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No place left to hide


No place left to hide

DRUG DEALERS have nowhere to hide in Oban after a significant number of raids on suspected dealers and drug users in the town.


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Artists add their backing to Mary’s Meals campaign


Artists add their backing to Mary’s Meals campaign

ARTISTS from across Scotland have got behind Mary’s Meals in a bid to raise cash for hungry children in some of the world’s poorest countries.


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New Labour Party leader to make first conference speech in Oban


THE NEXT leader of the Labour Party will make his or her first conference speech in Oban.


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Nurse retires after 30 years service


Nurse retires after 30 years service

AN OBAN nurse who has served the Oban and Lorn community for 30 years has retired.


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Mull Highland Games turn up the heat


Mull Highland Games turn up the heat

RECORD breaking competitors and the hottest day of the year so far made Mull Highland Games one of the best yet. For more images click here.


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Mid Argyll couple in ‘freak’ motocross bike accident


A MID Argyll couple, hit by a motocross bike at a weekend event near Oban, and airlifted to hospital, have described the accident as being a ‘one-in-a-million’ occurrence.


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Royal Family to embark on ‘birthday’ cruise on west coast


A SPOKESPERSON for Her Majesty The Queen has confirmed that she will be holidaying on the west coast of Scotland aboard the luxury cruise ship Hebridean Princess.


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CalMac hit by more engine woe


CalMac hit by more engine woe

DISRUPTION to Hebridean ferry services could continue into August after complications arose with repairs to the MV Clansman.


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My Island: Kerrera


My Island: Kerrera

Ned Rimmer talks to The Oban Times about life and times on the Isle of Kerrera - including a short time when it became the seat of a drug-smuggling ring.


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Cheap alcohol at root of anti-social problems


An Oban councillor and the town's chief inspector of police have blamed cheap alcohol for many of the area's anti-social problems.


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