Your first view of
Oban is one you are unlikely to forget if you arrive by road.
Coun Kevin Foster (Con, Cheylesmore), deputy leader of the council, said the original offer to sell the
Oban Road land to EMR had been on the condition there was nowhere else viable.
Despite having spent much of my childhood along this stretch of coast I'd never actually been to
Oban before, so our first day was spent wandering around the town, getting our bearings.
The Caledonian started life as the station hotel in Victorian times when
Oban was a fashionable end-of-the-line resort.
The vessel, which was equipped with a VHF radio, full life-saving equipment and navigation lights, was sighted later on Tuesday night, partially submerged, four miles north west of
Oban.
Lifeboats last night searched on the east side of Lismore and
Oban Bay with visibility in the area good.
Home comforts Paisley welcome
Oban Lorne to the Anchor this afternoon
Oban, who wants to be an airline pilot, has clocked up more than 250 hours of powerboat training in a year.
Oban and Jose both noted that the US has been very cooperative so far based on the previous order that no US ships may leave the Philippines until the investigation has been completed.
This optimistic appraisal was uttered by my father, a veteran of many family holidays north of Hadrian's Wall, on learning that I was planning to spend a long weekend in
Oban.
A BABY bounced straight into the record books yesterday when he became the first boy to be born aboard
Oban Lifeboat.
At the prices the
Oban Bay charge, you do not expect something like this, and it is something the management do need to look at if it is to properly up its ante.