The Oban Times

The Oban Times is a local (weekly) newspaper, based/published in Oban, Argyll and Bute and covering the West Highlands and Islands of Scotland and reporting on issues from the Mull of Kintyre to Kyle of Lochalsh on the mainland, to the Inner and Outer Hebridean Islands with Argyll, and Lochaber as its heartlands.

History

Established on Monday 1st July 1861 as 'The Illustrated Oban Times and Argyllshire Advertiser' publishing 54 editions until Friday 1st Dec 1865.

From Sat 7th July 1866 until Sat 23rd Nov 1929 (3908 editions) it was published as 'The Oban Times and Argyllshire Advertiser' being described as "The County paper of Argyllshire circulating extensively in Glasgow, Edinburgh, Greenock, Paisley, Stirling, Doune, Callander, Tyndrum, Dalmally, Kingussie, Inverness, Fort William, Ballachulish, Tobermory, Easdale, Lochgilphead, ardrishaig, Inveraray, Portree, Stornoway, the Lewis, Skye, the Western Islands and many other districts".

It has since been published as the 'Oban Times and West Highland Times,' firstly on Saturday and latterly on Thursday, being described as "The regional newspaper for the West Highlands, Islands and Argyll"

It is part of the Oban Times Group, which publishes The Argyllshire Advertiser (est. 1886) covering Mid Argyll and North Kintyre - known locally as "The Squeak," The Arran Banner (est. 1975) covering Arran, The Campbeltown Courier (est. 1873) covering Campbeltown and Kintyre as well as magazines Scottish Field, the bi-monthly Fish Farmer Magazine and monthly Fish Update.

External links

• Official website