Microlight crashes near Crianlarich

A microlight crashed near Crianlarich around lunchtime on Saturday,May 12 2012.

No details have been released about any casualties and a spokesperson from Central Scotland Police said the incident took place near Ben More.

For more on this see The Oban Times,May 17,or at www.obantimes.co.uk/digital

 

Benbecula car incident

A VAUXHALL Astra car was vandalised while parked and unattended at Balivanich on Benbecula. Continue reading Benbecula car incident

Fur flies over Tobermory ‘copy’Cat

t19tobermorycat2noA Mull artist and an Edinburgh publisher are at odds over the creation of a Facebook hit called Tobermory Cat,based on a ginger cat that roams the streets of the Mull town. Continue reading Fur flies over Tobermory ‘copy’Cat

Highlands and Islands Music and Dance Festival –singing

A taste of some of the singing talent in the Highlands and Islands Music and Dance Festival 2012.

Lisbeg Pipe Band,Northern Ireland,in Oban

The Lisbeg Pipe Band from Northern Ireland travelled to Oban to parade through the town for the Highlands and Islands Music and Dance Festival 2012 and played at the champions concert.

Motorcyclist named in Spean Bridge fatal collision

POLICE have confirmed the identity of the motorcyclist who died as a result of the collision on the A82 at Achnabobane by Spean Bridge on Tuesday May 8 2012 as Charles David Singleton,aged 74,from Kettering,Northamptonshire. Continue reading Motorcyclist named in Spean Bridge fatal collision

Search continues for missing diver

Police and navy divers were still searching on Wednesday May 9 2012  in the vicinity of the wreck of the SS Breda in Ardmucknish Bay in the Firth of Lorne,Argyll,after a diver went missing on Tuesday morning. Continue reading Search continues for missing diver

Argyll and Bute Council election count May 2012

On May 3 2012 the UK went to the polls to vote in new councillors for the next five years. The Oban Times followed the results for Oban,Lorn,the isles,Mid Argyll and Kintyre at the count in Lochgilphead Joint Campus on May 4 2012.

Motorcyclist fatally injured in A82 collision

Police have confirmed that a male motorcylist has been fatally injured following a road traffic collision on the A82 Spean Bridge,this morning,Tuesday,May 8,2012. Continue reading Motorcyclist fatally injured in A82 collision

Action from the Highlands and Islands Music and Dance Festival 2012

action-song-15_t19himdf01Once again the sun shone on the Highlands and Islands Music and Dance Festival in Oban as hundreds of competitors converged on the town from all over Scotland. Continue reading Action from the Highlands and Islands Music and Dance Festival 2012

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