Fort William impress in pre-season game at Alloa

Workers’ plea for jobs as consultants’ bill tops £1m

WORKERS at Argyll and Bute Council say ‘it feels like’

Police hunt for dangerous cyclist

OBAN police are searching for a ‘dangerous cyclist’ who absconded

Dynamic duo rally to call of the wild

Kay Simpson from Oban and her friend Anne MacAskill, from

New call for improved transport

A CALL by the West Coast’s leading economic development agency

Glen Nevis teddy toddle raises £1,000 for Harris campaign

IF YOU went down to the woods last Saturday you

Family facing deportation fight for more time to sell business

A FAMILY who have spent the last two years building

New Glen Nevis youth hostel plan

ONE OF Fort William’s busiest youth hostels could be demolished

Court clears trio of theft charges

THREE men charged with entering the local shinty club and

Results add up for high school pupils

LOCHABER high school pupils achieved great results at this year’s

Anti-litter poster brought to life

AN ANTI-LITTER campaign by Lochaber students has been brought to

Deadline looms for Gaelic consultation

MEMBERS of the public have until July 29 to have

Iona is new head of woodlands plan

A PARTNERSHIP aiming to plant 500 hectares of new woodland

Nick is unveiled as games chieftain

ONE OF the UK’s most successful business figures has been

Clarification

IN A contributed obituary for Archie Gillies in last week’s

Referendum vote condemned

THE electorate in Argyll and Bute followed the national trend

What the public thought of the shock outcome for Britain to leave the European Union

‘We’ve come from Poland today to work in Kintallen. A

The view from Argyll and the Isles

‘It seems to me that almost unanimously older people have

Mull prepares for the gathering of Clan Maclean

MULL will again be the venue next year for the

Colleges’ support staff set to strike

The union said the decision was taken ‘after bosses failed

Luing is now mobile hotspot

THE Isle of Luing is now a mobile hotspot following

Women rev up for rally to Mongolia

TWO ‘gallivanting quines’ from Oban and Skye are about to

Traffic lights are blamed for rush-hour congestion

CONGESTED traffic on Soroba Road could be made worse by

Julie enchants audience with performance at Iona Abbey

A LAST-MINUTE invitation to listen to one of the world’s

Motorists are urged to take extra care when passing horses on roads

OBAN police officers have asked motorists to remember to drive

Two men are held after drug is found

TWO men aged 44 and 50 from Soroba and Dunbeg

Security warning

POLICE are calling for witnesses after a shed in Inveraray

Cause for concern

POLICE are appealing for information after a number plate was

Warning over unsafe goods

UNSAFE goods have been destroyed by Western Isles Council’s Trading

Argyll youngsters are doing well

NEW research shows 92.7 per cent of young people leaving

Balloons about to go up for Billy after shinty match success

THE group campaigning to free Connel man Billy Irving from

Lack of ferries leaves Kerrera high and dry

A MEMBER of Kerrera’s sailing community has vented his frustration

Oban roadworks due to be concluded in weeks

COMPLAINTS about the length of time taken for Oban town

SAMS at the forefront of Atlantic research project

A DUNSTAFFNAGE science facility is at the forefront of a

Brothers used fake £50 notes

TWO brothers caught passing counterfeit banknotes to Oban shopkeepers have

Grass-cutting at cemeteries is earmarked for the chop

CEMETERIES on Islay are getting cut … from the council’s

New school takes a major step forward

THE development of Oban’s new £35 million school took a

Options outlined to fix waste plant

SCOTTISH WATER has unveiled alternative options to its controversial plan

Hunt is on to find wise guys for new BBC TV series

THE BBC is making a new TV series that looks

Demi honoured for saving weddings

SEVEN newlywed couples had CalMac employee Demi Wylie to thank

Woman charged over rare car crime

A DAY of good fun and sportsmanship ended in police

MP supports MND campaign

ARGYLL and Bute MP Brendan O’Hara is appealing to his

Funding continues for veterans’ help

ARGYLL and Bute Citizens Advice Bureau said it was delighted

Water project on Iona completed

RESIDENTS and holidaymakers on Iona are benefiting from improved security

Countdown to Oban raft race

THERE are only seven weeks left for crews to enter

Glen Nevis teddy toddle raises £1,000 for Harris campaign

IF YOU went down to the woods last Saturday you

Family facing deportation fight for more time to sell business

A FAMILY who have spent the last two years building

Living on the Loch – Tarbert’s Heart and Soul

TARBERT in north Kintyre is a thriving community with many

Court clears trio of theft charges

THREE men charged with entering the local shinty club and

Results add up for high school pupils

LOCHABER high school pupils achieved great results at this year’s

Anti-litter poster brought to life

AN ANTI-LITTER campaign by Lochaber students has been brought to

Lochnell Primary youngsters show what good sports they are

Argyll’s only boarding school opens doors to interested families

“At all stages of the school, children and young people

Jobless number falls once more

THE number of people out of work in Argyll and

Unstinting dedication earns Freedom award

A WELL-KNOWN and respected Lochaber resident has received a prestigious

‘Shock’ and ‘disappointment’ at result

‘SHOCK’ and ‘disappointment’ are words used by some highlanders to

Support funds stable but concern remains

THE HIGHLAND Council has confirmed it will sustain its current

Holocaust survivor shares experiences with pupils

HOLOCAUST survivor Harry Bibring visited Lochaber High School last week

Lifeboat to rescue of yacht

KYLE Lifeboat, Spirit of Fred Olsen, launched at 4.05am on

POLICE FILES

Between 8.30pm on Friday June 17 and 4pm on Sunday

Pupils rewarded for achievement

CAOL Primary School recently marked the achievements of three pupils

Something for everyone as community gets behind Caol Gala Day events

Making use of the new Gaelic school grounds, community groups

Last look round Caol Primary School

CAOL Primary School opened its doors to the public for

Former pupil ‘touched’ by invite to formally open new Lundavra

FORMER pupils, parents and councillors gathered for the official opening

Primary pupils enjoy sports day in the sun

RESILIENCE and determination were to the fore at the Bun-Sgoil

Youngster wins burger challenge

AN ISLE of Lewis youngster has been crowned The Nicolson

Visitor attraction climbs to success

Three Wise Monkeys Climbing recently opened in a renovated church

Local decision making vital

NA H-EILEANAN an Iar SNP MSP Alasdair Allan is urging

Unstinting dedication earns Freedom award

A WELL-KNOWN and respected Lochaber resident has received a prestigious

‘Shock’ and ‘disappointment’ at result

‘SHOCK’ and ‘disappointment’ are words used by some highlanders to

Support funds stable but concern remains

THE HIGHLAND Council has confirmed it will sustain its current

Holocaust survivor shares experiences with pupils

HOLOCAUST survivor Harry Bibring visited Lochaber High School last week

Lifeboat to rescue of yacht

KYLE Lifeboat, Spirit of Fred Olsen, launched at 4.05am on

POLICE FILES

Between 8.30pm on Friday June 17 and 4pm on Sunday

Pupils rewarded for achievement

CAOL Primary School recently marked the achievements of three pupils

Something for everyone as community gets behind Caol Gala Day events

Making use of the new Gaelic school grounds, community groups

Last look round Caol Primary School

CAOL Primary School opened its doors to the public for

Former pupil ‘touched’ by invite to formally open new Lundavra

FORMER pupils, parents and councillors gathered for the official opening

Primary pupils enjoy sports day in the sun

RESILIENCE and determination were to the fore at the Bun-Sgoil

Youngster wins burger challenge

AN ISLE of Lewis youngster has been crowned The Nicolson

Visitor attraction climbs to success

Three Wise Monkeys Climbing recently opened in a renovated church

Local decision making vital

NA H-EILEANAN an Iar SNP MSP Alasdair Allan is urging

Workers’ plea for jobs as consultants’ bill tops £1m

WORKERS at Argyll and Bute Council say ‘it feels like’

Living on the Loch – Tarbert’s Heart and Soul

TARBERT in north Kintyre is a thriving community with many

New call for improved transport

A CALL by the West Coast’s leading economic development agency

Dynamic duo rally to call of the wild

Kay Simpson from Oban and her friend Anne MacAskill, from

Colleges’ support staff set to strike

The union said the decision was taken ‘after bosses failed

Luing is now mobile hotspot

THE Isle of Luing is now a mobile hotspot following

Women rev up for rally to Mongolia

TWO ‘gallivanting quines’ from Oban and Skye are about to

Traffic lights are blamed for rushhour congestion

CONGESTED traffic on Soroba Road could be made worse by

Julie enchants audience with performance at Iona Abbey

A LAST-MINUTE invitation to listen to one of the world’s

Motorists are urged to take extra care when passing horses on roads

OBAN police officers have asked motorists to remember to drive

Two men are held after drug is found

TWO men aged 44 and 50 from Soroba and Dunbeg

Security warning

POLICE are calling for witnesses after a shed in Inveraray

Cause for concern

POLICE are appealing for information after a number plate was

Grass-cutting at cemeteries is earmarked for the chop

CEMETERIES on Islay are getting cut … from the council’s

New school takes a major step forward

THE development of Oban’s new £35 million school took a

Options outlined to fix waste plant

SCOTTISH WATER has unveiled alternative options to its controversial plan

Hunt is on to find wise guys for new BBC TV series

THE BBC is making a new TV series that looks

Demi honoured for saving weddings

SEVEN newlywed couples had CalMac employee Demi Wylie to thank

Woman charged over rare car crime

A DAY of good fun and sportsmanship ended in police

MP supports MND campaign

ARGYLL and Bute MP Brendan O’Hara is appealing to his

Funding continues for veterans’ help

ARGYLL and Bute Citizens Advice Bureau said it was delighted

Water project on Iona completed

RESIDENTS and holidaymakers on Iona are benefiting from improved security

Countdown to Oban raft race

THERE are only seven weeks left for crews to enter

Plockton

PLOCKTON High School students will be joining forces with Scotland’s

Western Isles

THE NUMBER of school leavers in the Western Isles going

Glencoe and Duror

GLENCOE and Duror primary schools have achieved their fourth Green

Beavers enjoy water safety talk

YOUNGSTERS from North Connel have been shown how to stay

Crianlarich

A RUBBER duck racing and community stalls helped raise £1,750

Club’s annual show of classic cars

Oban and District Classic Vehicle Club held its annual Father’s

Portree

SIX PORTEE High School pupils joined dozens of other Gaelic-speaking

A visit to Rum

OF THE inhabited islands of the Inner Hebrides, Rum is

THE OBEN TIMES & WEST HIGHLAND TIMES

/Argyll is full of generous people willing to go the

Days gone by – Oban’s Grasshoppers Football Club – 1958/59

This week’s flashback photograph was submitted by Bobby McLuckie of

Beachd Ailein

THA LETH leabhar thiogaidean airson drochaid an Eilein Sgitheanaich agam

Press policy

WE AT The Oban Times endeavour to ensure that all

Glasgow Letter

THE MULL and Iona Association last week saw some significant

Your letters

THE EDITOR welcomes letters of approximately 300 words in length

Note perfect: Killin welcomes the return of popular music festival

THE much-acclaimed Killin Music Festival returned this month after a

Music with Jonathan Rimmer

OBAN rapper Rory O’B is set for a busy summer

Mark saddles up for Argyll challenge

NOT MANY people can claim to be an ultra endurance

OBAN PHOENIX CINEMA

Alice Kingsleigh has spent the past few years following in

Choir bids a fond farewell to director with rousing concert

THE KILMALLIE Singers said farewell to their musical director/ conductor

Bodach

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

Last chance to be entered for Mòd

ENTRIES for Am Mòd Nàiseanta Rìoghail (Royal National Mòd) 2016

Line-up announced for Fèis na Mara

ORGANISERS of Fèis na Mara have released the line up

Businessman has book published

GLENCOE businessman David Cooper has this week published a book

Project brings the past to life for school kids

EASDALE Primary School displayed a ‘past project’ on Wednesday last

Uncertain times ahead for farming

Taking in the bluefaced Leicester judging, Allan MacKellar from Benderloch

TV farming series recognised by sheep industry

THE BBC is this year’s recipient of the National Sheep

The official NFU Scotland response to the EU referendum result

NFU Scotland branch chair for Argyll and the Islands, John

New act will enable greater public ownership of land

THE FIRST parts of the Land Reform (Scotland) Act began

Argyll’s farmers make major contribution to Scotland’s showcase

ACCLAIMED as one of the best days out in Scotland,

Shear charity madness for celebrity farming couple

THINGS might be hairy after the EU referendum, but a

Fiunary fish farm manager awarded top title at show

A FISH farm manager from Fiunary was crowned as Young

Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors responds to the result of the EU referendum

THE RESULT of the referendum draws a line under the

BROWN

Remembering with love my dear mam and gran Annie and

DEATHS

MACBRIDE - Peacefully, at home, with his sons by his

WHITE

Peacefully at Lorn & Islands Hospital, Oban on June 18,

CAMERON

In loving memory of our dear mum and nana, Annette

CAMERON -

In loving memory of a dear mum and dad, nana

CRAWFORD -

Cath. Suddenly but very peacefully on Tuesday June 21, 2016,

HAMILL -

In loving memory of Frank Hamill who passed away on

HILL (MACDONALD)

- Very suddenly while on holiday in Barcelona, Aileen Anne

MACDONALD –

Peacefully in St Margaret’s of Scotland Hospice, Clydebank on Thursday

DR ALASTAIR HALL

who is the educational psychologist for Oban, Lorn and the

WHITE -

Peacefully at Eadar Glinn Care Home, Oban, on June 23,

BILLIMORE -

In loving memory of Bali, who was taken from us

Obituary - Abdul Suleman Muslim, 1954 - 2016

ABDUL Suleman Muslim, who opened the first Indian restaurant in

MACALLISTER -

In loving memory of our dear mother and grandmother Morag,

MACDONALD -

In loving memory of Raymond, a dear brother and friend

MACINNES -

Precious memories of my loving husband Eoghan (formerly of Isle

MACLEAN -

In loving memory of my dear son and our brother,

REID -

In loving memory of my beloved husband, Alasdair who passed

Thought for the week

‘MAY you live in interesting times’ is supposedly a Chinese

Platinum award for Suzanne and Salsa Caramel

AS MOST of us enter the new year with new

MARTIAL RTS WITH IAIN RODGER

OBAN BJJ classes are starting to focus on training towards

Oban Saints youths hold annual awards night at high school

OBAN Saints Youths celebrated a successful 2015/16 season at their

Kingussie win Strathdearn under-17s six-a-sides

TEN teams entered in the competition were Inverness, Caberfeidh, Kinlochshiel,

Oban Saints senior team restart training

AFTER only a short three week break, Oban Saints senior

John McPhee just fails to finish in the points at Assen Grand Prix

CONNEL’S John McPhee missed out on a championship-scoring points finish

Walking footballers in national competition

Oban Atlantis took part in the national walking football tournament

International honours for Oban bowler

OBAN’S Helen MacLean made her international debut for Scotland last

Sports charity calls on Argyll and Bute’s business community to lend their support

THE Sport for Change charity, Sported, is calling on Argyll

Dalmally

DALMALLY Golf Club will host a men’s open this Sunday,

Isle of Seil

ISLE of Seil Golf Club held the Highland Arts Texas

Islay

CLUB Championship played Saturday and Sunday June 25 and 26

Bowls

THE game was held in damp conditions but, with 10

Four in a row as Kyles lift Celtic Cup

Kyles Athletic retained the Gregor Cameron Consultancy Glasgow Celtic Society

All systems go for D & K Lafferty Cup tournament

OBAN SAINTS Football Club secretary David Buchanan reports that arrangements

Connor to further his football career in the USA

SPORTING Futures USA is delighted to announce that Connor Howe,

Fun in the sun at Tesco Bank Football Challenge

MORE THAN 200 children in Oban swapped the classroom for

Camanachd Association area consultation meetings

IN LINE with the agreed Strategic Plan for Shinty 2015-2017,

League formation

OBAN Saints and Campbeltown Pupils will compete in the SAFL

Henry wins Fort William Open

THE Fort William Golf Club Open, sponsored by Bowman’s Skip

Primary schools netball tournament

LAST Tuesday saw the annual Fort William primary schools netball