Council plans tax rise to plug £8m budget gap
A budget gap of nearly £8million is projected by Argyll and Bute Council in the next financial year, a report has revealed, with a proposed three per cent increase in council tax
A budget gap of nearly £8million is projected by Argyll and Bute Council in the next financial year, a report has revealed, with a proposed three per cent increase in council tax
The author of a tartan noir crime novel about a dark secret on Barra is giving book talks on the island and in Oban in August
Concerns have been raised over the consultation process and governance plans for the future of Oban Bay
Plans to start a business case to extend Oban’s North Pier have won the approval of councillors for the town
Oban hairdresser Allan Mckechnie could be on his way to bringing home a top stylist title, previously won by the likes of Trevor Sorbie, Nicky Clarke, John Frieda, Charles Worthington and Umberto Giannini
With all the usual livestock classes, other attractions at tomorrow’s show (August 5) will include The Drakes of Hazard, Chainsaw Pete, Mull & Iona Pipe Band, vintage cars, storytelling, local crafts and arts and much more.
The highly celebrated singer will commemorate four decades in the industry with performances across the country – including at Oban’s Corran Halls this September.
Oban’s RNLI lifeboat station was the finishing line for fundraiser Donna Fryer, who completed the charity’s Run 100k in July challenge on Saturday, before the crew was called to rescue kayakers in trouble
The colourful mural, painted on a gable-end wall in Ganavan Sands car park, is now recognised on the Imperial War Museum’s own War Memorial Register.