As we report on our front page this week, it is now approaching one year since the Oban Community Playpark near Atlantis was closed after failing a safety inspection.
Argyll and Bute Council appears to have made little or no progress in its attempts to have the contractor carry out the essential repairs.
Why is this the case? How hard can it be to persuade the contractor to return and fix the faulty flooring? Furthermore, how much longer can it take before the work is done? It is, frankly, ridiculous that the young people of the Oban area, and the many thousands of child visitors to the town, have been denied access to the playpark for nearly a year.