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.
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Eights schools in Argyll hope to be among winners of the 2022 Gaelic short-film festival FilmG competition - a shortlist will be announced in January The post Record-breaking year for FilmG appeared first on The Oban Times.
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Emergency services were alerted at about 3.35pm and the 48-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene. The post Climber dies after avalanche on north face of Ben Nevis appeared first on The Oban Times.
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Scotgold Resources who run a working mine at Cononish near Tyndrum, plan to open others making Scotland 'a new gold mining province' The post Gold mine ramps it up for 2023 appeared first on The Oban Times.
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Happy New Year! Another year begins at Treshnish. Christmas is past and the decorations are back in the attic (bar the one or two I always forget). Last night we said goodbye to the old year and greeted the new one. Moon, stars and fireworks in Tobermory. December...
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Finalised timetables will be issued when Transport Scotland confirms the 2023 fare levels, which is expected to happen in early January. The post CalMac summer timetables to be released in January appeared first on The Oban Times.
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Anyone who has purchased or received a new bike, either for recreation, fitness or commuting, is urged to ensure they upload their details to the Bike Register database. The post New app helps police officers identify lost and stolen bikes appeared first on The Oban Times.
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Dr Adam Brown, Consultant Microbiologist with NHS Highland, said there are also more cases of other respiratory illnesses such as Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV), while Covid-19 is still circulating within communities. The post Rising numbers of flu cases being admitted to hospital appeared...
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The Inverness composer and fiddle player, Graham Mackenzie will launch his second album called 'The Dawning' on Friday January 27. The post Graham Mackenzie celebrates Scottish landscape with new album, The Dawning appeared first on The Oban Times.
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A Mid Argyll working museum was the star of the show on Tuesday evening after being featured on the BBC’s flagship farming programme. As part of the BBC’s Countryfile’s New Year-themed episode, presenter Margherita Taylor and camera crew gathered at the category-A listed...
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Snow has been building up nicely over the last week. On the west coast we have had a good amount of snow, down to the roads on a few occasions, interspersed with quite quick thaw freeze cycles. Snow - thaw - freeze cycles are great for locking snow in place and building good climbing...
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Everyone likes a good Christmas story… especially one that is true. A podcast featuring rescue and bravery - from a Christmas 70 years ago... Another chance to listen The post Another chance to listen to Our Christmas Story Podcast appeared first on The Oban Times.
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Derek Lewis will become chair of UHI North, West and Hebrides once the merger date has been approved. The post Chairman designate for merged college appointed appeared first on The Oban Times.
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If one was expecting to see a man in full highland dress, the concourse in front of Sydney Opera House in Australia would not be the first place one would look, writes Archie Mackenzie, remembering Alastair Campbell of Airds, who died peacefully on November 10, aged 85. However, in 1988, I stood on...
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Next year sees the centenary of Oban’s War Memorial and a group of eight volunteers have been working to commemorate this in a fitting and appropriate way with the help of Oban Times readers and others The post Home and away readers contribute to war memorial project appeared first on The Oban...
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Former teacher Frank McKenna returned to Oban High School to compere the 18th festive treat for pensioners The post Festive feast of food and music for pensioners appeared first on The Oban Times.
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Oban High School pupils from S1 to S3 enjoyed a ceilidh and disco at the end of this Christmas term The post Juniors have a ball at jingles appeared first on The Oban Times.
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What a year it has been for Adventure Oban! Now into our second year of action, activity and fun, we’ve been delighted to feel the buzz return after Covid restrictions. It has been a packed event schedule throughout the year with the community coming together for Eggventure Oban, a Water Safety...
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More than 30 people turned up to an open afternoon to take a look inside mothballed Luing School as part of the Save Our School campaign The post Time stands still at Luing school – for now appeared first on The Oban Times.
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Synchronised flights where one bird matches the others movements is part of courtship for whitetailed eagles The post Flight of unison caught on camera appeared first on The Oban Times.
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Money from a raffle went towards improvements at the maternity unit to enhance the home-from-home feel for mums-to-be. The post Oh baby! It’s party time appeared first on The Oban Times.
