Oban

British

/ ˈəʊbən /

noun

a small port and resort in W Scotland, in Argyll and Bute on the Firth of Lorne. Pop: 8120 (2001)

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West Highland line services between Glasgow, Oban and Mallaig and services between Inverness and Kyle of Lochalsh were facing the biggest disruption.

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Oban in Argyll also builds a creel tree as part of the town's winter festival.

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Caton-Jones's most recent film in Scotland was Our Ladies, based on the Alan Warner novel The Sopranos about a school choir on a day trip from Oban and although he still has plenty of ideas, the industry has changed since he first arrived there.

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Anthony Harvey, 59, travelled from his home in Oban, in the Scottish Highlands, to deny supporting a proscribed organisation.

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The 29-year-old from Oban, who will be playing in his second Ryder Cup, has been the subject of jibes from US fans when playing on the PGA Tour but says he has learned how to cope when it comes his way.

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