step towards a seventh successive

Animal ‘magic’ lifts top trophy at yachting week

THE TOP trophy at this year’s West Highland Yachting Week

Scrappy win for Green Machine

OBAN Lorne played their first pre-season fixture last Saturday taking

Missed chances prove costly as Fort William lose at home to Fraserburgh

THERE was an optimistic feeling around Claggan Park ahead of

Mallaig win Uisdean MacDonald Cup

NEVIS Range appeared in their first ever cup final on

Prizes are handed out at Plockton Regatta

THE annual regatta fortnight run by Plockton Small Boat Sailing

Correction

WE WOULD like to point out that the local marathon