The Oban Times - 2020-03-05

• Council leaders defend ‘responsibl­e’ budget
• SEALS enjoy first birthday splash
• £800 fine after driver attempts four-car overtake at lay-by
• Coronaviru­s reassuranc­e after high school ski trip
• Coronaviru­s contingenc­y plan in place
• Council interested in Ocean Farm proposal
• Extra funding could save doomed outdoor centre
• Kilbride rings in replica bell
• Argyll and Bute MSP will not stand for re-election
• Islanders delight at ‘ferry’ good news
• Spring and sea shanties = smiles
• Gaelic Duolingo course tops 200,000 learners
• New ‘active travel’ rail carriages expected to arrive in late summer
• Taynuilt Ceilidh gets ready to party
• Marching for dementia care in Argyll
• Western Isles budget means near five per cent tax rise
• Appin’s Anna is making a difference in South Sudan
• Spotlight on Oban FM
• Council agrees to meet Islay parents over school concerns
• Behind the scenes at Atlantis Leisure
• Inspired by sporting resurrecti­on
• Tourism companies go coastal in Oban
• Distell collects 11 trophies at World Whiskies Awards
• Natalie is well made up by winning award
• Milestone inspectors – part three
• History group launched on Isle of Coll
• Fish farm advocate has vested interests
• Beachd Ailein
• Who pays the ferryman?
• Taynuilt sports team scores new sponsorshi­p
• SOUTH UIST
• Immigratio­n plans ‘spell disaster’ for Western Isles
• Spirits soar from a walk on the wild side
• Decline of seabirds is slowing down
• Spike in interest for Oban’s Porcupines conference
• This week’s walks
• New pipe tune of hope to support Eilidh’s Trust
• Oban FM shout out for Rotary as donation moves station closer to buying trailer
• Quality Vision
• Benderloch triumph at Campbeltow­n drama fest
• What a drama!
• Call for music inspired by Scotland's natural world
• Pride supporters have film fun at fundraiser
• Hamish goes back to roots for third album
• Your local radio listings
• Orwell book set for Turkish translatio­n
• The latest prices paid for livestock at Tiree and Lochmaddy
• IRRESISTIB­LE SPRING TRADE-IN OFFER WITH S&S SERVICES
• MEMORIAMS
• ACKNOWLEDG­EMENTS
• THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK
• New season this weekend
• Records broken at Mull Sports Hall Athletics
• Bridge over troubled waters
• VICTORY HALL SPORTS MONTH
• Let the Games begin
• Brexit worker shortage could hit Lochaber firms
• Colourful kingfisher enchants canal walkers
• Man is found guilty of £10,000 benefits fraud
• Police appeal for informatio­n on missing climber Andrew
• Damage and rubbish put end to popular free bothy
• Lochaber can ‘expect’ its fair share of extra £20m spending on roads
• Pupils win £3,000 for project
• Eigg receives £1.2m for community hub project
• The Buzz is back in Lochaber
• VIEW FROM THE CHAMBER
• Review of food waste recycling in rural areas
• Isles budget means five per cent council tax rise
• Thousands of Lochaber’s young people to benefit from free buses
• US relatives mark 75th anniversar­y of Skye tragedy
• Gaelic festival reveals events happening in Lewis and Harris
• View From The Edge
• Township in urgent need of new road
• Tory immigratio­n plans ‘spell disaster’ for Western Isles
• Fish farm advocate has vested interests
• KINLOCHLEV­EN
• More Roamerisms from the early 1990s
• Lochaber primary schools victorious at shinty finals
• Alleycats purr their way to scratch division title
• Convincing away win sees Lochaber in second place
• Boxer gets his gloves on welcome sponsorshi­p

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