Community council objects to Lonan Drive development

The campaign to stop 46 houses being built in Lonan

Oban is a big hit on social media

Oban is attracting thousands of followers as a must-visit

Woman admits assault in Oban and struggling

A 39-year-old woman has admitted throwing a bar stool

Three groups share fish farm donation

Dawnfresh, the UK’s largest producer of farmed trout

POLICE FILES

Between 6.10pm on Sunday February 17 and 7.30am on

Removing fl ights would hurt Coll

Grounding scheduled fl ights between a tiny island

Fundraiser for couple who lost everything

The community of Lismore hosted a fundraising night

Oban Rotary backs charity

The Rotary Club of Oban, in line withits support for

Mull Rally hopes to return for 2019

Mull Rally could be back on the road this year if Holyrood

Council agrees to cut youthand adult learning services

Argyll and Bute Council agreed its spending plans for

Oban pupils protest youthservice cuts

Oban High School was abuzz on Wednesday February 20

YOURVIEW

Is the council tax increase justified?

Oban’s inaugural Pride Day revealed

Oban Pride 2019 will take place on Saturday May 18

Shop in Oban to keep town vibrant

The new Premier Inn opens today (Thursday February

Oban Rotary funds Uganda volunteer Poppy

Poppy Honeyman, who is from Taynuilt and a former pupil

Man made sexual gesture in court

A 70-year-old Oban man has pleaded guilty to making

Biggest Parents’ Evening focuses on apprentices

Developing the Young Workforce (DYW) Argyll is hosting

A Cry For The Wild

Over the past few months, children around the world

Pier repairs make trips from Mull to Ulva safer

Travel between Mull and the Isle of Ulva is now much

MacPhail

Last Friday, February 22, I was lucky to be involved

Mull student turns teacher

A Mull student has impressed his teachers and peers

Duo to walk Hadrian’s Wall in full Roman gear for Oban’s Guy

Duo to walk Hadrian’s Wall in full Roman gear for Oban’s

Councillors leap to defence of censured deputy

Argyll and Bute Council’s deputy leader will face no

Mary’s Meals lands £30,000 cash windfall

A kind-hearted landlord has given a major donation

Maritime milestone for lifeboat’s David

A double dose of call-outs last Wednesday resulted

Cruachan wants to inspire youth

Energy enthused youngsters are being offered free tours

Charity is hoping to make Headway in Oban

A charity that supports adults withacquired brain injury

New appointment looks to raise awareness of benefits of screening

New appointment looks to raise awareness of benefits

Argyll seeks better outcomes for type 2 diabetes patients

Argyll and Bute Healthand Social Care Partnership (HSCP)

Argyll and Bute carers awarded cash boost

More than 1,000 carers in Argyll and Bute receiving

NHS Highland annual review is delayed

NHS Highland has rescheduled its annual review for

Liberty ‘monitoring’ UK car industry after Honda closure

Liberty bosses will be monitoring developments in the

Organisers’ delight at 2019 ‘inspiring’ mountain festival

Fort William Mountain Festival once again proved a

Ballachulish man fined £800 for causing woman fear and alarm

Ballachulish man fined £800 for causing woman fear

Fort Royal legion branch celebrates 65thanniversary

Members of Fort William and District Branch of Royal

£150,000 extra for repairs to Lochaber roads network

Lochaber roads are set to benefit from an injection

Family hopes remains of war hero piper will be found

Just below Acharacle Church is a gateway and cemented

Breakdown cancellations – call for ferry plan review

Almost 800 CalMac sailings were cancelled last year

Glen Etive hydro plans – three subject to review

Seven applications for hydro schemes in Glen Etive

View from the Chamber

If you’re a local business, why join Lochaber Chamber

Excitement mounts for 45thfestival

Withthe 45thannual Lochaber Music Festival getting

Snow sports bosses have ‘fingers crossed’ for ski season turnaround

Snow sports bosses have ‘fingers crossed’ for ski season

WHAT’S ON in Lochaber

■ Kilmallie Parish Church is hosting a pancake tea

£20,000 for credit union

Highland Communities Credit Union has been awarded

Forbes backs move to halt dog attacks

A Lochaber MSP has backed fresh efforts to tackle sheep

A Cry For The Wild

Over the past few months, children around the world

Villagers join forces to clean up their community

Residents and members of Glencoe and Glen Etive Community

Silence is golden in final push for Knoydart hall

The most remote community hall in the UK is organising

Photo call for budding West Highland snappers

Budding photographers from Lochaber and Skye have the

Campaign highlights housing crisis in highlands

A rural housing crisis has been brought to light in

Raigmore Helipad upgrade work completed

Work to upgrade the helipad at Raigmore Hospital has

Islands council tax to rise by 4.79 per cent

Comhairle nan Eilean Siar has set its budget for this

Rebekah is first Harris apprentice distiller

After an island-wide search Harris Distillery recently

MSPs meet withisland TalkTalk workforce

MSP Alasdair Allan and Deputy First Minister John Swinney

Coach drivers and Skye staff repair historic path

A group of determined coach drivers and office workers

Study to review the impact of tourism on Skye

Visitors, residents and businesses in Skye are being

Community board to boost island business

CalMac’s independent community board has teamed up

SSC sustainably restocks Benmore

The Scottish Salmon Company (SSC) has helped launch

Argyll and isles gins are among the best

Three Argyll and the isles gins have made the top 10

HIE set to hold export workshop

Highlands and Islands Enterprise is to hold a one-day

New film captures the spirit of whisky

Scotch: The Golden Dram, a revealing feature documentary

Highland hospitality at Glenfinnan

I have been privileged to have had some wonderful hospitality

DOWN MEMORY LANE

We delve into The Oban Times archives to bring you faces and places from yesteryears

LETTERS

Write to us: send your letters to editor@obantimes.co.uk or The Editor, PO Box 1, Oban, Argyll PA34 4HB

Beachd Ailein

Bhiodh co-dhiù cuid agaibhse a cheart cho tàmailteach

Mountain festival success has been well deserved

It is not without reason that Lochaber is now known

LETTERS

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DISTRICT NEWS

Taynuilt Highland Games will celebrate its 150thanniversary

Inveraray hosts tenants’ conference

Argyll Community Housing Association (ACHA) has held

Arrochar Mountain Rescue lands windfall

Send us your district news by emailing: editor@obantimes.co.uk or call 01631 568000

Oban pub boss is gifted football memorabilia

An Oban pub owner and keen Dundee United fan will be

At random

There has been a fair bit of controversy over a walk-out

Lochaber Women’s Aid seeks ambassadors

Guest speakers at Lochaber Rotary Club’s Annual Partners’

Firms help Ballachulish pupils’ green ambitions

Two Lochaber companies recently answered a call to

Rosie’s service medal celebration

Rosie Curtis from Kilchoan was recently presented withthe

Skye arts group makes ATLAS international appointments

Send us your district news by emailing editor@obantimes.co.uk or call 01631 568000

Volunteers wanted to help control mink

A major new project working in Highland and eastern

Survey shows threat facing red squirrels

Saving Scotland’s Red Squirrels has published its 2018

Argyll’s botanic garden is ready to open again

Send us your outdoor news by emailing editor@obantimes.co.uk or call 01631 568000

This week’s walks

The walk leader is to be contacted beforehand for meet-up

Top mountaineer visits Oban and Mull

LEISURE & ENTERTAINMENT

Local produce to the fore at benderloch food festival

Foodies will be fl ocking to Benderloch next weekend

Oban theatre company brings emotion in spades to epic tale

Oban theatre company brings emotion in spades to epic

Scottish Sea Farms and Oban Live team up in nationwide talent hunt

Scottish Sea Farms and Oban Live team up in nationwide

Drama on Luing generates fantastic feedback

The show went on for Luing Amateur Dramatic Society

Glasgow Letter

This year is, of course, a huge year for Gaelic in

Get your boat in the water

Winter is about to disappear and the time for getting

Farms start year on high

Ewen Campbell, SRUC’s Kirkton and Auchtertyre farms

Market report

Dingwall and Highland Marts Ltd, February 20: sold

ANNOUNCEMENTS

COOK - Peacefully, on February 23, 2019, at Glenaray

Obituary: Canon Angus MacQueen

Canon Angus MacQueen, who has died at the age of 95

As I write this to you all we are experiencing a wonderful day of early spring sunshine. Oban Bay is like a mill pond, even the vessels which traverse it hardly seem to disturb the flat calm of the moment.

As I write this to you all we are experiencing a wonderful

Fixtures

Final pre-season friendlies and start of ladies’ fixtures

Saturday February 23 saw the final pre-season friendlies

Tulloch Homes boost for Camanachd Cup

Tulloch Homes is to sponsor the Camanachd Cup for the

Mixed results for Oban Squash Club

Oban Squash Club experienced a mixed bag of results

‘Green Machine’ in action this weekend

Oban Lorne Rugby Football Club are back in action this

Cup ties and friendlies

Oban Lorne/Oban High Schools’ first and second year

Rugby stars gain Warriors wisdom

Oban High School has been rubbing shoulders withsome

Martial arts

The club continues to produce fighters capable of holding

Busy schedule for Oban Hockey Club

The men from Oban Hockey Club travelled to Glasgow

Carpet fitters fl oor Inverclyde

A goal apiece from carpet fitters Donald Campbell and

Lochnell Football Club girls’ sessions

A weekly girls’ session has been set up by Lochnell

Saints U14s pull out all stops in potential league decider

Saints U14s pull out all stops in potential league

Young athletes have a field day at Atlantis

Track and field were the focus at Atlantis Leisure

I guess that’s why they call it ‘Les Bleus’

Oban rugby internationals Magnus Bradbury and Abi Evans

Industry warns against ‘dangerous’ tourist tax

The head of Lochaber Chamber of Commerce has warned

High honour for outdoors stalwart

Former teacher Noel Williams was presented withthe

Martial arts

The club continues to produce fighters capable of holding

Round-up of final pre-season friendlies and beginning of ladies fixtures

Round-up of final pre-season friendlies and beginning

Cup ties and friendlies

Oban Lorne/Oban High Schools’ first and second year

Rugby stars gain Warriors wisdom

Oban High School have been rubbing shoulders withsome

Alleycats continue scratch domination

After week 15 of the Lochaber Building Supplies tenpin

World’s most unusual ski race comes to Glencoe

Red Bull Homerun has attracted daredevils from around

Lochaber Swim Team celebrate year of success

Lochaber Leisure Centre Swim Team enjoyed their annual

Fort William Shinty Club awards night

Fort William Shinty Club held its annual awards night

Jags frustrated by Strathclyde win

A depleted SouthLochaber squad were disappointed not

Fort athlete looking to liftworld record

A Fort William weightlifter has set her sights on the

Vale hit Fort for six

Fort William were comfortably beaten on Saturday despite