News
Mull community council round-up
Wording ‘sticking plaster’ about repairs had been used more than once in discussions about the state of Tobermory High School, Mull Community Council was told when the topic came up at its May meeting.
Outdoors
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.
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
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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.
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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
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.
Business
Schools benefit from firm’s seed donation
Slange Var supports seed-planting projects in Scotland and overseas to combat climate change.
News
View from the chamber – 10/05/21
Lochaber Chamber all set to lead its first virtual trade mission to the USA
News
‘Emotional’ Sturgeon eases lockdown
‘I actually feel a bit emotional saying this, that from Monday, as long as you stay within permitted limits you can hug your loved ones again.’
News
Scottish Sea Farms claim first in farmed fish
Company says antibiotics were not required on fish at all in 2020 representing an ‘important first’ for Scottish Sea Farms and the Scottish sector.
News
Thirty-six new jobs expected as Bute firm expands
Bute Island Foods (BIF) is a leading manufacturer of vegan cheese, ice cream and other plant-based products and owner of the successful Sheese brand of plant-based cheeses.
News
Monument back after 64 per cent drop in visitor numbers
The 60 foot Glenfinnan Monument above Loch Shiel saw year-on-year numbers fall by nearly 300,000 people.
Business
Business fund closes on May 16
Applications and the criteria is available online at https://www.argyll-bute.gov.uk/forms/business-discretionary-fund
News
Glamping pods plan for Luing
Plan for 10 serviced glamping pods for attracting and accommodating tourists visiting Luing.
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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!
Church
New Bishop consecrated in Argyll and The Isles
The Scottish Episcopal Church celebrated the consecration of The Rt Rev Dr Keith Riglin as the new Bishop of Argyll & The Isles on Saturday, at a special service in Oban.
Church
Thought for the Week – 16
Reverend Donald McCorkindale, Ardgour, Strontian and Morvern Parishes, Church of Scotland.
Church
Thought for the week – April 1
Reverend Fiona Ogg, Acharacle and Ardnamurchan Parish Churches. Church of Scotland
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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!
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
Lochaber
Ontario resident made honorary member of Lochaber Rotary
The couple left for Canada in 1967, with Mr Steel eventually becoming president of the Elliot Lake Rotary Club.
Lochaber
Lochailort family collects 10 bags of litter close to their home
Gary Burton and his family collected 10 large bags of litter today between the four of them in just one mile from their home in Lochailort.
Lochaber
Ardnamurchan school pair snap up Rotary photo competition prizes
Heats take place in Rotary Districts across the UK and Lochaber’s winners now go forward to the West of Scotland heat.
Districts
Planning application for new LHA housing in Caol turned down
Caol and Mallaig member Ben Thompson asked that the application be refused and received unanimous support from other committee members, including the other Lochaber councillors present.
Lochaber
Holiday firm names Ben Nevis Inn as best British beer garden
Holiday letting company, holidaycottages.co.uk, analysed beer gardens up and down the country to reveal once and for all where the very best are.
Lochaber
Overnight surfacing work this week on A830 near Loch Eilt
BEAR Scotland says this surfacing project west of Glenfinnan will greatly improve the quality and safety of the carriageway for road users on this section of the A830.
Lochaber
Abbeyfield Ballachulish care home looks to open new wing in May
The stand alone charity-run care home has been converting its assisted living flats into eight much needed, ensuite rooms.
News
Children spread positivity through empty shop windows
The Good Eggs project saw Hope to Oban (H2O) lead a range of primary pupils through the creation of 3D eggs made of card.
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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!
Farming
Farming support delivered ahead of target
News that vital Scottish Government funding for farmers and crofters to keep Scotland’s food production moving during the pandemic has been delivered ahead of schedule has been welcomed by Argyll and Bute’s MSP Michael Russell.
Farming
Cards stacked in industry’s favour, says NFUS president
‘As I look towards 2021, it is not about the cards we have been dealt on Brexit, trade deals, policy or weather.’
News
NFU staff turn miles into food
The challenge will see staff participants run, walk or cycle to contribute to the team goal.
News
Oban Market report – November 24 2020
This end of season sale for lambs and sheep ended on a high note when all classes were keenly bid for.
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Gallery
Sporting youngsters set example at Lochnell Football Festival
Over 50 teams from 11 clubs spread between Fort William and Campbeltown took part in the fourth annual festival at the North Connel venue
Outdoors
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.
Lochaber
Hillwalking club put best feet forward
Nevis Hillwalking Club organise walks every weekend with a programme containing a mixture of classic and lesser known hikes.
Lochaber
Smelter owners face fraud investigation
The UK Serious Fraud Office has opened an investigation into GFG Alliance and its dealings with Greensill.
News
Rum group seek way forward for Kinloch Castle
The historic building was built for Sir (then simply Mr) George Bullough in the last years of the 19th and first years of the 20th centuries and completed around 1901.
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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
Fort college shortlisted for award
The Lochaber institution joins North Highland College UHI and Inverness College UHI as candidates for ‘Virtual School, Virtually Anywhere’ in the category – Outstanding use of technology in delivering remote teaching and learning award.
News
Skye visitor toilets good to go
A handover date of May 19 has been arranged for the new Storr toilet facility and Highland Council is on course to achieve that.
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.
News
Scenic Skye named in photographers’ top 10
International car rental site EnjoyTravel.com released the 2021 list of the ’25 Most Scenic Places in the UK’, as chosen by award-winning UK travel photographers.
News
JMT celebrates 21 Years of Ben Nevis guardianship
Ben Nevis and The Mamores in winter. Photograph: Mark Hamblin.
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
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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!
Podcasts
What’s in This Week’s Oban Times 12th May 2021
The Oban Times is out soon and in our sneak preview podcast we give you an insight into what’s making the news.
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
Podcasts
What’s in This Week’s Oban Times 5th May 2021
The Oban Times is out tomorrow and in our sneak preview podcast we give you an insight into what’s making the news.
Podcasts
Something For the Weekend Podcast 30th April 2021
There’s much drama in the SFTW studio this week with dark and mysterious happenings in Fort William among the talking points
Podcasts
What’s in This Week’s Oban Times 28th April 2021
There’s plenty to talk about in this week’s edition of the Oban Times.
Podcasts
Something For the Weekend Podcast 23rd April 2021
The sun has got his hat on hip hip hooray and we are getting ready for a bright and brilliant weekend with banter from the Oban Times crew Kathie, Fiona, Ellis and Steevie
Podcasts
What’s in This Week’s Oban Times 21st April 2021
key dates for lockdown relaxations including pubs and non-essential shops opening on Monday and keeping up with the good news we hear that Oban Community Play Park should be fully operational very soon
Podcasts
A Something For the Weekend Podcast 16th April 2021
Kathie goes for a walk in the magical Ballachuan Woods on Seil with the nature reserve’s new voluntary warden Ann McKillop and we also have music from the amazing Gunna Sound who hit the headlines last week after Bob MacIntyre chose their signature tune to play as he made his grand entrance at the National Course in Augusta
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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
SAMS staff get poetical for World Oceans Day
‘I wandered lonely as a copepod’: Marine sciences staff managed to flawlessly recite their love of the ocean.
Lochaber
WATCH: Loch Arkaig Ospreys season summary
Take a look back at some of the highlights this year.
Football
WATCH: Fans and players celebrate historic victory at Claggan Park
Relive the celebrations after last night’s win over Nairn.
Lochaber
WATCH: Lochaber landmarks shine blue for World Parkinson’s Day
Some of Lochaber’s best known landmarks were lit up blue.
Lochaber
WATCH: Osprey pair Louis and Aila back at Loch Arkaig
They arrived at the nest together shortly after 7pm on Thursday night.
Lochaber
VIDEO: Author discusses Ballachulish Camanachd Club 125th anniversary book
Ian MacPhee spoke to the Lochaber Times about his new book celebrating the history of Ballachulish Camanachd Club.
Lochaber
WATCH: Virtual football manager Loki Doki visits Fort William FC
Jon Cox, better known as “Loki Doki”, started fundraising for the club with his online fans.
Lochaber
WATCH: Families turn out in force for Stramash fire clean-up
More than 100 people stopped to lend a hand with the clean-up throughout the day on Saturday.
Lochaber
WATCH: Stunning video entry shows off best of Lochaber landscape
Anna Wells’ short film has been entered into the British Mountaineering Council’s “Women in Adventure” competition.