Seil skippers’s call to save rare flapper skate egg site
People are being urged to write to their MSPs asking for immediate protection for the Flapper Skate that are as endangered as Giant Panda and Polar Bears.
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Lilies light up remembrance project
Letters were sent out to 110 bereaved carers in the area giving them the opportunity to join in the remembrance project.
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A83 reopens under traffic light control following safety inspection
Route remains under close review with more heavy rain forecast this week. Old Military Road diversion route remains on standby as a precaution.
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Police apologise to fish farm welfare campaigner
‘Police officers cannot act as private security guards for companies,’ says director of Scottish Salmon Watch.
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Injured walker airlifted to hospital
Oban lifeboat arrived on scene after it was alerted at 5.50pm on Friday. The town’s Coastguard Rescue Team and the Scottish Ambulance Service were also involved in the rescue.
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Sophie scales great heights in search of solace
Climbing the Seven Volcanoes: A Search for Strength is a journey of remembrance, and the importance of living in the present and accepting every moment, whether tender or traumatic, as well as a balanced, sober take on modern-day commercial climbing.
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Take a torch for the hills
Mountain rescue teams have had a busy summer and have already had incidents this year where walkers either have not had a torch, or have had a torch but discovered they were not able to get themselves back off the hill once darkness fell.
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New strategic framework for fighting Covid
Five level plan to vary rules for rapid but proportionate response to Covid-19 will be debated in Scottish Parliament next week
Sport
Mull golf venue reaches new heights
Isle of Harris, Tobermory (Mull), Barra, Traigh (Arisaig) and Dragon’s Tooth (Ballachulish) Golf Clubs have been named alongside venues across the globe in a list of the World’s Top 50 9-hole courses.
BOBcast
For the love of BOBcast! I’m learning to play golf
Oban Times journalist, and golf beginner, Fiona Scott attempts to unravel the mysteries of the local fairways and gain a handicap of 53 by the time she is 53 at the end of June next year.
BOBcast
BOBcast – Episode 16 – “Challenging Times”
The team are back discussing all things Bob MacIntyre – plus Fiona’s BOBcast golf challenge with contributions from Steven Wilson and Barry Whenman from Craignure Golf Club
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Argyll and Bute’s Old Firm fan plea
Local councillor urges fans not to travel to pubs locally to watch the game
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UCI mountain bike world cup to return to Fort William next year
Reece Wilson’s win at the weekend was a huge boost for British mountain biking and the ultimate recognition of his talent. As reigning World Champion everyone will be raring to see him in front of his home crowd at Fort William next year.
Leisure
Blas Festival to celebrate Scotland’s coasts and waters
Brand new music and song will showcase Highland talent.
Leisure
Creatives: Portraits by Kevin Swift
Resipole Studios Fine Art Gallery presents an exhibition that captures creative people living and working in and around the areas of Ardnamurchan, Morvern and Lochaber.
Leisure
The Justice Factory by Ian Mitchell
Ian Mitchell has comprehensively updated his 2014 paperback, The Justice Factory, with an afterword, running to more than 100 pages, forming a second part to the work.
Royal National Mod
Allan’s Mod
Virtual technology delivered the 2020 Royal National Mòd online but it was enthusiastic and talented people, of all ages, who made this unique event such a success.
Leisure
Curtain comes down on 2020 Virtual Mod
Organisers say everything ran smoothly and that it was a joy to showcase some of the fantastic performances.
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Robert in Lockdown – 22.10.20
Writing a little bit of nonsense in this column each week has been keeping me going through Covid.
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Publishing Scotland film focuses on nature writing
‘All the signs are there that we are very close to some kind of tipping point, beyond which the planet as we know it, can’t recover. It is the duty of a nature writer to say that as often, and as loudly and as persuasively as possible. There’s nothing more important.’
Royal National Mod
Allan’s Mod
An Comunn Gàidhealach hopes you are enjoying the unique experience of the virtual Royal National Mod 2020.
Lochaber
View From The Edge: Cath Macdonald
Those who have come have so far greatly enjoyed their time here and were very grateful for having being given a place on the site.
Opinion
Around Oban with Kay McDonald – 22.10.20
The clubhouse has hosted so many weddings, birthday parties, quizzes that it’s been a fixture in the social life of Oban for many years and hopefully, when we’re able, it will be again.
Columnists
Beachd Ailein with Allan Campbell – 22.10.20
Are people suffering from restriction fatigue and increasingly ignoring regulations, or is this evidence of frustration with many unfulfilled political promises?
Lochaber
Wild Words: Kirsteen Bell
What made life easier for farmers and crofters was a death sentence for the bird across Scotland and England.
Leisure
Robert in Lockdown – 15.10.20
As people across the country debate the likelihood of public compliance with the latest Covid measures, one suggestion is that anyone breaking the latest rules should be forced to watch last week’s Scotland v Israel game from start to finish as punishment.
Opinion
Around Oban with Kay McDonald – 15.10.20
This awful virus is causing so much disruption, even in our wee corner of the world, which makes it even more important that we do all we can to keep it under control
