Category: Oban
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Christmas timing over harbour consultation ‘rides roughshod’ over Oban
Oban community council convenor Frank Roberts said he felt “duped” by a reassuring council letter in response to concerns about the bad timing of Argyll and Bute’s formal public consultation on the future management of Oban Bay
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Chef Tufayal was hot favourite at awards
Almost 500 businesses and individuals from across the country were nominated for Euro Asia Curry Awards this year and Tobermory’s Spice of Mull took Chef of the Year
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Tractors and lights switch-on thrill Benderloch crowds
The Benderloch community rallied around last weekend to support the village’s Christmas lights switch-on and inaugural tractor run.
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Two ferries to serve key Islay sailings again
The main ferry service to Islay from the mainland is expected to return to a two-vessel service on Thursday.
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Tayvallich to welcome unique fishing documentary
‘It’ll Never Work’ tells the story of the build and challenges of the first and only fishing boat on the UK fishing register to convert to all electric.
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Soroba Road chemist and WH Smith to close
The health and beauty chain is not commenting officially on or revealing a formal list of shops it plans to shut but told The Oban Times that closures are part of a consolidation plan it announced earlier in the year.
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Recycled mini Oban is a window winner
With such attention to detail and featuring Oban’s iconic McCaig’s Tower and the distillery chimney, winning Winter Festivalwindow artist Canadian Lisa Gutcher even included tiny card cut-outs of her friends on the other side of the Atlantic.
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First acts on HebCelt 2024 star-studded bill announced
Del Amitri, Sharon Shannon and Elephant Sessions among first names revealed for Outer Hebridean music festival
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Scottish child payment benefits thousands in Argyll
In Argyll & Bute, 46,175 payments worth £5,854,385 have been paid out to help tackle child poverty – with over £450 million issued across Scotland.
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Highlands and Islands urged to lead home heating transformation
Scotland offers the most generous package of support anywhere in the UK: a £7,500 grant for switching to a heat pump or other clean heating, with £9,000 for rural homes; and similar help available for households undertaking energy efficiency work.