Author: Kathie Griffiths
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Reopening Kilchrenan School was not a ‘viable option’
The current annual cost of mothballing Kilchrenan School is £13,317 but the council needs to allocate its resources in a way that ensures the quality of all of its services, Argyll and Bute Council’s community services committee will be told on Thursday December 14.
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Gotta Love Oban vouchers!
This Oban couple were at BID4Oban’s office this week to be presented with £250 of Love Oban vouchers after being picked at random from entrants who collected three weeks worth of vouchers in The Oban Times to win the competition.
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Pipes welcome home new Oban lifeboat
The new vessel to serve the area’s maritime, coastal and island communities was piped into Oban Bay on Sunday and cheered from the shore.
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Lismore crafts a Merry Christmas
Decked with Christmas tree and fairylights, Lismore Public hall was brimming with visitors buying seasonal goodies – edible and otherwise – at the weekend.
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Reminder to have your say on Oban harbour future
Oban Community Council (OCC) and Oban Community Harbour Development Association (OCHDA) are hosting tonight’s meeting (December 14) at The Rockfield Centre, starting at 6.30 p.m, to explain Argyll and Bute Council’s proposals for the future management of the town’s harbour.
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Oban students get hands on with green power
Oban High School students were challenged to step into the boots of a wind farm developer and transported to the year 2045 where they were tasked with designing a repowering layout for GreenPower’s existing Carraig Gheal wind farm near Kilchrenan.
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Junk haul in the woods
Old beds, bicycles and builders rubble to a kitchen sink were just some of the dumped finds discovered by Keep Oban Beautiful volunteers when they went on a clean-up mission into Oban woods
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‘Wood’ you have donations?
As well as donations of wood and screws, a few hours or days volunteering of skilled joiners or builders for specific projects would also be welcome by Green Shoots at its new garden at Dunollie.
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TV celeb spreads Ho-ho-hope for Mary’s Meals
A Place In The Sun star Jean Johansson has teamed up with international school meals charity Mary’s Meals to encourage families to bring hope to hungry children over the festive season
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Choirs benefit charities to the tune of £850
About 250 people packed St John’s Cathedral to enjoy performances by eight choirs as part of a special Winter Festival concert organised by Oban Gaelic Choir