POLICE have criticised a man who became stranded on Ben Ledi,near Callander,last week after he took almost no equipment,describing his actions as ‘inexcusable’. Continue reading Walker criticised after 10-hour rescue
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Engineers will drill a rotary borehole in the northbound lane. Information gathered will guide upcoming repair works. Emergency access will be available at all times and local access when it is safe and practical to do so. The section has been down to a single lane with traffic lights since floods undermined part of the carriageway last month.  Photo courtesy Google Street Map ARDNAMURCHAN residents are demanding Scottish Hydro Electric upgrades ‘antiquated’ electricity lines after storms again blacked out large parts of the peninsula. Continue reading Ardnamurchan calls for upgrade on power lines  Comments are closed  Oban Times News Archive  Ardnamurchan,electricity line,Kilchoan,power supply,Scottish Hydro electric A MORVERN community has pulled together to pay for renovations to a local village hall which will allow it to hold larger events in future. Continue reading Drimnin hall renovations to allow larger events In response to a request from Clyde Coastguard,Oban’s RNLI Lifeboat,the Mora Edith Macdonald,launched on Tuesday January 3 2012 to the aid of the small fishing vessel,Condor,reported to be making water with one person aboard in Carding Mill Bay,Oban. Continue reading Oban Lifeboat’s first call of the Year  The Lady Evelyn after restoration work started A small crowd gathered at Oban’s North Pier on Thursday,December 29 2011,to watch contractors tear the Lady Evelyn apart at the instruction of Argyll and Bute Council. Continue reading Lady Evelyn is pulled apart Comments are closed Oban Times News Archive argyll and bute council,Derek Grier,Fishing boat,Lady Evelyn,North Pier Oban
Comments are closed Oban Times News Archive Jim Watson,Oban lifeboat,RNLI,Sea Safety,Sir Jimmy Savile  Photo by J Bowler / Marine Conservation Society SCIENTISTS are warning islanders to be on the lookout for unusual appearances on the coastline after one of the world’s rarest marine turtles washed up on Tiree. Continue reading Rare turtle washed up on Tiree’s shores
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Oban Lifeboat had a slightly quieter year in 2011 than the last with a total of 47 calls out as opposed to 57 in 2010. 
HAVING reached his professional ambition by the age of 26,it would be fair to say that pilot Stephen Cooper is a high flyer. 
Welcome to 2012. We wish everyone a very Happy New Year. We hope this year is a happy,prosperous and healthy year for all our readers wherever you are.
