Islay’s new 12th whisky distillery approved
Plans to build the Laggan Bay Brewery & Distillery and visitor centre at Glenegedale near Islay Airport have been approved by Argyll and Bute Council
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What’s In This Week’s Oban Times 6th July 2022
News of approval for a twelfth distillery for Islay, Oban museum gets an alcohol licence and Craignish looks set to benefit from sex-changing oysters – all of this in this week’s Oban Times plus a story about the Loch Ness monster coming to Loch Awe.
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Man taken to hospital after Sinclair Drive incident
Sinclair Drive, Oban, was closed while emergency services were at the scene of a medical matter from about 7pm yesterday.
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Burst pipe impacts Oban water supply
People living in the Soroba Road area are warned they could experience no water supply or low, intermittent water pressure and it might be discoloured after a pipe burst near Oban High School.
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‘Stop this mess’: council faces growing calls to halt school shake-up
Council leaders are being urged to ‘stop this mess’ over a plan to axe head teachers, following a ‘flawed’ consultation
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Three more homes planned for Colonsay
A plan has been submitted to build three more homes on the Isle of Colonsay, in a bid to address the lack of local housing
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Council pays extra £90k to fix Ulva’s broken septic tanks
Councillors have agreed to give an extra £90,000 to refurbish six affordable houses on Ulva
Lochaber
Salmon farmers demand fees be used to tackle rural housing crisis
New research shows average home prices in coastal areas are above Scottish average
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Nevis Hillwalking Club
Beinn Fhada is a massive and complex mountain, 9km long, stretching E to W from the head of Glen Affric to the Head of Loch Duich.
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Fort William’s Ash shows 20/20 vision
FACC is currently part of the NOSCA Reserve League and are keen to get more players from across Lochaber involved.
Lochaber
Fort manager gears up for life in the lower leagues
However, Baffour was keen to stress that even if the fight to stay up in the Highland League had proved successful, the Claggan Park side would have been a competitive force for the other teams to reckon with.
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Lochaber rugby players are on the ball in Divisional Championships
Under the guidance of Lochaber RFC youth coach Stevie McAleer and Lochaber HS Active Schools coordinator Bridget Thomas, four teams progressed through the various rounds to the finals day on Thursday June 30 hosted by Moray Rugby Club in Elgin.
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Libraries call for gadgets
Have you got an old or weird gadget hanging around that you’d like to show off to the world?
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‘Once upon a time… I don’t have time!’
‘A babes in arms show, made for time-poor adults,’ is coming to Mull Theatre on July 14, ending its unique slow tour around Scotland
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Fishing the Minch
Historic photos of a vanished way of life aboard a Hebridean fishing boat are being displayed in Oban’s Rockfield Centre this summer, in an exhibition called Fishing the Minch by David Gordon
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Donald McKenzie Threads exhibition at Museum nan Eilean Stornoway
The exhibition is dedicated to the memory of Donald’s wife Jane who died unexpectedly in 2016.
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JoJo Gnome visits Tiree
Tiree Primary pupils enjoyed JoJo Gnome number stories, met Ella the Elf who is a whizz at maths and did some dancing with Robyn the Counting Robot
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National Whale and Dolphin Watch is back!
Sea Watch Foundation hopes as many people as possible will join in on the nine-day event that runs from Saturday July 23 to Sunday July 31.
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Nature’s song gets in tune with eco-opera
Created by independent arts organisation Scissor Kick, Eco Opera is meant as a ‘multi-dimensional love song to our planet allowing nature to take over and make its own music’ – you can enjoy it online at eco-opera.tv
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Houses on Ardnish in the 1930s
High Life Highland’s Am Baile website is where you’ll discover historic images and audio-visual content covering the whole of the Highlands and Islands.
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Not Just Ship Land
Not Just Ship Land was a performance of original songs, centred around Hamill’s powerfully alluring voice amid an assured, arresting mix of folk, jazz and torch-song pop, accompanied for this live performance by film footage of Govan past and present.
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Lorn Healthy Options weekly health tip – June 30
Exercise is one of the most transformative things that you can do for your brain, and it has an immediate effect.