Category: Oban
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Temporary bridge could be up next week
Contractors are working 24-hour shifts to get a temporary bridge up in Kilmelford, hopefully by the middle of next week
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Adverse weather stops ferry repairs
Since a bolt sheared on Thursday leaving the vessel with just one engine, the ferry has been stuck at Craignish unable to move, resulting in all sailings on the Oban-Mull route being cancelled.
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Fallen tree removed from A85 near Fearnoch
Luckily no one was hurt when a tree fell across the A85 on the Oban-side of Taynuilt earlier this day
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Gold for Portree student in prestigious Mòd finals
A Skye student took gold at the Royal National Mòd on Wednesday, singing the same song that his father had performed 40 years ago.
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Police Scotland acts to protect young people from County Lines drug dealers
Action by officers across the country saw a number of vulnerable people being identified and safeguarded and addresses used for cuckooing being visited. Illegal drugs and offensive weapons, including a firearm, were also recovered.
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Concern grows over Ayrshire and Arran hospital waiting times
Concerns are growing about waiting times at Ayrshire and Arran hospitals after it was revealed at a NHS board meeting that nearly 50,000 outpatients are waiting to be treated in these facilities.
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Vaccine clinic rearranged over concern Arran was ‘missing out’
NHS Ayrshire and Arran vaccination teams will be offering seasonal flu and Covid booster vaccinations at a drop-in clinic at the Ormidale Sports Pavillion from 9am to 12.30pm today (Friday October 20.)
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Argyll & Bute MP demands only “legal and proportionate” response to Hamas terrorist attack
Mr O’Hara said that although he supported Israel’s right to find the perpetrators and to hold them to account for their actions, International Humanitarian Law dictated that “a collective punishment against an entire civilian population, one which involves forced displacement, the cutting off of water, food, fuel and medicine, can never be legal or proportionate.”
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Flood damage restricts Kilninver Bridge
Restrictions were put in place with no prior warning leaving communities including the islands of Seil and Luing in the dark and seeking reassurances
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Low demand ends Islay flights
Hebridean Air Services has stopped all flights to the Inner Hebridean island because it is no longer commercially viable