Category: Oban
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Tesco home delivery? It could be weeks
The superstore says its Oban maintenance team are working hard to make both the home grocery and fuel station service available as soon as possible but it is likely to be a matter of weeks
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Royal National Mòd kicks off in Paisley
The Royal National Mòd will make its highly anticipated return to Paisley on Friday, returning to the town for the first time in 10 years.
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Loch Fyne ferry suspended indefinitely amid weather disruption
The Tarbert to Portavadie ferry has been suspended indefinitely, with other routes on CalMac’s network facing weather related disruption.
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North Uist distillery joins the B Corp Certified community
The award follows a rigorous and lengthy analysis of the business’s social and environmental performance, accountability and transparency by the non-profit B Lab, and is based on a vision of creating a community of for-profit companies committed to redefining success in business beyond solely profit.
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Exhibition is celebration of Jonathan Livingston Seagull
This October, Saltwater Gallery is hosting an exhibition of new work inspired by Richard Bach’s classic novel Jonathan Livingston Seagull, first published in 1970.
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Leader hails community spirit across the region
Argyll and Bute Council’s leader has hailed the “beyond compare” community spirit shown in the area during the stormy weather of last weekend
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Serious assault charge
A man from Sutherland has appeared in private at Oban Sheriff Court charged with a serious assault. Angus Hope, 23, appeared on a petition matter on Wednesday October 4. He was facing a charge of assault to severe injury, impairment and permanent disfigurement. Hope made no plea, was committed for further examination and released on bail.
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Man stole car and drove carelessly while intoxicated
A man who stole a car and drove carelessly, while intoxicated in Oban town centre has narrowly avoided jail. Daniel Lynch, 29, of 1 Albert Crescent, Dunoon, appeared for sentencing at Oban Sheriff Court on Wednesday October 4. He previously pleaded guilty to stealing a car from Soroba Lane on August 28. Lynch also admitted…
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Sentence deferred
A man who behaved in a threatening manner, shouted and swore at an Oban pub appeared at the town’s sheriff court last week. Donald Reid, 41, of Solas, Albany Street, Oban, pleaded guilty to making offensive remarks, threatening violence at the pub and later in Oban Police Station on December 5 last year. The offence…
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Holidaymaker fined and banned from driving
A holidaymaker who drove in the face of oncoming traffic and crashed into a bus carrying 16 passengers near Taynuilt has been banned from driving. Sheriff Euan Cameron told Mark Van Nijlen, of Arendonk, The Netherlands, that he was fortunate there wasn’t a fatality. Van Nijlen, 70, pleaded guilty to dangerous driving at Oban Sheriff Court…