Category: Oban
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Rumble on Lismore
Few would have known it, but Morvern has been struck by a series of minor earthquakes over the last month, culminating in a “loud rumble” on Saturday afternoon
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Sustainable Skye event spurs innovative waste proposals for Skye and Raasay
With an influx of approximately 600,000+ annual visitors, the Isle of Skye faces unprecedented waste management challenges, prompting innovative solutions at the event.
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Reds pip Greys in 7-goal practice match
Left without a competitive fixture in the lead-up to their West of Scotland Amateur Cup fourth round tie against UB United, Oban Saints arranged an in-house practice match last Saturday morning.
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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
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“No info extracted or published” after council victim of cyber attack
Comhairle nan Eilean Siar is making “”steady progress” in its work to restore the full delivery of services following the attack on November 7.
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Tide Lines joins live Hogmanay show
BBC Alba’s Hogmanay show will be broadcast live and worldwide, with Cathy Macdonald and Niall Iain Macdonald hosting what has been described by audiences as the best ceilidh of the year.
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Lochaber Chamber goes west
An extended Lochaber Chamber of Commerce would get the business community’s voice heard louder and acted on by politicians and those in power to make changes for the better, Oban businesses have heard.
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Christmas crafts boost biodiversity on Seil
Seil Biodiversity CIC now hopes to progress a wildlife hide project on the island, thanks to funds raised at its Christmas Fair this month
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The potential of peat
Peatland restoration could be a new rural industry, the Highlands and Islands’ Green MSP said, hosting a Holyrood exhibition to enthuse MSPs about the importance of this “globally rare habitat and vital carbon store”
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Follow the leader at Loch Eil
Raft building, rope bridge building, canoeing, a rock scramble, the crate stack challenge and a zip line were just some of the challenges encountered by a group of S6 pupils from Oban High School on a trip to the Outward Bound Trust’s Loch Eil centre in Lochaber