Lochaber Blogs
Blogs (web logs) provide an ideal opportunity to explore the traditions, culture and wildlife of Wild Lochaber. We have put together a collection of local blogs and provide the titles and text snippets to give a taste of each entry with direct links to the main blog entry on the host website. We hope you will find time to explore the full articles and further information on the host blog sites.
Please feel free to contact us if you have any suggestions for blogs you would like to see here.
The Oban Times
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Ferguson Marine’s managing director David Tydeman has told members of Holyrood that the cost for the Glen Sannox has risen to between £145.5m and £149.1m.
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Two bids to create national parks in Lochaber and Loch Awe - which may include Oban - will be submitted to the Scottish Government before its deadline on February 29.
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The "beacon of community life" says she is now looking forward to caring for her animals and meeting up with her many friends and neighbours.
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If you are on Luing or Seil this Sunday, head to Cuan Ferry for 8.30pm to wave off six charity champs heading to Rome to raise funds and awareness of the My Name’5 Doddie Foundation.
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State-owned ScotRail is finally set to take action after a spike of complaints by shivering customers and a "tough" investigation by a watchdog.
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Locals from Kinlochleven are ready to take the next step towards turning their dreams for the village into a reality.
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Appliance of science as pupils unlock new career opportunties (Wednesday, February 28, 2024 - 06:19)More than 140 budding engineers and scientists from Mid Argyll and Kintyre took part in the first MAK STEM Fest careers event.
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Lengthy waits have been reported at Boots the Chemist pharmacy counter in George Street after the company shut its busy Soroba Road branch.
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With Argyll and Bute facing a £40 million gap in its budgets for services and crucial infrastructure such as roads, bridges and buildings, the funding available from the Scottish Government (SG), based on freezing council tax, would have meant cuts to the services people use every day, says the...
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A provisional premises licence has been granted for a café and farm shop on Mull, despite the objection of a nearby hotelier.
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Competitors wishing to take part in this year’s event, taking place from 11-19 October in Oban, have until midnight on May 31 to submit their entries.
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The sizeable increase has been confirmed for Argyll and Bute households after the council’s ruling group’s budget motion prevailed by two votes.
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A wide-ranging plan to strengthen rural and outlying communities facing a forecast exodus of people has been published by the Scottish Government.
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Lochaber Rural Education Trust have been busy raising funds for the charity.
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Dramatic scenes as crew race to save four people before vessel goes down.
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The area will play host to significant elements of Exercise Steadfast Defender which will continue until the end of March - with almost every allied nation taking part.
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A fault in the new pay lock system was taking people’s money, while not granting access to the “conveniences”.
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A drugs swoop, an appeal for information after an suspected assault and an attempted housebreaking feature in this week’s police round-up.
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The teenager spent more than two hours in the water after capsizing off Broadford on the Isle of Skye.
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The clan heritage artefact will be repaired with a variety of funding streams and public sponsorship.