Category: Oban Times
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All together now ……
Take Me Home Country Road by John Denver and Chris Rea’s Driving Home for Christmas were just some of the topical requests on a sing along playlist for Saturday’s party at Craignish Hall celebrating the road re-opening
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State of the Highlands: Reality versus imagination
Seil author James Fenton says his new publication is the only book giving an overview of landscape change in the Highlands since the Battle of Culloden
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Announcements – December 21, 2023
DEATHS CAMPBELL – Margaret (McInnes). After a short illness at Royal Alexandra Hospital on December 15, 2023, dearly beloved mother of Elaine and Carol. Cherished grandmother of Alan, David and Amy. She will be sadly missed. Funeral service will be held at Greenock Crematorium on Wednesday, January 3, 2024 at 2pm. Donations if desired to…
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Runrig legend set for Skipinnish 25th Anniversary concerts
Former Runrig guitarist Malcolm Jones has been announced as the first guest artist at Skipinnish’s gigs at the Bught Park in Inverness on July 6 and Edinburgh Castle on July 12. More guest acts will be announced in due course.
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Travel in Time – Thomson’s Scotland – Lochaber Series No 26: Mallaig Harbour
Travel in Time – Lochaber Series is supported by the West Highland Museum and the Year of Stories 2022 Community Fund.
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From our Files: December 21, 2023
A look back at the Lochaber Times archives from 10, 25, 75 and 100 years ago.
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Flood cost Oban millions
Damage to Oban firms caused by the October flood will cost millions, the town’s business network estimates, as it urges others to get in touch with their losses, and asks the council questions about Oban’s flood defences
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Glasgow Letter – 21.12.23
I walked this week through the perfect Glasgow Christmas scene: a narrow street flanked on either side by tall, majestic tenements with brightly lit Christmas trees in dozens of windows. Staggering along the street was a chap who seemed to be having a very merry Christmas indeed as he sang his own uniquely Scottish version…
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Pupils thrive in High School badminton event
This year’s Oban High School Badminton Championship saw 83 players in competition at Atlantis Leisure.