Category: Oban
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New minister welcomed
Kilbrandon Church at Seil was packed with members of the community, family and friends from all over Netherlorn, Colonsay, as well as the Argyll Presbytery to welcome new minister Trudi Newton
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Fire station open day marks 20 years in Soroba Road
More than 100 people went along on Saturday to celebrate the Oban station’s double decade at its Soroba Road base
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LORI initiative helps in cost of living crisis
Second hand does not have to mean second best, as The GRAB Trust extends its support for people in crisis
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Community takes over island shop
There were early morning celebrations on Lismore this week as islanders gathered for the re-opening of the island’s only store and post office as a community ownership business. Almost half of Lismore’s population of 170 gathered on the narrow road outside the store at 8.30am on Tuesday November 21 to celebrate its opening with non-alcoholic…
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Winter Festival parade warms hearts
Still lots to come from this year’s Oban Winter Festival – if you have a taste for haggis and whisky, then Oban Distillery is the place to head to this Sunday, starting from 1pm.
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Record-breaking inspiration comes to town
Spend a winter’s evening listening to Scottish adventurer and world record holder Jamie Douglas-Hamilton when he presents a motivation-guaranteed talk at The Rockfield Centre this St Andrew’s day
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Allan Campbell – 23.11.23
Last Saturday was Remembrance Day when we honoured the memory of those lost in wars since 1914 and it is right and proper that they be remembered, and their sacrifice acknowledged with honour.
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Thought for the Week – 23.11.23
Often, prayer requires sitting still, with a passage of scripture, in silence allowing the meaning to enter our own lives and the life of the world, at this time. Shortly we’ll read in churches about children being slaughtered in a revenge attack, their parents unable to protect them. One small family, the intended target, got…
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Lorn Healthy Options weekly health tip: Decisive moments
Start well and better choices are more likely to occur during the rest of the day.
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Ballet teacher’s sex with pupils ‘was common knowledge’ trial is told
A court has heard how it was “quite common knowledge” that ballet teacher Jonathan Barton had sex with his students. The 41-year-old is on trial at Dumbarton Sheriff Court accused of a total of 10 sexual offences against nine students spanning the period between September 2004 and July 2019. Barton has denied all the charges.…