You can help keep Ganavan green
As the Friends of Ganavan survey continues, every response counts
News
News
Workshop is instrumental for a music mingle
The Music Mingle workshop run by brother and sister Will and Emily Goan online would mean up to ten friends, currently separated by Covid, can join each other playing tunes for fiddle and or guitar ready to play together once greater normality returns
Opinion
Around Oban with Andrew Spence – Thursday February 25
As a town we are desperate to see the non-essential retail, cafes, bars and restaurants open even in restricted mode.
News
More frustration in the post for Taynuilt
This weekend, Taynuilt Post Office officially stopped being used as a sorting office which means all the pressure is at the Oban end – the same is believed to have happened at Dalmally.
News
Covid breach hotline
The online reporting form can be found at www.scotland.police.uk/secureforms/covid19/
News
Connel couple thank NHS lifesavers
‘They’ve done me proud, that’s for sure. They have been a lifesaver,’ says Lachie MacLean after heart ops.
News
Let’s do it for Megan and mental health
CalMac staff in Oban are stepping up to raise funds for mental health as a ‘beautiful’ colleague continues her recovery in a specialist hospital.
Podcasts
What’s in This Week’s Oban Times 24th February 2021
Fiona, Kathie and Ellis get together for their weekly teaser to what’s in this week’s paper
News
Mountain legend Morris is Fort festival’s pick for major annual award
Now breathing through a small hole in his throat, Dave Morris has defiantly managed to climb to 20,000ft in the Himalayas, ski mountaineer in Alaska and climb alpine rock routes in Norway.
Shinty
Shinty mourns the passing of a legend
Tribute to Dougie MacIntyre, arguably the best ‘of all time’.
Sport
Bob tees up for American dream
In what will undoubtedly be the biggest two months in his career to date Robert MacIntyre will join golfing’s elite on the World Championship stage with the ultimate aim of landing a prized spot at the US Masters in April.
Sport
Johnstons join star-studded line up for Doddie Aid
Over the six weeks from the beginning of January, up to the Calcutta Cup kick-off on February 6, Andrew Johnston, his wife Ethel and children Charlie, Harry and Jack, completed over 1300 miles of walking and cycling between them.
Sport
Griz finds cycling euphoria in the Highlands
A childhood spent drawing patterns on himself while dreaming of the rugged peaks and esoteric endeavours that the Highlands provide left Sean ‘Griz’ Green with a drive to summit them all.
Sport
Fort mountain bike racer wins ambassador award
Mikayla Parton has had a meteoric rise to the top of the international downhill scene, from riding her first trail bike in 2015 to placing fifth at the UCI Mountain Bike World Championships 2020.
Leisure
Bethan is Boss on social media
Currently unable to take part in live gigs Bethan Sexton recorded her performance of Bruce Springsteen’s I’m on Fire and posted it on her Instagram page.
Leisure
Young creatives invited to hang out with Molly on Skye
Atlas Arts and SEALL have secured funding to provide an art and dance club for the island’s 14-17-year-olds, led by Molly Scott Danter who is a dancer, artist and
storyteller originally from Edinbane.
Podcasts
A Something For the Weekend Podcast 19th February 2021
Spring is in the air and The Oban Times crew are definitely feeling it in this week’s podcast. While Kathie, Ellis and Fiona celebrate nature all the extra chirping and frenzied bird feeding going on in our gardens – Steevie is not so chirpy and is after those pesky squirrels who have been stealing and stashing away his conker collection from which he had hope to sprout some trees.
Lochaber
Corpach author’s love affair with the hills captured in new book
George’s book is a gripping catalogue of climbing achievements which will appeal to fellow climbers of all ages and experience.
Lochaber
Fort William Mountain Festival 2021 goes Covid-19 safe
Fort William Mountain Festival has gone fully digital for the 17th edition of the world-renowned festival.
News
Oban Cycles takes part in ‘wheely’ good repair scheme
The scheme offers up to £50 towards the repair or service of a bike.
Leisure
Hector’s keeping it in the family
Hector has grown up surrounded by the musical creativity of his parents: musician, composer and producer Donald Shaw and revered songstress Karen Matheson.
Columnists
Beachd Ailein with Allan Campbell – 25.2.21
As Highland and Island communities evolve local historical societies are invaluable resources, of significant interest to visitors and researchers.
Lochaber
Mental Health Matters: Nic Goddard
In the coming weeks I am signed up for a songwriting and creative arts workshops with local mental wellbeing charity Ewen’s Room, a feather identification workshop with UHI and a photo editing session with The NUJ.
Opinion
At Random with Martin Laing, Thursday February 18
So I was chuffed to bits for the Skerryvore lads when I found out a couple of weeks ago that they had broken very much into the mainstream by making the BBC Radio 2 playlist.
Columnists
Beachd Ailein with Allan Campbell – 18.2.21
It was probably inevitable that online traders would buy-out collapsed high-street “names”, but the resulting commercial and employment wilderness in our towns and cities is surely unacceptable.
Lochaber
Wild Words: Kirsteen Bell
The skies are edging towards lightening earlier and darkening later. Between times they are scored through with the flight of ravens, buoyant on the frigid north wind.
Lochaber
Wild Words: Kirsteen Bell
The skies are edging towards lightening earlier and darkening later. Between times they are scored through with the flight of ravens, buoyant on the frigid north wind.
Columnists
Beachd Ailein with Allan Campbell – 11.2.21
Experiencing the calm and efficient organisation by a small team administering Covid-19 vaccination at our GP surgery last Saturday morning, we were reminded anew of how much we owe to so many who unstintingly deliver our public services!