Category: Oban
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Collision closes A83 near Strone Point
The A83 Campbeltown to Loch Lomond road has been shut due to a collision east of Inveraray.
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Mariners call for more time in Oban Bay consultation
A very well-attended public meeting saw over 100 people pack a hall in The Rockfield Centre hearing about Argyll and Bute Council’s plans for Oban Harbour
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Colonsay book festival line-up
Now in its eleventh year, this annual Hebridean literary celebration has carved a unique niche in Scotland’s ever-expanding book festival calendar since its launch in 2012.
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The big oar-deal
Two solo rowers from Argyll are racing across the Atlantic over the next two months, to raise money for sea-life charities and prove the feat can be achieved while suffering from arthritis
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Christmas comes early for Gaelic short film competition
In total, 162 films have been entered across the 2023 FilmG short film competitions, resulting in the highest number of submissions since the competition began in 2008.
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School food award for Jayne
Jayne Jones has played a prominent role in a pilot programme at Oban Airport delivering school meals to remote schools by drone, the work went towards achievements that earned her lifetime excellence recognition at this month’s school meals awards in Edinburgh.
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Double bill with Lesley Riddoch
Why are Danes are the world’s happiest people? Find out for yourself at Oban Phoenix Cinema on February 1 at a screening of Lesley Riddoch’s new film Denmark the State of Happiness, made with BBC and Channel 4 filmmaker Charlie Stuart.
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Lochaber tea company set to cut carbon and create jobs
The company has seen steady growth since it was established in 2020 as an online retailer offering speciality teas including a range hand blended in Mallaig. It now supplies shops, cafés and hotels in the Highlands and beyond.
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Path paved for 100 new homes on Mull
Plans for 97 new housing units on the Isle of Mull have been recommended for approval by council planning officers
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Completion of overnight A828 works postponed
Due to a poor weather forecast the dates for ongoing roadworks on the A828 near Appin will now be delayed until after the festive period.