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Mary’s Meals launches awareness campaign at Dalmally school

March 7th,2012%

marys-meals-16_t11dalmally01 PUPILS at Dalmally Primary School in Argyll have launched an important charity campaign – to help their counterparts in poorer countries. Continue reading Mary’s Meals launches awareness campaign at Dalmally school

Oban pensioner’s house flooded

January 26th,2012%

burst-pipe-2-oban SCOTTISH Water has been criticised for not acting quickly enough after receiving a call that an elderly Oban woman’s home was being flooded. Continue reading Oban pensioner’s house flooded

Oban’s Argyll Hotel is demolished

December 30th,2011%

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Traffic came to a stand-still on numerous occasions on Friday December 30 2011 in Oban as a large part of the Argyll Hotel on The Esplanade was torn down piece by piece. Continue reading Oban’s Argyll Hotel is demolished

More gales hit the West Highlands

December 28th,2011%

The West Highlands and islands are once again being battered by gale force winds with forecasters warning of gusts of up to 80mph across west and central Scotland by mid-afternoon,Wednesday December 28. Continue reading More gales hit the West Highlands

The calm following the Dec 8 gales

December 12th,2011%

Connel and Connel Bridge near Oban were battered by gale-force winds on December 8 2011 and the day that followed saw stranded boats on Connel foreshore and complete calm,as well as debris on Oban’s Esplanade and shore.

Oban battered by 80-90mph winds

December 8th,2011%

Oban was battered by winds gusting up to between 80-90 mph this afternoon,December 8 2011,with the town centre virtually closed down as people were sent home from work at lunchtime and schools closed across Argyll. Continue reading Oban battered by 80-90mph winds

Oban Winter Festival 2011

December 2nd,2011%

The first Oban Winter Festival was held in the town on the last week of November,with a number of activities and events to suit all ages,including a parade with Santa and his reindeer,Christmas lights switch-on,a torchlight and lantern parade through town,children’s Christmas market.,with massed children’s choir and ‘Obang’fireworks by Pyro1 over Oban Bay.

For photos from some of the events see here

Oban Winter Festival fireworks

November 27th,2011%

Pyro1 came up trumps on November 27 2011 to make up for the technical hitch which saw £6,000-worth of fireworks go up in 50 secs earlier the same month at Oban’s community fireworks display to mark Guy Fawkes night. The resulting publicity saw The Oban Times video of the failed display go viral on the Internet via YouTube.

This video shows the five minute display ‘Obang’,named after the failed fireworks display in Oban,which was created thanks to the positive reaction to the short but spectacular failure.

Despite squalls blowing over Oban Bay,the ‘Obang’display drew hundreds of people to watch the event,marking the end of the 10-day long,first ever Oban Winter Festival.

See the –a little bit soggy –video below:

Hundreds turn out to see Santa and his reindeer

November 20th,2011%

Oban and Lorn turned out in force on Saturday evening,November 19 2011,to see Santa and his reindeer parade through the town from the Corran Halls,down George Street to Station Square,led by Oban Pipe Band. Continue reading Hundreds turn out to see Santa and his reindeer

Ballachulish Fireworks 2011

November 15th,2011%

Ballachulish’s former slate quarry and lochan were the setting for the village’s fireworks display on November 12 2011. More than a thousand people turned out to watch the spectacular display.