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Win a car ticket to watch Harry Potter at Glencoe: itison drive-in movies

Magical screening will take place at Glencoe Mountain Resort.

News

Tiree Music Festival rocks island

July 18, 2018

Thousands of festival-goers descend on Tiree for its ninth sell-out year

News

Taynuilt Games under starters orders

July 18, 2018

Heavyweight entries are expected for this year’s Taynuilt Highland Games on Saturday

News

West coast auctioneer to retire selling after 45-years

July 18, 2018

Donald Morrison of United Auctions will relinquish the selling aspect of his role at the end of September.

News

Crafters raise funds for men’s shed workshop

July 18, 2018

The workshop is on the lookout for any unwanted wood cut-offs,

Record number of students flock to Ceòlas

July 18, 2018

Summer school on South Uist was huge success.

Salen holiday club scores with youngsters

July 18, 2018

World Cup-themed event achieves its goal with Mull children.

Planning permission now in place for Rockfield Centre main building

July 18, 2018

Notes of interest for the tender process for the work have already been submitted with an anticipated start date of December this year.

1	Oban bay beach labelled a ‘dreadful sight’21st June
2	Travelodge propose hotel partnership for Oban21st June
3	Palace reception comes up roses for Mull charity20th June
4	Oban Tesco introduces unwanted plastic point20th June
5	Rockfield Centre launches its community shares project18th June

Sport

All Sport

Sport

Isle of Skye Golf Club results

Murdo Gordon wins Open title with scratch 70.

Lochaber club lotteries

July 18, 2018

Two lucky winners share £1,000 jackpot.

Other Sports

Nominate your sports hero in LiveArgyll sport awards

July 17, 2018

Vote for your local sporting hero

Scotland U17 shinty squad confirmed

July 17, 2018

Elite players chosen for 2018 tour of Ireland.

Kilmallie pick up the silverware – picture special

July 17, 2018

Football

Star Man signs for Queens Park

July 17, 2018

Kieran Moore signs for Scottish League Division Two side

Shinty

Kilmallie lift Balliemore Cup

July 17, 2018

Full round-up of all the shinty action with fixtures, results and a photo gallery.

Shinty

Camanachd Cup semi-final draw

July 9, 2018

Shinty

Shinty round-up

July 9, 2018

Huddersfield runner first to do ‘Double Ramsay’ in Lochaber

July 5, 2018

A renowed British athlete has run herself into the history books after completing a unique challenge in Lochaber’s mountains.

1	Oban Saints Under-13s are the champions!30th May
2	Second-half fightback sees Saints share the points30th May
3	Enjoyable day at tag rugby festival30th May
4	Kilmallie win Iain Aitchison trophy30th May
5	Shinty: Camanachd Cup takes centre stage this weekend30th May

Leisure

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Nostalgia

£1m windfall for Argylls museum

The award is the most significant boost to date for the museum’s Thin Red Line Appeal.

Land of Gold review

July 18, 2018

Battle is about to commence on Skye

July 18, 2018

Renaissance Scots Living History Association will recreate scenes of combat from the Jacobite era.

This week’s walks – week 29

July 16, 2018

Get out and about with an organised hike.

LA music trio head for Luing

July 13, 2018

Pop-Americana artists Anny Celsi and Nelson Bragg team up with Dublin’s Duncan Maitland.

New dance party brings Brazilian beats onto Mull’s streets

July 13, 2018

Morvern Lines with Iain Thornber week 28

July 13, 2018

Nostalgia

Book chronicles Scotland’s hydro industry

July 12, 2018

SSE has released a new publication of Power from the Glens.

Nostalgia

Iona Community launches appeal for £500,000

July 12, 2018

People are being asked to help secure the future of the centre and presence on the tiny Scottish island.

Glasgow Letter: Gaelic summer for Glasgow at festival 2018

July 12, 2018

Glaschu is an ongoing three-year project to highlight the cultural, linguistic, historical, and contemporary connections with Gaelic .

Opinion

All Opinion

MacPhail: Bordeaux and a very good book

There is nothing like a fine wine and good book…

Opinion

Thought for the week – week 28

July 15, 2018

The Bible records humanity’s flawed dealings with God, and God’s constant call to live love.

Beachd Ailein with Allan Campbell – week 28

July 14, 2018

Our National Health Service is surely one of British Government’s greatest achievements.

Working days are never the same

July 14, 2018

Tracey Emslie is Argyll and Bute Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP) admissions officer based at Oban’s Lorn and Islands Hospital.

View from the Chamber – week 28

July 13, 2018

Does your company strive to develop the potential of your younger members of staff?

At random with Martin Laing – week 28

July 13, 2018

The Oban Times deputy editor welcomes the arrival by sea of hundreds of tourists.

Letters

Letters to the editor week 28

July 13, 2018

Readers offer their views on a range of subjects.

Let’s all work to keep Oban tidy

July 12, 2018

Challenge is for everyone to pick up three pieces of litter a day.

Opinion

Free service in Argyll for people with sight loss

July 10, 2018

The Need to Talk project, which offers free counselling, is run by the Royal National Institute of Blind People Scotland.