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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
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
Robert (Bob) MacIntyre’s rollercoaster run in the US Masters in Augusta and find out about one man’s plan to create a heritage harbour in the conservation village of Seil
A wee blether with volunteer Oban lifeboat member Leonie Mead as the crew gets all ship-shape ready for a surge of visitors heading to our coast as lockdown restrictions ease. Inveraray and District Pipe Band Pipe Major Stuart Liddell gets us in the mood for a very special event
news of a watery fundraiser to mark the 30th anniversary of a toy lending play group, a young man from Oban who is leading the way through Fearnoch Forest
Steevie takes the lead for this week’s edition in which we have Kathie and her interview with Sally Weir from Mull Safe and Sound about why it is so good to talk and Fiona has some music from Manran
What an action-packed Oban Times Kathie, Fiona and Ellis have for you in the paper-edition and on-line this week
We have giddy gastronomical talk about Easter eggs, without too much name-dropping, Also we have a simply joyful tune from Gaelic Gospel Choir Soisgeul as an uplifting treat to start off your Friday
It’s another packed edition of the Oban Times this week and in our preview podcast reporter Kathie Griffiths reveals that the old Ardchattan School in Bonawe is now back in the hands and hearts of the community after four years of hard work.
Despite some off air technical issues Fiona, Kathie, Ellis and Steevie celebrate the latest Covid restriction news in this week’s Something for the Weekend broadcast.
The Oban Times is out on Thursday and in today’s podcast our reporting team brings you a preview of some of the news to expect
Kathie, Fiona, Ellis and Steevie discuss the latest lockdown restrictions from the comfort of their own homes as Martin fiddles with buttons in the SFTW studio.
Another lockdown week and another packed paper with the OT team keeping on top of all the local news and views from Oban and the surrounding area.
