Category: Oban
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Majority of LGBTQ+ youth feel out of place in rural Scotland
“Alarming” report highlights challenges faced by rural LGBTQ+ youth
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Hotel guest wanted to be arrested
Roofer Josh Watt was staying at a hotel in Oban with workmates when trouble erupted and a night porter was alerted.
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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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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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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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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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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
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Nurse of the year is pride of Argyll
Fiona Cruickshanks said her Nurse of the Year win at the Scottish Health Awards was great recognition for community nurses who are usually the unsung Cinderellas of the NHS.
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Crossing the Atlantic to keep up connections
Hundreds of students and families have been involved over the years with lifelong, transatlantic friendships being made every year over three decades between Oban and Laurenburg in North Carolina