Wild Lochaber Blogs
The latest bleats from the sheep on the street...
Blogs (web logs) and blogspots provide a unique insight into Highland life and nature in Lochaber and The West Highlands.
We have put together a collection of Lochaber blogs to highlight the traditions, culture and wildlife in the various regions, including the West Coast Islands.
We show entries from the last 100 days, organised by region, topic and blog. The titles and text snippets 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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Anyone with any information or possible sightings of Gizmo or who thinks they could help search for him, can call Natalie on 07903 484 385. The post Hunt for missing dog, Gizmo, extends to Lochaber after possible sighting appeared first on The Oban Times.
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Go Naked Veg Ltd will use it for three months to fulfil local deliveries to addressess around the town rather use one of its vans. The post Oban’s ebike idea a ‘wheel’ help appeared first on The Oban Times.
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A new tourism sector recruitment campaign #DoWhatYouLove has been launched to help tackle the immediate recruitment and talent crisis facing the tourism and hospitality sector as we progress out of the Covid pandemic. Supported by Scottish Government, lead-partner Scottish Tourism Alliance has...
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Asked about the Belford Hospital in Fort William, the NHS Highland spokesperson told us all services are running but that they are experiencing raised levels of activity. The post Belford Hospital still experiencing ‘raised levels of activity’ says NHS Highland appeared first on The...
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Lochaber Housing Association have thanked prospective tenants for their patience and perseverance while the issues currently delaying completion of the development at Spean Bridge are finalised. The post LHA says its new Spean Bridge homes are taking longer than expected appeared first on The Oban...
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The stand off has dragged on since March and affected the availability of trains on Sundays with conductors and ticket examiners taking action. The post Oban Sunday rail services hit by strikes until September appeared first on The Oban Times.
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Abusive Behaviour About 12.15am on Sunday July 11, in George Street, Oban, a woman was allegedly behaving in an abusive manner towards police officers whilst on patrol. The woman was charged with the offence and a report has been submitted to the Procurator Fiscal. Assault About 6.50pm on Sunday...
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It appears that the chain had snapped, however the yacht was safely recovered without any visible damage The post Kyle lifeboat called to yacht adrift below Skye bridge appeared first on The Oban Times.
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As crime rates return to pre-Covid levels, officers are seeing a rise in the number of cars, vans and motorcycles being stolen, or the theft of items from vehicles. The post Police launch vehicle crime awareness campaign appeared first on The Oban Times.
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Those who got close up did not report seeing any 'A-listers', with national tabloid newspapers linking it to a Russian millionaire. The post £59m superyacht makes waves in Oban appeared first on The Oban Times.
Lochaber Chamber of Commerce
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The sun is shining and lots of folk are off on holiday. It’s a good time to take a breath and consider the progress we’ve made over the last year or so. Help to make the most of opportunities At Lochaber Chamber of Commerce, we spend all our energy and focus on helping our member businesses to...
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For the first time in over a year, businesses in Scotland can see the first shoots of recovery as COVID-19 restrictions begin to lift, according to a leading quarterly survey led by the Scottish Chambers of Commerce (SCC), however critical challenges still lie ahead. The SCC’s Quarterly Economic...
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A new tourism sector recruitment campaign #DoWhatYouLove has been launched to help tackle the immediate recruitment and talent crisis facing the tourism and hospitality sector as we progress out of the COVID pandemic. Supported by Scottish Government, lead-partner Scottish Tourism Alliance has...
Abacus Mountain Guides
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By SallyOver the weekend Miguel and I completed a Lochaber Traverse. For those of you that might not have heard of it, the Lochaber Traverse is a 32km route that takes in all of the Grey Corries (except Stob Ban), the Aonachs, Carn Mor Dearg and finishes on Ben Nevis. It includes 7 Munros plus a...
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Each year for the last few years we have run a Sea Stack Odyssey, a trip to climb the best sea stacks along the west and north coasts of Scotland. It's a trip that gets me super excited every time; my nerves jangle in anticipation, i love the whole experience of the trip, and the deep...
West Coast Mountain Guides
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The other week Dave was out with Steve and Janet for 4 days during some of the best weather you can get in the Cuillin. Neither Steve and Janet had been to the Cuillin or done many Scottish Hills, but they’re keen hikers and very fit, this combined with the great weather meant they achieved...
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On Friday and Saturday Dave was traversing the Cuillin with David and Natalie. Fortunately, there was weather window giving a dry and cloudy first day followed by a beautiful evening, the second day was a damp start which changed to warm sun. The team had a brilliant experience seeing very few...
Plants of Skye, Raasay & The Small Isles
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On Tuesday I visited Phil at Drumfearn who is managing his croft for wildlife. He has changed areas of Molinia into havens for a large variety of plants, invertebrates, birds and other vertebrates. This has been achieved largely by natural regeneration plus native tree and shrub planting from...
Marc Calhoun
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We leave Bute in our wake to set a course to the south. After an hour of motoring the hook is dropped in Brodick Bay. (Fortunately, the chain is attached). We go ashore, where the guide is anxious to lead everyone on his favourite walk on Arran: The Glen Rosa Circuit.From Brodick it's a two-mile...
Simon Willis
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The Caledonia Way is a somewhat unusual long distance cycling route. While it's mostly on minor roads, you can't ride the whole thing on a road bike. There are at least three sections where it heads into distinctly off-road territory. Not full mountain bike...
