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The Latest Breaking News from Oban

The pretty Scottish tourist town recently named one of UK's top picturesque spots for a staycation

Fancy getting away this autumn? Oban could be an ideal escape.

Daily Record

Stowaway cat's 100-mile adventure to Scots island after hiding in neighbour's van

The cat sneaked into the van in Oban, and hid in the back for the three-hour ferry crossing to Arinagour on Coll in the Inner Hebrides.

Daily Record

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Glasgow Lives: Ferg, 31, Partick, co-owner of Hinba Coffee Roasters

Tonight Ferg talks about living in Spain and how the community of coffee shops led him and his partner to open up their own cafe in Glasgow.

Glasgow Live

Highland hotel reopens following renovation

New owner led multi-million pound works to the former Wellpark Hotel on Oban's shorefront

Insider UK

Seven top Scottish Trad festivals this summer – plus how to get there

Primavera last weekend and Glastonbury next - a case of understandable FOMO is due right about now - here are details of 7 Scottish Trad festivals…

The National (Scotland)

Pensioner dies in crash after taking ill while driving in Scots town

Emergency services raced to the scene on Lochavullin Road, Oban, this morning after the tragic accident.

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Michigan mum-of-four can't find Oban home – despite having vital skills

A mum-of-four moving from Michigan to Oban with her family has been unable to find a home due to the chronic lack of housing in the area.

The National (Scotland)

Woman rushed to hospital by lifeboat following 'serious' head injury on yacht

Tobermory RNLI's volunteer crew raced to Oban with a causality following an alert by the UK Coastguard

Daily Record

Paolo Nutini fans' fury as touts selling sought-after comeback gig tickets for £800 online

The Paisley singer announced comeback shows in Oban, Sheffield and London ahead of his TRNSMT headline gig this summer. Tickets sold out within minutes of going live, with many soon appearing on secondary ticket site Viagogo.

Glasgow Live

Paolo Nutini fans' fury after tickets sell out in seconds then pop up on tout site at 15 times face value

The Scots singer has urged fans not to buy tickets at 'inflated' prices from sites such as Viagogo as they will 'not be valid'.

Daily Record

Proclaimers superfan sheds 13 stone after 'feeling huge' in picture with idols

Nichola Maclean posed for a snap with the superstars after their gig in Oban in August 2018.

Daily Record

Seven Scottish towns and a council area in running to be awarded city status

Dumfries, Dunfermline, Elgin, Greenock, Livingston, Oban, St Andrews and the whole region of South Ayrshire have been put forward.

Daily Record

Six people rushed to hospital after two car crash on major Scots road

Emergency services raced to the scene on the A85, near Dunollie Road, Oban at around 6.15pm on Tuesday, May 3.

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Dolphin dies after being found in shallow water at Scots harbour

The British Divers Marine Life Rescue (BDMLR) team were called to reports of a dolphin in the harbour at Oban yesterday afternoon, but sadly the animal could not be saved.

Daily Record

Ukrainian Army fired up with Irn-Bru in fight against Russia with front line forces running out

Soldiers on the frontline are being fuelled by the Scottish fiery fizz.

Glasgow Live

Lanarkshire primary school teacher on trial accused of sexual activity with pupils

Carol Ann White is alleged to have been intimate with one of the little boys during a school trip to Oban, where it is claimed she forced the 12-year-old's hand down her trousers.

Daily Record

Scots man left in lurch after too-late ferry text leaves him 86 miles from car

Calum MacLachlainn had just set off from Mallaig to Uist when he got a message from CalMac saying the next day’s return trip would be diverted.

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Glasgow Live

New Glasgow west end coffee shop coming all the way from Oban

The west end will soon be abuzz with fresh talent (and coffee beans) straight from Oban as the caffeine fanatics behind Hinba gear up to open their first cafe in Glasgow.

Daily Record

Attack in Oban leaves man hospitalised with serious injuries

The 57-year-old victim was attacked around 9pm on High Street, Oban.

Manchester Evening News

'He was just a lovely normal guy who loved his family': Pal's tribute to motorcyclist who died on country road

Dad of two lost control of bike after overtaking car near Oban

Daily Record

Scots actor David Hayman filming new Star Wars series rumbled by suspicious Oban locals

According to the Glaswegian, around 500 film crew descended on Oban... but 'nobody was supposed to know what was happening'.

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