The Oban Times - 2017-12-14

• Heating system fails as icy blast freezes Oban homes Residents had ‘icicles hanging from windows’
• Yvonne plans ‘wedding of the year’
• Hugh Smith’s letter from Islay Festive greetings
• Council ferries ‘unsustaina­ble’ without extra £500,000 a year
• Christmas generosity: OLDS lunch and store collects presents for elderly
• Parents bid to save road unit
• POLICE FILES
• Woman injured in US accident is home
• Council rejects bid to broadcast meetings
• Learn something new in 2018 Get 2018 off to a flying start by learning something new. We have a number of short, full-time courses starting in January that can be a great first step into education and are will get you started on the right track.
• North Pier centre to open at last
• Sad to see local firms closing down
• Glen Creran appeal lodged
• Oban man receives President’s Prize
• OAP hits out at Aldi over parking fine
• At Random
• Ribald tales of excess and its consequenc­es
• Recorded wildlife crime down
• Funding will improve access for Skye hides
• THIS WEEK’S WALKS
• Anglers urged to take care with equipment
• Listen for the song of the wren
• Ladies are in the pink for a day of pampering
• Road Safety Unit provides vital service
• Brexit claim was a clear case of fraud
• Beachd Ailein
• Social media
• Furious over high delivery surcharges
• I’ll Sing On
• Two more firms move into Dunstaffna­ge
• CalMac board has first meeting
• Around the markets
• A fascinatin­g visit gives a world view
• Willie Melville
• Kenny Wotherspoo­n on Oban Celtic
• Saints on Scottish Cup replay duty
• Oban Otters take to the water
• Council slated in Christmas party cash row
• Green light for fish farm expansion
• ‘Bronze Ford’ hits production line ahead of spring unveiling
• Shop local this Christmas for a chance to win £100
• ‘Hogwarts Express’ delivers magical proposal for Sophie
• Ex-cop fined for threatenin­g behaviour
• Lochaber firms inspire Mallaig students
• MSP to raise RBS closures for second time
• Trust supports organic fish farm plans amid objections
• Man jailed after sparking Fort William armed seige
• Man admits producing cannabis at home
• Clothes swap success for green Lochaber group
• Spean Bridge
• Brexit claim was a clear case of fraud
• Beachd Ailein
• Furious over high delivery surcharges
• Social media
• Kingussie player found not guilty in shinty assault trial

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