The Oban Times - 2017-11-02

• Roads minister pledges to examine safety on the A85
• Bins chaos strikes Soroba again
• Fireworks nights are set to be a real blast
• Hugh Smith’s letter from Islay
• Western Isles cash in on local lottery
• Fish farm catches a whopper
• Fears for firefighte­rs’ jobs from plan to close stations
• POLICE FILES
• Appeal to find young tall ships adventurer­s
• Second Jura whisky?
• Below the surface: all the news from SAMS
• Full house turns out for hit Oban concert
• Hats the way to do an Oban Winter Festival
• Packed weekend of events in Oban
• Taynuilt mum Laura earns degree of success
• Consultati­on opens on cuts to services
• Petition resists 300 new houses
• Nissen hut could be yours for £10,000
• MP has tunnel vision for the islands
• At Random
• Magnificen­t yachts that vanished from the west
• Hunted to extinction but wolves survive to this day
• THIS WEEK’S WALKS
• Capercaill­ie return to Highland Wildlife Park
• Call for West Highland Line rail contract to be terminated
• Locals to get best ticket deal for Oban Live 2018
• Oban’s Rockfield rocks for SiMBA charity
• Striving to ensure care is of high quality
• Thanks to the people of Fort William
• Beachd Ailein
• Social media
• Buy-out for Ulva would be a mistake
• Smacking ban would be hypocritic­al
• New Oban shop opens for vapers
• BID4Oban’s next five-year plan
• Highland Blast can help keep vessels shipshape
• Rain and wind fail to deter MOJO crowd
• Glasgow Letter
• New motorsport festival launched in Argyll
• Your local radio listings
• Ceòlas hosts new Gaelic book festival
• Rocking off the rough edges
• Jack Lee wins the 44th Glenfiddic­h Piping Championsh­ip
• Lochaber businesses gather to grow greener credential­s
• Jura moves to Glasgow for 125th gathering
• ‘Lost’ masterpiec­e of bull goes on sale
• Around the markets
• NFUS fights for right farming Brexit deal
• Workshop aims to help boost sheep production
• AgriScot to boost business performanc­e
• MSPs back call for CCTV in all abattoirs
• Obituary – Coll MacDougall
• Thought for the week
• Lorne lose to Cambuslang
• Mid Argyll host mini rugby festival
• Saints get back on track with a good home win over Inverclyde
• Lovat finish third after narrow win against Oban Camanachd
• Ronald Ross reflects on another excellent display from Scotland
• McPhee fights to hard-earned fifth in Malaysia
• Young Inveraray angler wins Inverawe Challenge
• Call for West Highland Line rail contract to be terminated
• SEPA confirms probe into fly-tipping
• Family’s first ‘IanFest’ boosts mountain rescue team funds
• Ceilidh tribute to ‘Mòd Father’ raises £1,122
• View from the Chamber
• Lochaber Cameron Highlander­s hold final reunion after 30 years
• Lochaber MSP denounces sexual harassment in wake of probe
• BEAR struggles to sort Spean Bridge potholes
• Bestsellin­g author headlines Fort William bookshop event
• Memorial slate reunited with owner
• More than 300 islanders protest for Portree hospital
• Portree woman’s leap of faith for charity
• Western Isles hosts its first Wave of Light event
• Council’s ‘disappoint­ment’ over axing of geese controls
• Call for Skye civic awards entries
• Drivers warned to look out for deer
• What’s On in Lochaber
• Kyle of Lochlash lifeboat crew finds walker in coastal woodland
• Corpach BSW Timber shortliste­d for award
• Ballachuli­sh
• Roads minister pledges to examine safety on the A85
• Lochaber Ideas Week Dinner 2017
• Fireworks nights are set to be a real blast
• Striving to ensure care is of high quality
• Thanks to the people of Fort William
• Beachd Ailein
• Social media
• Buy-out for Ulva would be a mistake
• Smacking ban would be hypocritic­al
• Lochaber fall just short against league leaders
• Boxers bow out of national championsh­ips
• Alex Dent dominates in West Highland Wheelers race

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