HAVE YOUR SAY on seaside tsar plans

Cecile Piveteau, 27, from Nantes, returning to Oban with Raphael Fouche, 28, after living here for a year in 2010/11, pictured right:

Cecile: ‘It was nice to see some things haven’t changed: restaurants are just as full five years later. Some shops have closed, but others have opened. There’s still many, many tourists.’

Raphael: ‘It’s the most important city on the West Coast. It feels very lively, and wild.’ Anonymous couple, who live south of Oban:

(Male): ‘ There’s a lot that could be done to make it bet- ter, such as the long-awaited pontoons. It’s tragic they didn’t retain old buildings. There’s a struggle here to have enough economic viability for young people to stay, so there are long-term challenges. Why have a seaside tsar? What’s the council meant to be there for?’

(Female): ‘ There’s a lot of closed shops, but I wouldn’t say it’s rundown. It’s busier since we came in 2006. We would like it to be trendier.’