We have lots of interesting stories and great photographs for you in this week’s Oban Times.
A farm manager from Dalmally tells us about the frightening moment he realised that a massive landslide was heading right at him.
The sister of a giant puppet who stormed her way into Oban in 2021 will be leading the opening parade of the town’s Winter Festival, with 3ft tall Breeze expected to be heads above the crowds of people taking part on Friday November 17.
An open day at St Conan’s Kirk in Lochawe next month will give people the chance to find out more about the historic building’s vision and plans for the next five years.
Elsewhere, one of the worst areas hit by the persistent rain last weekend was along the A816 between Oban and Lochgilphead.
This caused a massive landslide near Ardfern, helicopter rescue for motorists trapped by a raging river at Kilmartin, and Ford was cut-off from the outside world. The rescuers tell us what happened.
A mother and daughter from Campbeltown have also said they are lucky to be alive after escaping their car moments before it was swept away in a landslide at the Rest and Be Thankful.
Meanwhile, the driver of an Oban to Glasgow bus has been praised by passengers after it got stuck in Inveraray as people rallied round across Argyll.
In other news, CalMac has launched an islander priority pilot to help Mull, Iona, Coll and Tiree residents use the ferry operator’s ferries in an emergency.
A new lifeboat that will serve the island and coastal communities around Oban has entered the water for the first time and we have a date for the Corran ferry’s return.
In other flooding news, we looked into the impact it had on local businesses, as well as the roads to Oban, with all major A-roads in Argyll closed on Saturday and the Oban Mountain Rescue Team called-out to help drivers on the A85 at Loch Awe.
Over in Dunbeg, the Deputy First Minister, Shona Robison praised a new housing development in the village and we asked how the Scottish Government would deal with Argyll’s housing crisis.
In the sport, the Oban Ravens Squash Team enjoyed a gruelling bootcamp weekend, which involved a 10 kilometre race over rough terrain and several challenging twists.
Oban Lorne men’s did Scotland proud at the Amateur World Cup in France, finishing 12th overall and becoming the first team to represent Scotland at the inaugural tournament.
The Oban Shotokan Club also did Oban proud, winning nine medals at the Kanzen Scottish International Karate Championships in Dundee and Ryder Cup hero, Bob MacIntyre returned to action.
It was also another action-packed round of darts in the Oban & District Darts League at The Claredon Hotel.
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