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ArticleFuneral boss hits out over pen­al­ties

A funeral dir­ector has slammed the coun­cil after park­ing tick­ets were issued to mourn­ers out­side a church. Accord­ing to under­taker RA Mac­Don­ald, the £50 fines added an extra layer of dis­tress for the bereaved fam­il­ies.

ArticleStone circle ‘inap­pro­pri­ate’

The owner of Bar­caldine Castle lux­ury B&B, who built a stone circle as a “memorial to the Mas­sacre of Glen­coe”, will appeal against Argyll and Bute Coun­cil’s refusal to grant plan­ning per­mis­sion. David White­head, a York­shire busi­ness­man...

ArticleThose mag­ni­fi­cent men in their fly­ing machines

ArticleIs Your Eye­sight Fit for Driv­ing?

Per­haps you are like me. I passed my driv­ing test shortly after my sev­en­teenth birth­day and have been driv­ing for may dec­ades ever since. When I sat my “test” the require­ment was simply to read a num­ber plate at 20.5 metres. Des­pite the rapid...

ArticleOffens­ive weapon

On the even­ing of Monday August 10, a 33-year-old male was arres­ted for threat­en­ing and abus­ive beha­viour at the Rail­way Pier in Oban. The man was con­veyed to Oban Police Sta­tion where he was cau­tioned and charged with the ini­tial offence,...

ArticleAbus­ive beha­viour

On the after­noon of Wed­nes­day August 12, a 39-year-old male was arres­ted for threat­en­ing and abus­ive beha­viour towards a retail worker at a premises in George Street, Oban. The man was con­veyed to Oban Police Sta­tion where he was cau­tioned...