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With only 37 sleeps until the big day Kathie and Fiona spread some festive cheer in the What’s in this Week’s Oban Times podcast with some illuminating news on Common Good funding, loving lorries, consultation on boundary changes and plenty of activity on the sports front.
Plenty of chit chat and cheer in this week’s Something for the Weekend. We’re a cultural lot at the Oban Times so listen in for news about a panto for Oban and what was happening on Luing this week to mark Book Week Scotland. Merriment as a Welsh castle and celebrities were also in the pot ….. so to speak! Oh and beware…the dolphins!
With only 37 sleeps until the big day Kathie and Fiona spread some festive cheer in the What’s in this Week’s Oban Times podcast with some illuminating news on Common Good funding, loving lorries, consultation on boundary changes and plenty of activity on the sports front.
We’re back with the banter and laughs, spreading a bit of Friday cheer with Something For the Weekend! Hip, hip, hoorah!
This week – Christmas is on its way and there is an opportunity to spread Christmas cheer with a Christmas windows competition organised by BID4Oban as well as various appeals around the town by different organisations to help with gifts and parcels.
Steevie, Kathie, Fiona and Ellis bring back the popular SFTW podcast, now featuring special guest spots, recorded inserts, challenges and the usual pre-weekend craic from the Oban Times team.
Join Fiona, Keith and Steevie has they celebrate Bob’s amazing achievement in Cyprus and look forward to his upcoming events
Fiona also talks to Graeme Mackechnie from Dalmaly Golf Club after her “interesting” latest round of golf.
Kathie and Ellis discuss what’s making the news in this weeks Oban Times and online at www.obantimes.co.uk
Its been quite a weekend of storms but Ellis is still standing! The Rockfield Centre keys have been handed back from the builders.
Kathie has a sneak peek inside (but has to have her temperature taken) and plans for remembrance Sunday are a little changed thanks to current COVID-19 restrictions.
Kathie has her skates on talking about the Oban Community Skate Park – also Mountainous Achievements for a 4 year old and a 75 year old. Fiona has been looking online at the Oban High School Online Awards Ceremony as well as bringing us sports news. Some of our local golf clubs have made it onto a World Top 50 list of 9 hole courses.
Oban Times journalist, and golf beginner, Fiona Scott attempts to unravel the mysteries of the local fairways and gain a handicap of 53 by the time she is 53 at the end of June next year.
The team are back discussing all things Bob MacIntyre – plus Fiona’s BOBcast golf challenge with contributions from Steven Wilson and Barry Whenman from Craignure Golf Club
Kathie, Ellis and Fiona are back to discuss what’s coming up in this week’s Oban Times which includes, Ganavan, Sports, Covid-19 positive tests and FIona’s golf challenge
his week Ellis and Fiona discuss COVID-19 news and the impact to local shops and businesses especially bars, restaurants, hotels and the Edinburgh Woollen Mill. Fiona has been looking into the Queen’s Birthday Honours and catches up with retired vet Jimmy Wilson who has received an MBE
Fiona and Ellis give an insight into some of the stories behind the headlines in this week’s paper which includes how staff and medical experts dealt with a confirmed case of Covid-19 at Oban High School, news about the 2020 online Mod, the closure of a historic hotel on Islay and all the action from the world of sport
Kathie and Fiona discuss What’s in This Week’s Oban Times 30th September 2020
This time we chart Oban golfer Bob MacIntyre’s fantastic progress through his debut at the US Open and leading onto the Scottish Open in a few weeks time.
Join Fiona, Keith and Steevie has they celebrate Bob’s amazing achievement in Cyprus and look forward to his upcoming events
Fiona also talks to Graeme Mackechnie from Dalmaly Golf Club after her “interesting” latest round of golf.
Oban Times journalist, and golf beginner, Fiona Scott attempts to unravel the mysteries of the local fairways and gain a handicap of 53 by the time she is 53 at the end of June next year.
The team are back discussing all things Bob MacIntyre – plus Fiona’s BOBcast golf challenge with contributions from Steven Wilson and Barry Whenman from Craignure Golf Club
This time we chart Oban golfer Bob MacIntyre’s fantastic progress through his debut at the US Open and leading onto the Scottish Open in a few weeks time.
As Oban’s Bob MacIntyre pulls out all the stops for a fantastic recovery in Spain – the team talk about his progress in the Andalucía Masters and the upcoming US Masters at Winged Foot.
Fiona, George, Keith and Steevie discuss all things Bob MacIntyre and his performance in the Welsh Open, the lovely weather, slow play and prize money among other things chatted about as well has his forthcoming debut at the US Open.
Fiona, George, Keith and Steevie discuss all things Bob MacIntyre and his performance in the Welsh Open, the lovely weather, slow play and prize money among other things chatted about as well has his forthcoming debut at the US Open.
Episode 12 – COVID-19 brought everything golf related for the BOBcast to a grinding halt on the 23rd of March 2020 as lockdown began leaving professional golf and the local clubs in limbo.
Now with golf returning to a new normal Presenters Stephen Day, Keith McIntyre, George Graham are back with new team member Fiona Scott for another Episode of the BOBcast. Features an interview with Glencruitten Golf Club’s George Mackenzie
Season 2 Episode 11 – More fun in the golfing world with our team – this week discussing the Coronavirus affecting the Masters, Bob’s progress and golf tech.
Season 2 Episode 10 – More fun in the golfing world with our team – this week discussing lost golf balls and the best golf course holes in the world. And just why do golfers shout “Fore!”
