Category: Opinion
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At Random with Martin Laing – November 16 2023
Wrong track? Quite by chance I came across an online advert the other day promoting rail travel to Oban. The four-minute, high-speed view through the driver’s window shows the entire – I think – route between Crianlarich and Oban, with stops at Tyndrum, Dalmally, Loch Awe, Falls of Cruachan, Taynuilt, Connel Ferry and Oban. I…
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From our Files: November 16, 2023
A look back at the Lochaber Times archives from 10, 25, 75 and 100 years ago.
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Lorn Healthy Options weekly health tip: the afterburn effect
Old age starts at 95, and its never too late to start pumping a little iron.
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Allan Campbell – 9.11.23
Air an deireadh sheachdain seo chaidh bha e na thoileachas dhomhsa cothrom a ghabhail air dà thachartas a dhùisg mòran cianalais a thaobh Eilean m’ àraich. B’ e fear dhiubh sin taisbeanadh de sheallaidhean às an Eilean Sgitheanach bho dhealbhadair ealanta. Am fear eile, òraid inntinneach aig Comunn Gàidhlig Inbhir Nis mu bheagan de dh’eachdraidh…
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At Random – 9.11.23
Challenging times These are concerning times for a number of businesses in Oban, the details for which were amply illustrated in last week’s paper after flood-hit firms pleaded for a council amnesty on rent and rates. Argyll and Bute Council was fairly non-committal but I would urge those local authority officers with the power to…
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Thought for the Week, November 10 2023
Hospitality is the virtue that binds human beings together: food and drink signs love.
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Leader, November 10 2023
With the Courier office located on the corner of Main Street and Longrow South, we know just how frequently inconsiderate parking there causes problems
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Letters – November 10 2023
Show support and remembrance for RAF veterans To mark Armistice Day (11 Nov) and Remembrance Sunday (12 Nov), I would like to take this opportunity to commemorate those who bravely served in the Second World War, including RAF veterans who fought for their country. I joined the RAF towards the end of 1940. My flying…