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Thousands soak up the sun at Inveraray Games

Stand-up for Frankie Boyle coming to Oban

July 18, 2019

The Scottish Comic has announced dates including the Corran Halls on Monday September 2, as well as others in Aberdeen, Glasgow and Edinburgh.

Business

Scots rural businesses upbeat despite challenges

July 19, 2019

News

Oban

Plans submitted for new waste water plant on Seil

July 19, 2019

Scottish Water’s proposal for the site is currently under scrutiny by Argyll and Bute Council, which has classed it as a major planning application.

Average speed cameras to be installed between Tyndrum and Killin

July 19, 2019

£250,000 scheme will see cameras placed on A82/A85 stretch of road.

Gin festival puts town in good spirit

July 18, 2019

Hundreds of people got tickets for a gin festival at the Corran Halls on Saturday to try out 50 different types of the tasty tipple and liqueurs

Congregation takes steps to raise funds

July 18, 2019

Some of the congregation set off on a sponsored five-mile walk to Creagan and back to help raise money for their 128-year-old church’s upkeep.

Lucky ducks send Oban ‘quackers’

July 18, 2019

The event is Oban Rotary Club’s annual duck race making money for good causes.

1	BOWFest cancelled due to funding shortfall15th January
2	No update to Oban playpark saga15th January
3	National Galleries of Scotland launches updated Gaelic Language Plan15th January
4	Oban’s Liz celebrates Tesco trolley win14th January
5	Litter picked from Tesco car park in aid of charity14th January

Sport

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Lochaber

Friends take on Three Peaks for James Tangney

Bryan Simpson, Darren Quigg, Craig Forbes and Ross Wilson, who will be the driver and chef, will start a Three Peaks challenge on August 8.

Super Es breaks Ramsay Round record

July 18, 2019

Escmond Tresidder broke the record by just 81 seconds.

Fort William Golf Club results

July 17, 2019

All the latest results.

McFall golf day raises more than £4,000 for charity

July 17, 2019

More than 100 golfers took part.

Bowls duo win at Railway Club

July 16, 2019

Keith Brannagan and Robert Hunter took the win,

Other Sports

Martial arts with Iain Rodger

July 16, 2019

Leisure

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Outdoors

Public asked to help with research into impact of plastics on birds

The public are being asked to upload details and photos of birds which have become entangled in debris or which have incorporated it into their nests.

Tighnabruaich textile designer selected to showcase the Best of Scottish Craft

July 20, 2019

Eve Campbell is one of 18 new makers to have been invited to exhibit her work at the show.

Nostalgia

Morvern Lines with Iain Thornber 18.07.19

July 19, 2019

Unveiling of a unique royal cairn near Arisaig.

Outdoors

Mull and Bute events get tourism funding boost

July 19, 2019

Mull Rally will be celebrating its 50th anniversary from October 11-13.

Glasgow Letter with Robert Robertson 18.07.19

July 18, 2019

Tiree Music Festival’s 10th anniversary year brought a very special atmosphere.

Nostalgia

Western Isles charity renovates byre to raise funds for work in Afghanistan

July 18, 2019

The parents of aid worker Linda Norgrove have found a novel way of raising funds for the charity they established in their daughter’s memory.

Oban Gaelic Choir on song in Estonia

July 16, 2019

Oban Gaelic Choir visited Estonia from July 3-7 at the invitation of the Hopneri Chamber Choir based in Tallinn.

Outdoors

This week’s walks – 18.07.19

July 15, 2019

Get out and about with an organised hike.

One woman show is stunning work of art

July 15, 2019

Actress Flora Thomasson, director Kate Stevens and set designer Ruth Darling have created something wonderful in their staging of Philip Ridley’s Dark Vanilla Jungle.

Letters

Letters to the editor – 18.04.19

July 19, 2019

Readers express their opinions on a range of issues.

Lochaber

View From The Edge by Cath Macdonald

July 18, 2019

View From The Edge by Cath Macdonald

Allan Campbell: Beachd Ailein 18.7.19

July 18, 2019

Lochaber

A Cry for the Wild by Holly Gillibrand

July 17, 2019

A Cry for the Wild by Holly Gillibrand

Around Oban – 18.7.19

July 17, 2019

with Kay McDonald

At random with Martin Laing 11.07.19

July 12, 2019

The Oban Times deputy editor finds himself suitably chided for a glaring oversight.

Letters

Letters to the editor – 11.04.19

July 12, 2019

Readers express their opinions on a range of issues.