Have you heard the crex, crex?
The Inner Hebrides are a stronghold for corncrake but numbers of birds have decreased in the last decade and the fortune of this noisy bird remains precarious.
Outdoors
News
Keep Ganavan Green
Planners have now asked for feedback from the community as to what Ganavan’s green space COULD be used for in terms of tourism, recreation and community use.
Podcasts
A Something For the Weekend Podcast 14th May 2021
It’s a jam-packed edition of Something For The Weekend this Friday as Kathie returns full of hugs and holiday cheer. She brings us an interview with Laura Mandleberg who tells of Mull’s first ever fiddle week due in August. Continuing the music theme Fiona has music from Glaswegian Indie-roots artist Hector Shaw and engineered by a whole host of local musicians. Meanwhile Ellis needs a sit down after speaking to Oban’s James Armour who is planning to swim, run and cycle and the Outer Hebrides to raise £10,000 for a charity
Advertising
Safety first as shops reopen
Hairdressers to hotels, cafes to cinemas, pub chains to independent shops … high streets across the country are opening up again. But it is important it happens safely!
News
UPDATE: Person taken to hospital after accident
Incident cleared after traffic was stopped in both directions.
News
Robson Green in Oban
Actor and presenter meets Lindsay MacMillan of Markie Dans and local fishermen as part of new series.
News
Argyll and Bute tipped to bounce back
New research has ranked Highland second behind Edinburgh in Scotland, with neighbours Argyll and Bute at seventh in Scotland’s league table in the race for recovery.
Leisure
National charity opens for New Writers Awards submissions
“The award was the most important turning point in my career”
Sport
Bob tees up for Masters title
Bob will tee off at 12:17 today along with Austrian Matthias Schwab.
Sport
Lottery grant puts wind in the sails of Western Isles club
Western Isles Yacht Club has been running for over 60 years and will use the funds to help continue training sailing cadets in Tobermory while adding kayaking to its remit.
Sport
Winning start for young Fort Football Club players
Fort William U13’s 2-1 Dingwall U13’s
Moray Firth YFL
Sport
Tributes paid as bowlers swing back into action
Iain Boyd paid tribute to members who had lost their lives over the last year, giving special mention to Donna MacLean, who he described as ‘the life and soul of the club.’
Other Sports
Ten years on and School of Rugby is going from strength to strength
As well as S2 and S3 pupils now enjoying the thrills and spills of the oval ball game, the ‘School of’ program now includes shinty, traditional music and dance.
News
Oban cinema prepares for curtain up
On May 21, its official reopening takes place when people will be welcomed back with a free screening of the Academy Award-winning Disney Pixar classic Brave.
News
Wanted: A blank wall in Oban
Ideally, the wall would be on the ‘frontline’ of climate change in a good location that presents really well, is seen by a lot of people and could be captured by photography or drone footage.
Leisure
Calum puts Slate Islands in the picture for new TV series
Featuring stunning locations from around Scotland, each episode sees Calum Macleod embark on a unique journey that culminates in opportunities to capture special photos.
Podcasts
Something For the Weekend Podcast 7th May 2021
Elections are a hot topic In this week’s edition plus lots more in this week’s Podcast
Leisure
Oban duo are Hanging on a Wire
With poignant lyrics and a sound that refuses to be categorised into one genre, the five-track release showcases their diverse sonic abilities.
Leisure
National Piping Centre launches crowdfunding campaign
The two-strand project involves the digitisation of the magazine archive, a resource that will be free to access online, and the production of a new annual publication that carries the Piping Times title.
Leisure
Drama club ladies take A Seat in the Park
This Benderloch and North Connel Drama Club double bill will be available on Eventbrite for one day only, starting at 7pm on Saturday, May 8.
Leisure
Room with a view inspires Little Bull book
Rhona Douglas who has looked out on the hill from her Inverlochy home for over three decades typed the story with ‘one finger’ after undergoing a wrist operation.
Lochaber
Obituary – Colin Ross (1948 – 2021)
Colin spent his whole working life in the whisky industry starting at Chivas in Keith.
Opinion
At Random – 13.5.21
People who know me and regular readers of this commentary will be aware of the enormously high regard I have for all our emergency services.
Opinion
Beachd Ailein with Allan Campbell – 13.5.21
While it’s encouraging to have heard much post-election talk of cross-party consultation and possible cooperation “in the best interest of all people”, we remember that promises are meaningless unless they are delivered!
Columnists
Robert in Lockdown – 13.5.21
This past year, Gig in the Goil itself has been one of the most pro-active festivals in terms of connecting with fans online throughout Covid.
Opinion
Croftless Crofter: Nic Goddard
While we are all used to April sunshine and showers this year I have been both sunburned and snowed on within a 48 hour period as temperatures have soared and plummeted even more than usual.
Opinion
At Random – 6.5.21
People who know me and regular readers of this commentary will be aware of the enormously high regard I have for all our emergency services.
Opinion
Around Oban with Kay McDonald – 6.5.21
We welcome back Kay McDonald, and say a huge thanks to Andrew Spence for sitting in the hot seat in her absence.