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Cloud Mountain exhibition – guess where? Oban Mountain Rescue
‘I grew up looking towards Ben Cruachan, its image and shape are intrinsic to my sense of home and my roots. ‘The outdoors is where I revel, climbing to the tops in all seasons, feeling the grandeur...
View ArticleThree helicopters up in air sea rescue search for missing Seil kayaker
(Updated below – latest 17.00) There is a major ongoing air sea rescue, with three helicopters involved this morning - off the Isle of Seil in the Slate Islands south of Oban. The coastguard and Oban...
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Ellis Cameron: The Lorn Show
Last week I managed partially to take in the Lorn Show, held down at Tralee Beach in Benderloch.Me and Mum headed off to the show about 2 o’clock and went firstly for a wee wander round the stalls. I...
View ArticleLooks like some major incident in the hills between Oban and Crianlarich
[Updated below] Two ambulances, a helicopter and the Oban Mountain Rescue unit have been seen minutes ago between Oban and Crianlarich..There is no closure notice on the A85 so this would seem to be a...
View ArticleSearch for missing Loch Awe camper to resume Tuesday morning
Oban Mountain Rescue team, a coastguard search team and the marine unit from Strathclyde Police have been searching the shores of Loch Awe between Loch Awe village in the area dominated by Kilchurn...
View ArticleMinister visits Oban Mountain Rescue to pay tribute to the Scottish service
In 2011 Scottish Mountain Rescue assisted 693 people over a total of 573 incidents, committing 24, 000 hours to assisting those in trouble in the hills.Today, Roseanna Cunningham, Minister for...
View ArticleEasdale Island emergency evacuation exercise identifies fixed link issue
Earlier this year this year, Argyll and Bute Council’s Civil Contingencies Manager held a very useful ‘table top exercise’ on Easdale Island, to co-ordinate protocols for the emergency evacuation of...
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For Argyll’s 2013 tributes – to the safekeepers
No turkeys get a mention in For Argyll’s tributes to a representative sample of the big achievers and achievements in Argyll and the Isles in 2013.First, we want to thank you, our readers – a...
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Stramash Oban Outdoor Nursery stretches its legs
Today, 17th May, the Stramash Oban Outdoor Nursery showed its mettle and proved what it’s for. The company’s minbuses and a third bus donated by Flit, were shuttling around much of north Argyll,...
View ArticleLight plane missing in east Loch Etive area
[Updated 6th April below] With no information on how many were on board, a light private plane flying to Tiree from Dundee in the northeast of the Central Belt, is missing in the east Loch Etive area...
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