Category: News
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Driving ban for man twice the alcohol limit
Oban sheriff tells drink-driver he was not only wreckless but selfish too for putting innocent members of the public in danger
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Siblings all set to put best feet forward for Poppy Appeal
Between 2020-2022 Emelie Willis has raised more than £3300 on her Soldier Walk with little brother George joining in since last year.
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Retired firefighter continues bail
George Dow will be back at Oban Sheriff Court on December 29 for more reports to be heard before sentencing after plead guilty to “deplorable” behaviour in Dalmally in September of this year
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Watch: Dismay as extended A816 closure hits Mid Argyll
The A816 closure south of Ardfern is causing long diversions via the A819 and the A85.
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Fidgety biker banned from driving
Kieron McIvor of 48 McKelvie Road, Oban, plead guilty to having seven micrograms of cannabis per litre of blood in his system while on a motorbike, the legal limit is two.
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It’s a Newman for a new constituency
Mr Newman, whose mother still has a house in the area, previously worked on Ardnamurchan where he was a guidance teacher and faculty head.
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Exhibitions pay tribute to Oban’s fallen
In the run up to Remembrance Day, space at Oban’s Rockfield Centenary is paying a fitting tribute to the war brave
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Scottish Poppy Appeal and Campbeltown Remembrance 2023
The Royal British Legion Scotland Campbeltown Branch will hold a two-minute silence at the War Memorial on Kinloch Green on Saturday November 11 at 1100 hrs.
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Lismore community-run shop could open this month
Most Lismore residents have purchased contributory shares, and others are saying they will before the November 10 deadline. If all goes well with legal aspects and such, the doors of Lismore Community Stores could have its grand opening on Tuesday November 21.
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Beekeeper doing his bit to increase the buzz around braille campaign
Beekeeper Steven Sunderland is one of more than 1,300 people who have already signed a petition spearheaded by Oban campaigners and two other charities wanting to make braille labelling on food products mandatory