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Visitor loses licence for dangerous driving

Tourist reversed car from Argyll Square into Airds Place to find parking space.

Oban

Healthy Working Lives Award for Oban, Lorn and Isles

January 22, 2019

Lorn and Islands Hospital canteen has also achieved the Healthy Living Plus Award.

Oban

Police files with Sergeant Chris Edwards – week 04

January 22, 2019

A round-up of incidents responded to by officers in the Oban area.

News

Oban

Argyll and Bute is poor for broadband speed

January 22, 2019

A recent survey has placed Argyll and Bute Council third from bottom out of every local authority area in Scotland.

Oban

Housing plan receives ministerial approval

January 22, 2019

Phase three of Dunbeg Corridor Masterplan gets underway

Oban

Argyll and Bute HSCP expresses support #smearforsmear campaign

January 22, 2019

For more information visit the website www.jostrust.org.uk or NHS Inform.

Oban

Further education in Oban unaffected by strike

January 21, 2019

Colleges in other parts of Scotland suffered some disruption.

News

Oban police officer retires after 30 years

January 21, 2019

PC Charles Masterson carried out his last patrol on Thursday January 17.

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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Shinty

Isla and Emily scoop top awards at Glengarry shinty awards night

The Glengarry Girls Shinty Club had their Players’ Player of the Year for last season.

Football

Fort William FC match postponed

January 22, 2019

laggan Park fell foul of the recent cold weather on Saturday.

Sport

Impressive display from the Green Machine

January 22, 2019

Rugby: Oban Lorne 45, Uddingston 7 – Tennent’s West Division 2.

Sport

Oban Ladies learn who their Scottish Cup opponents are

January 22, 2019

Oban Lorne Ladies have been drawn in Pool 2 of the Sarah Beaney Scottish Cup.

Sport

Young rugby players entertain at Glencruitten

January 22, 2019

U14 players will have more opportunities to play with local sides in the coming months with the second half of the Argyll Dalriada season.

Sport

Tarbert Gun Club gets off to a wet start

January 22, 2019

Shooting into 2019 at Barmore

Football

Saints prove to be a Thorn in the flesh

January 21, 2019

Football: Oban Saints 3, Thorn Athletic 1 – West of Scotland Cup, fourth round.

Shinty

Kenny Wotherspoon back with the red and blacks

January 21, 2019

A round-up of all the latest news from the shinty scene.

Sport

MacIntyre tees off in Abu Dhabi

January 17, 2019

Oban golfer Robert MacIntyre has secured a place in the $7,000,000 Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship.

Lochaber

Corpach climber gets backing for national success

January 17, 2019

Thirteen-year-old climber Archie MacIntyre, from Corpach, has secured a sponsorship deal from Liberty British Aluminium.

1	Abi scores for Scotland6th December
2	Young Lochaber boxing stars shine on the road6th December
3	West Highland Wheelers named Club of the Year6th December
4	Fort youths unveil new strips6th December
5	Argyll rallyers fly in Fife6th December

Leisure

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Outdoors

Big Farmland Bird Count is back for the sixth year

Farmers, land managers and gamekeepers are asked to spend 30 minutes spotting species on their patch of land.

Outdoors

This week’s walks – week 04

January 21, 2019

Get out and about with an organised hike.

Outdoors

UK’s only polar bear cub celebrates first birthday

January 21, 2019

Hamish took his first steps outside in March and has since attracted more than 200,000 visitors to the park.

Outdoors

Argyll residents urged to watch the birds

January 21, 2019

RSPB’s Big Garden Birdwatch is the largest garden wildlife citizen science project.

Leisure

Skye to host first ever all Gaelic music festival

January 20, 2019

Beò Festival it to be held at Armadale Castle on Friday 17 May and Saturday 18.

Nostalgia

Morvern Lines with Iain Thornber week 03

January 19, 2019

It doesn’t matter how wealthy you are or what you own – if you are unwell, everything else pales into insignificance.

Leisure

Lookout for the aurora in Scotland

January 18, 2019

Leisure

New single from Gary Innes features Karen Matheson

January 17, 2019

Swan Song is a preview to Gary’s album Imminent that will be released on Friday February 15.

Leisure

Glasgow Letter

January 17, 2019

Robert Robertson finds himself in a quandary as Celtic Connections begins.

Leisure

National Galleries of Scotland launches updated Gaelic Language Plan

January 15, 2019

‘we are looking for new opportunities to promote and use Gaelic in the context of our work and our vision of Art for Scotland: Inspiration for the World’.

Opinion

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Columnists

Beachd Ailein with Allan Campbell week 03

Someone always suffers from broken promises, whether in politics, attending medical appointments as arranged, or having your car at a ferry port on time.

Columnists

At random with Martin Laing week 03

January 18, 2019

The Oban Times deputy editor laments the amount of rubbish in Oban.

Columnists

Retro Roamer

January 17, 2019

Letters

Letters to the editor – week 03

January 17, 2019

Readers offer their opinions on a range of subjects.

Columnists

View from the Chamber

January 17, 2019

Drop in for coffee and a chat at Lochaber Chamber’s Tourism Roadshow.

Columnists

Looking forward to visiting cruise ships

January 17, 2019

The Port of Oban Cruise Group has been working for years to improve the experience of cruise ship visits to the town.

Columnists

MacPhail: Celtic Connections is a tonic most powerful.

January 17, 2019

Take a look through the impressive programme of events taking place in Glasgow over the following 18 days.

Columnists

Morvern Lines with Iain Thornber week 02

January 12, 2019

There were more than 80 native Highland dyes of almost every procurable shade.

Columnists

Beachd Ailein with Allan Campbell week 02

January 12, 2019

One of my resolutions in 2019 is to make more effort to check price options for the services I must buy annually.

Columnists

At random with Martin Laing week 02

January 11, 2019

The Oban Times deputy editor calls for bus shelters between Oban and Ganavan.