World otter day
IOSF will hold its second World Otter Day webinar on Wednesday.
Oban has lost to Dunfermline in its bid to become Scotland’s eighth city in the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations this year
A cut of the deck was the dramatic conclusion to the contest for the convenership of Comhairle nan Eilean Siar
An Oban North and Lorn councillor has been selected as Argyll and Bute Council’s new policy lead for planning after the previous lead was unseated
After the MV Hebrides struck Lochmaddy pier on Wednesday, leaving the Uists without a single CalMac ferry to the mainland, the Western Isles council is urgently calling on the Scottish Government to charter the catamaran MV Pentalina
Flags fly at half mast in Castlebay for Captain Roderick Mackinnon, who has passed away at the age of 93
Piper Jamie MacGregor will be at Dunollie joining pipers across the Commonwealth in playing a tune composed for the Platinum Jubilee celebrations
Drax says if it gets planning permission, the new power station could be up and running as early as 2030 with building work beginning in 2024.
The field was made up with players from Scotland, England, Ireland, USA and Germany giving a final entrant number of 155.
Ten triples competed for the George Barnett Shield at Oban Bowling Club.
Sixteen men’s teams and eight ladies teams will compete in respective competitions with the aim of being crowned 2022 Mull 7’s champions.
Following a break for two years due to Covid this year’s event will take place on Sunday, May 29 at Fort William Golf Club and teams are being invited to enter now.
Only the Fort-Ballers have yet to win a game so remain firmly fixed to the bottom of the table despite bursts of skill and fortitude in each fixture.
A short programme of 10 pieces will be performed between 7pm and 8pm in the Oban High School Atrium on Tuesday, May 31.
The Corran Halls gigs are on Friday May 27 and Saturday May 28 and follow the singer songwriter’s shows at Sheffield’s famous Leadmill and four night’s at London’s 100 Club marking the 35-year-old’s long awaited return to the stage.
Pushed up the Mountain will have its Scottish Premiere on May 20 at the Scottish National Gallery in Edinburgh, followed by screenings at the Highland Cinema in Fort William on Sunday (May 22).
Fort William-based singer-songwriter Keir Gibson is back with his first new release in two years
Bend It Like Bertie, written by Scots football playwright and die hard Celtic fan Jim Orr, is set to play at Oban’s Corran Halls
‘On behalf of Healthy Options can I wish all our local children and young adults (and more mature ones) the very best of luck as exam time approaches’ – Cameron Johnson, exercise professional, Healthy Options.