Author: sandyneil
-
‘If I can’t live here, I’m going to die trying’
A founder of Lochaber charity Kirsty’s Kids has gone on hunger strike in protest against at a Network Rail yard next door, which has driven them to close their respite centre for sick children and their families
-
Yoga fundraiser for aid in Middle East conflict
A ‘Mid Argyll Yoga Fundraiser’ is being held for the charity Medical Aid for Palestinians, at Ardrishaig Public Hall on Sunday November 26, between 12.30pm and 3.30pm. The charity, explains the event’s fundraising page on www.justgiving.com, provides emergency and complex hospital care, women’s and children’s health programmes, mental health and psychological support, and support to…
-
‘We need a new ferry now’
Banners calling for ‘a new Corran Ferry now’ may soon line the roads from Lochaber to Highland Council’s HQ in Inverness and the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh
-
‘Skye is not for sale’: councillors object to power line upgrade
In the closest of votes, Highland councillors have objected to SSEN’s proposals to build a “massive” power line from Fort Augustus to the Isle of Skye
-
Free film tickets in fire safety campaign
This winter, Oban Community Fire Station and Oban’s Phoenix Cinema will be running a joint fire safety campaign
-
Oban hosts seaweed summit
“Oban is rapidly emerging as the focal point for Scottish seaweed,” organisers say
-
Hundreds raised for Longsdale football pitch after vandals destroy goals
An Oban teenager and his pals have smashed a fundraising target to buy goals for their local football pitch in Longsdale, after a set was vandalised – twice
-
SuperDraw raises £5k in first year for Oban Hospice
The Oban Hospice SuperDraw celebrated its first birthday last Friday at the Dove Centre on Stevenson Street, Oban. This month’s winner of the £200 prize was Carol MacIntyre, with the second prize of £50 going to Hazel Evans. Picking the winning numbers was Nan Johnstone, who won the top prize of £200 in the first…
-
Bid to erase Savile’s Glencoe home with new design in memory of mountaineer
A plan to demolish paedophile TV presenter Jimmy Savile’s holiday house in Glencoe and supplant it with a family home honouring a different famous resident has been revealed in an application to Highland Council. Savile, who was unmasked as one of Britain’s most prolific sex offenders, owned Allt-na-Reigh cottage by the A82, overlooking the Bidean…
-
Youth parliament voting opens
Have your say: voting for new members of the Scottish Youth Parliament now open to young people