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Buy your digital Oban Times on-line for 75 pence


Buy your digital Oban Times on-line for 75 pence

HOW often have you thought it would be nice to get The Oban Times with your breakfast on a Thursday morning – even if you live 100 miles from your nearest newsagent or overseas?

Well, now you will be able to.

The Oban Times is available to buy in digital format, on line from 7.30am every Thursday morning.

This means that no matter where you live, you can catch up on the latest news, photos, views, jobs, motors, properties, sport in the West Highlands and islands and much more at the touch of a button.

Be the first to see the headlines or apply for a new job in the easy-to-read format, with pages that turn like a newspaper.

No more reaching for the magnifying glass as you can zoom in to read stories or check out photos in fantastically clear quality.

If you live abroad or your newsagent doesn’t stock the West Highlands’ favourite newspaper - buy a digital subscription and enjoy discussing the issues, photos and latest news with friends and family all over the world on the same day The Oban Times hits the streets.

Click here to buy.


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