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A council spent £40,000 on architects to design a plan to upgrade Oban town centre – only to realise it’s too expensive.
Amber Love added the extras to give Oban a 7-3 lead at half-time and their next score came from some fancy footwork by replacement Lucy Stewart, who scored under the posts.
Source: https://www.obantimes.co.uk/2023/02/20/oban-women-make-perfect-start-to-national-plate-campaign/
And one member of Argyll and Bute Council’s Oban Lorn and the Isles Area Committee called for a schedule to be drawn up for how long traffic wardens were spending in specific areas.
Source: https://www.obantimes.co.uk/2023/06/17/ganavan-parking-concerns/
An improved performance at Glencruitten last Saturday afternoon saw Oban Saints bounce back from the disappointment of the previous weekend’s Scottish Amateur Cup exit to secure progress in the West of Scotland Amateur Cup.
At 6:15am the Oban lifeboat launched again to the casualty vessel and with the assistance of their XP boat, they established a tow.
Source: https://www.obantimes.co.uk/2023/09/06/oban-rnli-called-out-to-stranded-yacht/
Beeching’s cuts therefore included closure of the line between Dunblane and Crianlarich from November 1, 1965, the through traffic being diverted over the West Highland line and the Crianlarich connection to Oban.
Source: https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/local-news/callander-volunteers-install-new-permanent-30627852
But it was heartbreak for Caithness under-16 girls after they lost out 39-38 to Oban Lorne in the plate final in Inverness.
Caption: Oban u3a has nominated Alistair and Zoe Fleming as its top volunteers in celebration of this year’s Volunteers Week.
Source: https://www.obantimes.co.uk/2023/06/15/zoe-and-alastair-are-rock-solid-volunteers/
Colonsay is normally served by three sailings a week from Oban and one from Kennacraig, via Islay, on a Saturday.
Complaints have also been raised about the introduction of parking charges at two forestry car parks near Oban and teeth have been bared in a Barra dentistry row.
Source: https://www.obantimes.co.uk/2023/04/05/whats-in-this-weeks-oban-times-5th-april-2023/
Complaints were raised about cancelled bookings, and hours of waiting, as others abandoned efforts to go via Oban and made a 100-mile detour to reach the island via Lochaline.
Customers were airily told to go to Lochgilphead or Oban.
From Oban to Barra, Luing to the isles of Lewis, Harris and the Uists, Skye and Lochalsh, community councillors are being asked to stand up and be counted, making sure the voices from each of their communities are taken into account by decision-makers.
Source: https://www.obantimes.co.uk/2023/04/06/high-tide-to-have-a-say-on-highly-protected-marine-areas/
Gibraltar Street in Oban links the town centre with Tesco superstore and the Lochavullin Industrial Estate.
Holders Glasgow Mid Argyll will host new entrants to the competition Ardnamurchan while Bute host Kyles Athletic and a local derby in north Argyll sees Oban Celtic take on Oban Camanachd.
Source: https://www.argyllshireadvertiser.co.uk/2023/02/07/celtic-society-draw-throws-up-a-mid-argyll-derby/
Holders Glasgow Mid Argyll will host new entrants to the competition Ardnamurchan while Bute host Kyles Athletic and a local derby in north Argyll sees Oban Celtic take on Oban Camanachd.
Source: https://www.argyllshireadvertiser.co.uk/2023/02/07/celtic-society-draw-throws-up-a-mid-argyll-derby/
However, that was the closest Lochaber got to Oban, with the visitors scoring five more unanswered tries.
Source: https://www.obantimes.co.uk/2023/04/24/nine-try-oban-under-15s-defeat-lochaber/
In other news, the Raasay distillery is planning a new malt in Argyll, the first release of Scottish wildcats has been improved and the Hebridean Baker is moving to Oban.
Source: https://www.obantimes.co.uk/2023/03/29/whats-in-this-weeks-oban-times-29th-march-2023/
Inveraray and Oban Celtic finished goalless in the Mowi National Division whilst Ben Delaney scored twice as Lochaber beat Col Glen 5-1.
Source: https://www.obantimes.co.uk/2023/12/27/the-shinty-round-up-saturday-december-23/
Inveraray beat Oban Celtic 3-1 in the Mowi South Division 2 league.