Council raises concerns over predicted health overspend

‘IF A council department came back with a huge deficit

Brother and sister act come up roses

Young Ella and Ruaridh MacKechnie blossomed among the

New funding sought for Arc project

THE Lorn Arc regeneration programme will continue,

Hugh Smith’s letter from Islay

FIRST past the post in the island’s Ardbeg Distillery-sponsored

Mull shows its support to Save Glen Iosal campaign

A COMMUNITY event in Tobermory has been described as

‘Strong gust of wind’ blew plane off runway

A ‘SUDDEN strong gust of wind’ blew a passenger plane

Prize draw winner scoops vouchers

We had a fantastic response to our reader survey with

South Uist Gaelic project lands £1 million funding

A GAELIC music, culture and heritage centre planned

Fish farm plan for Isle of Rum

PLANS for a new salmon farm off the Isle of Rum, which

Veterans in high spirits for maritime challenge

INJURED veterans with little or no sailing experience

New debt service lands £3.75m funding boost

A NEW service to support Argyll and Bute residents

POLICE FILES

ABOUT 11pm on Sunday August 13, a woman aged 20 allegedly

TIMESLINE

HUGH McLeod from Benderloch had a blooming marvellous

Oban’s Rockfield Centre is location for art project

AN AMBITIOUS project is bringing contemporary visual

Organisations receive £6,000

WEST Highland Housing Association celebrated its work

Help name new ship in Oban pirate playpark

THERE’S a new ship in town … and all under-fives are

Tarmac sellers ‘mislead’ residents

TRADING Standards are warning Oban and Lorn residents

There is so much happening in Oban this week

I REALLY can’t believe that it’s the end of August

WHITE VAN Man

OVER the past few weeks, information has been made

Man fined £750 following assault at Corran toilets

A 35-YEAR-OLD Oban man has received a £750 fine after

Petition aims to put council work online

A PETITION to get Argyll and Bute Council to broadcast

Mull fisherman evades tax and National Insurance for six years

Mull fisherman evades tax and National Insurance for

Almost 160,000 acres of land are now in community hands

ALMOST 160,000 acres of land are now owned by community

When the chips are down …

A TYNDRUM eatery is in the running to be named Scotland’s

Man doing 108mph says he misread speedometer

A 29-YEAR-OLD man has admitted travelling at 108mph

Woman, 19, caused crash near Dunbeg

A 19-YEAR-OLD woman from Taynuilt will have her licence

Mull man fined £650 for two offences

A 20-YEAR-OLD driver from Mull will have his licence

Fort William man fails to have conviction overturned

A FORT William man who was found guilty of having sex

Fears for Strontian care home future after temporary closure

Fears for Strontian care home future after temporary

Wet but warm welcome for cruise ship

HER GIANT anchor splashed down into the cold waters

Call for police crash investigation unit to be based in Fort William

Call for police crash investigation unit to be based

Mull in line for massive water upgrading

A £6 MILLION project to improve Tobermory’s water supply

Town traffic survey to delay any A82 upgrade

ANY potential plans to upgrade the A82 in Fort William

Bus driver feared his eye would be gouged out during assault

Bus driver feared his eye would be gouged out during

Angry wife assaulted husband with bread knife

FORT WILLIAM Sheriff Court last week heard how a man

Fort William man fails to have conviction overturned

A FORT WILLIAM man who was found guilty of having sex

Sleat forest project given lottery cash boost

SLEAT Community Trust has been awarded £20,000 for

Council backs Skye Fairy Pools project with £100k

COUNCILLORS have approved the allocation of a six-figure

WHAT’S ON in Lochaber

■ The Lochaber Agricultural Show and Family Day takes

No current plans to close Stromeferry bypass

COUNCIL officers have dismissed reports this week that

Nominate Skye’s young Gaelic person of the year

URRAS AN Eilein, the Skye Gaelic Trust, is offering

Highland crackdown on drugs proves successful

POLICE in the Highlands and Islands have made 43 recoveries

Trust announces plans to expand Kyle pontoons

KYLE and Lochalsh Community Trust has said it is hoping

Bus driver feared his eye would be gouged out during assault

Bus driver feared his eye would be gouged out during

Angry wife assaulted husband with bread knife

FORT WILLIAM Sheriff Court last week heard how a man

Fort William man fails to have conviction overturned

A FORT WILLIAM man who was found guilty of having sex

Downpours fail to dampen spirits at Glenfinnan Highland Gathering

Downpours fail to dampen spirits at Glenfinnan Highland

Fort William man receives 120 hours’ unpaid work

A 23-YEAR-OLD Fort William man who admitted sexually

Queen’s Award for Lochaber group

A COMBINATION of an ageing population, geographical

Fort cinema group plans given go ahead

PLANS to bring a cinema back to Fort William have been

Corpach boatyard expands to cater for larger vessels

CORPACH Boat Building Company is extending its operations

Strontian man hits out over bus shelter delays

A STRONTIAN man has hit back at the company tasked

Council raises concerns over predicted health overspend

‘IF A council department came back with a huge deficit

Brother and sister act come up roses

Young Ella and Ruaridh MacKechnie blossomed among the

New leisure trust is to be called Live Argyll

ARGYLL and Bute Council reveal the name and board of

New funding sought for Lorn Arc project

THE Lorn Arc regeneration programme will continue,

Mull in line for massive water upgrading

A £6 MILLION project to improve Tobermory’s water supply

Regain control of your electric heating

By partially upgrading a system of manual electric

Veterans in high spirits for maritime challenge

INJURED veterans with little or no sailing experience

New debt service lands £3.75m funding boost

A NEW service to support Argyll and Bute residents

POLICE FILES with Sergeant Iain MacNicol

ABOUT 11pm on Sunday August 13, a woman aged 20 allegedly

Dunoon

COWAL Highland Gathering organisers are getting ready

Kilninver and Kilmelford

KILNINVER and Kilmelford Community Council heard that

Dalmally

ON SATURDAY September 2, Dalmally presents its annual

Islay

THE Theatre of Drams Whisky Symposium, described as

Gigha

THE Isle of Gigha Heritage Trust is asking anyone on

Dunbeg

LINK Group Ltd’s development at MacVicar Court, Dunbeg

Inveraray

MEMBERS of WASPI (Women Against State Pension Inequality)

Western Isles

TEACHER Claire Wilson is set to represent the Western

Tyndrum

A VETERAN staff member of the Real Food Café has celebrated

Stornoway

DONALDA MacKinnon, who was appointed as the first female

Lewis

MONITORING work undertaken on behalf of Food Standards

Kilmore

KILMORE 100 Club’s July winner was L Goodall and August

Connel

SIX FLYING club members in three aircraft enjoyed an

Taynuilt

DO YOU want a few hours’ work which would give you

Benderloch

ERICA Donnison of the Posture Clinic is coming to Benderloch

Coll

COLL was highlighted in the national media as one of

Tiree

AN TALLA Community Hall will host a Blas festival concert

Jura

THE Isle of Jura Music Festival will take place from

Lochaline

THERE will be an allotments open weekend on September

Easdale

VISITORS and residents to Easdale Island enjoyed a

Seil

ORGANISERS of the Seil Skiff Coastal Rowing Club have

Luss

LUSS Primary School has scooped its seventh Eco-Schools

At Random

THERE is highly justifiable anger over the proposal

North Uist

A NEW satellite hub of e-Sgoil was officially opened

Laggan

THE A86 near Laggan will be closed overnight for two

Fort William

ORGANISERS of the Royal National Mòd are looking for

Stornoway

A GREEN energy entrepreneur has backed community ownership

Lochaber High School class of 2005 reunion

Lochaber High School’s class of 2005 came together

Kinlochleven pupils wow Edinburgh Fringe audiences

HOLLY Baldwin, a fourth year pupil at Kinlochleven

Kilmallie dancers’ farewell to Jimmy

MORE than 50 Scottish country dancers from Lochaber

Top award for Portree houses

LOCHALSH and Skye Housing Association has received

RETRO Roamer

DONALD Skeegan came to the rescue the other morning

NTS project will see top properties reveal secrets

THE National Trust for Scotland’s Hill House is one

MORVERN lines

NOT SO long ago ponies were a common sight on Highland

The 120th Lochaber Show

THE 120th annual Lochaber Agricultural Show takes place

Up to £15,000 interest-free loans* to help improve your home

Up to £15,000 interest-free loans* to help improve

Viewpoint

In this 21st century, technology at times seems to

Days gone by – 1995

This week we travel back to 1995 and a bright summer’s

Pipe dreams and traditions

ROME was not built in a day – and neither was the Inveraray

Social media

We asked last week for readers’ views on the best location

LETTERS

Here’s a question: should a shop sell its wares at

Beachd Ailein

CHO GIONACH RI CÙ! Sannt gun sonas, èiridh an donas

Press policy

WE AT The Oban Times endeavour to ensure that all our

Your letters

THE EDITOR welcomes letters of approximately 300 words

Viewpoint

The A82 Partnership has this week raised concerns over

Days gone by – 1995

This week we travel back to 1995 and a bright summer’s

Pipe dreams and traditions

ROME was not built in a day – and neither was the Inveraray

Social media

We asked last week for readers’ views on the best location

LETTERS

Here’s a question: should a shop sell its wares at

Beachd Ailein

CHO GIONACH RI CÙ! Sannt gun sonas, èiridh an donas

Press policy

WE AT The Oban Times endeavour to ensure that all our

Your letters

THE EDITOR welcomes letters of approximately 300 words

Pick up free books before Bookends Festival

Look out for books lurking in your area in the lead

Glasgow Letter

From now on, the second Monday of each month will be

Record exam results for Lomond School

As the school starts celebrations to mark 40 years

HIE supports project to further boost tourism

An ambitious project to grow the tourism sector in

Glasgow Trip choose Oban to stage first summer special

THE GLASGOW TRIP started out as a one-off YouTube parody

Marine Harvest supports Blas

ORGANISERS of this year’s Blas Festival, taking place

Highland Military Tattoo September 8-10 2017, Fort George, near Inverness

Highland Military Tattoo September 8-10 2017, Fort

Blooming delightful day at Oban and Lorn Horticultural Society

Blooming delightful day at Oban and Lorn Horticultural

Best of the West Festival set to overflow with festive spirit

Best of the West Festival set to overflow with festive

Blas 2017 takes place across the Highlands between September 1 and 9 celebrating Highland culture

Blas 2017 takes place across the Highlands between

SAMS student making waves in micro plastics

A STUDENT from the Scottish Association for Marine

Enthusiasts urged to ‘adopt a path’ to save Scotland’s mountains

Enthusiasts urged to ‘adopt a path’ to save Scotland’s

THIS WEEK’S WALKS

The walk leader is to be contacted beforehand for meet

Record number of hen harriers fitted with transmitters

A RECORD number of hen harrier chicks have been fitted

Ganavan parkrun celebrates first birthday

SATURDAY saw the Ganavan Sands weekly parkrun celebrate

Winners set to showcase products at BOW festival

THE SIX winners of the Business Gateway Argyll and

Scientist combines biology and bunkhouse on Mull

A MARINE biologist who fell in love with the Isle of

Divine inspiration from all the team at Backwoodsman

AT BACKWOODSMAN, the varied West Coast terrain we cover

What can Interface do for your business?

RELATIONSHIPS between business and academia have long

Workshops help firms to develop digital strategies

DIGITAL technology is changing how we do business.

‘Royal’ visit is a highlight of diamond show

A ‘ROYAL’ visit, a high-class show of Highland cattle

Around the markets

TIREE – On Saturday August 19 United Auctions sold

BIRTHS

BROWN - Alec and Kayleigh are delighted to announce

DEATHS

BLACK - Peacefully at his home, after a long battle

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

MACCOLL - Donnie. Jeannie and family wish to convey

MEMORIAMS

CAMERON – Treasured memories of Gregor, a much loved

Argyll Convention attracts audience from across the international divide

Argyll Convention attracts audience from across the

Thought for the week

THERE’S a plate of brownies in front of me. I’ve already

Huntly too strong for Fort William

FORT William returned home still without a point in

Club lotto draws

THIS week’s winning Fort William Golf Club lotto numbers

Lochaber boxer is all ready to strike for European gold

‘Cameron’s been boxng since he was 10 and trains six days a week, sometimes twice a day’

Testing conditions at Lochaber Yacht Club regatta

LOCHABER Yacht Club’s annual regatta provided a stern

Ross sets new record for Three Peaks Challenge

A GROWING number of people have now accomplished what

Robert MacIntyre picked for Walker Cup team

OBAN’S Robert MacIntyre has been selected in the Great

Golf news

WITH weather conditions favourable, the course bearing

Six-a-side success at shinty club open day

A BUSY day at Inver aray Shinty Club open day saw a

Football tournament to be held in Oban this Saturday

THE INAUGURAL Bowmore Cup football tournament will

Kyles Athletic win Macaulay Cup

KYLES Athletic lifted the Artemis Macaulay Cup, Kinlochshiel

Two league defeats in a row as Saints go down to Motherwell

OBAN Saints first home fixture of the 2017-18 season

Artemis Macaulay S1 tournament

PRIOR to the Senior Macaulay Final on Saturday three

Registration night for Sunday league footballers

OBAN and District Sunday League football will be holding

Scottish Amateur FL results and fixtures

LAST Saturday’s results: Premier Division - Oban Saints

Oban Saints youths’ results and fixtures

LAST weekend’s result - League Cup - Under 15s 5, Summerston

Murdoch ‘Murdie’ Cameron, Glasgow Skye Shinty Club

ONE OF the last members of the Glasgow Skye Shinty

Huntly too strong for Fort William

FORT William returned home still without a point in

Club lotto draws

THIS week’s winning Fort William Golf Club lotto numbers

Lochaber boxer is all ready to strike for European gold

‘Cameron’s been boxng since he was 10 and trains six days a week, sometimes twice a day’

Testing conditions at Lochaber Yacht Club regatta

LOCHABER Yacht Club’s annual regatta provided a stern

Ross sets new record for Three Peaks Challenge

A GROWING number of people have now accomplished what

Two league defeats in a row as Saints go down to Motherwell

OBAN Saints first home fixture of the 2017-18 season

Artemis Macaulay S1 tournament

PRIOR to the Senior Macaulay Final on Saturday three

Registration night for Sunday league footballers

OBAN and District Sunday League football will be holding

Scottish Amateur FL results and fixtures

LAST Saturday’s results: Premier Division - Oban Saints

Oban Saints youths’ results and fixtures

LAST weekend’s result - League Cup - Under 15s 5, Summerston

Murdoch ‘Murdie’ Cameron, Glasgow Skye Shinty Club

ONE OF the last members of the Glasgow Skye Shinty

Fears for Strontian care home future after temporary closure

Fears for Strontian care home future after temporary

Wet but warm welcome for cruise ship

HER GIANT anchor splashed down into the cold waters

Town traffic survey to delay any A82 upgrade

ANY potential plans to upgrade the A82 in Fort William

Calls for police crash unit in Fort

SUNDAY’S fatal road accident just south of Glencoe