Oban Times archive newsreel
As part of its 150th anniversary, The Oban Times has raided its archives from the19th century to produce a 'newsreel' of some stories.
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Oban community fireworks fiasco
A technical hitch saw all the fireworks at Oban Community Firework display on November 4 2011 released with in a minute.
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Kilmore Games 2009 - The Oban Times
With a near miss when one of the steward's nearly "caught the caber" we present a snippet of Kilmore Games 2009 - near Oban. For all the thrills and spills of the Kilmore and Kilbride Games The Oban Times has specially recorded the Caber Tossing Competition. Watch world heavy weigh Scottish...
The origins of The Oban Times
Editorial Director Stewart MacKenzie reveals some of the history of The Oban Times to coincide with a series of monthly features in the newspaper to celebrate its 150th anniversary.
Oban December 8 storm
Oban was battered by winds gusting up to between 80-90 mph this afternoon, December 8 2011, with the town centre virtually closed down as people were sent home from work at lunchtime and schools closed across Argyll. The front on George Street was closed off to traffic after the roof of...
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Argyll Hotel, Oban, demolition December 30 2011
Traffic came to a stand-still on numerous occasions on Friday December 30 2011 in Oban as a large part of the Argyll Hotel on The Esplanade was torn down piece by piece. The slates had previously been removed, much of the interior and most of the roof trusses, leaving just the shell to demolish....
The Oban Times 150th anniversary logo competition - Lorn
The Oban Times ran a competition in 2011 for schools to create a 150th anniversary logo. These are some of the entries from primary schools in Lorn.
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The Oban Times at the Royal National Mod 2010
The Oban Times travelled to Caithness to provide the best coverage of the Royal National Mod 2010. Here we bring you a slide show of all the photos that were taken over the week.
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The Monsters' Ball, Oban, 2010
Each Hallowe'en a Monsters' Ball is held at the Corran Halls in Oban. The Oban Times has a selection of pictures taken at the ball in this slideshow.
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The Oban Times 150th anniversary logo competition - Oban entries
Some of the entries The Oban Times received for its 150th anniversary logo competition in 2011, from schools in Oban.
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Oban Raft Race 2011
THE OBAN Raft Race made a return to Oban Bay this year after a long absence and it proved to float everyone's boat, if the large crowd was anything to go by. Nine rafts left the bay on Saturday August 13 on a course around The Oban Times slipway and back and it was the crew of Cut Lass who eased...
Burst pipe floods Oban pensioner's home
Pensioner Anne Lennox's house was flooded when the rising main pipe burst. Scottish Water was called to turn off the mains water in the street as the burst was beyond the house stopcock but took two hours to send an engineer. Meanwhile the house was badly water-damaged.
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Oban Train Crash - Train Recovery
On June 11th the de-railed section of the Oban Train was removed using a one thousand ton crane. The Oban Times were there to capture what went on.
The One Show 1000 in Oban
The BBC's The One Show came to Oban on March 16 2012 as part of it's Sport Relief fund raising effort.
Canoeists at the Falls of Lora
Each time the tides are particularly low, the Falls of Lora, at Connel, near Oban become a magnetic for paddlers of all kinds.
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Oban Highland Games 2011
The Argyllshire Gathering's Oban Highland Games, which is presided over by the Duke of Argyll, took place on August 25 2011, with a large crowd gathered at Mossfield Stadium to see the heavy and light athletic events, dancing, piping, Oban High School Pipe Band, children's athletics and all the...
'Breast Way Round' bikers go through Oban
A hundred lady bikers and their supporters made their way round the Highlands dressed in pink and a variety of other clothing to raise funds for Macmillan Cancer Care and raise awareness of breast cancer, stopping off in a number of towns, including Oban.
Lady Evelyn demolished, December 29 2011
A small crowd gathered at Oban's North Pier on Thursday, December 29 2011 to watch contractors tear the Lady Evelyn apart at the instruction of Argyll and Bute Council. The move brings to an end Derek Grier's plan to complete the restoration of the former fishing vessel, which had been left to...
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