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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Chair of the Isle of Skye and Raasay Area Committee, Councillor John Gordon, said that for Skye and Raasay to retain their reputations as internationally renowned sustainable tourism destinations a co-ordinated approach is required to identify priorities and investment. The post Councillors...
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MSP Donald Cameron said if there is not action soon, it may be too late to save Gaelic as a living community language. The post Cameron welcomes Gaelic summit pledge appeared first on The Oban Times.
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Best-selling author Frank Cottrell-Boyce and his wife Denise have created a virtual Nativity kit for primary schools in support of Mary’s Meals charity. The post Mary’s Meals Nativity show can go on appeared first on The Oban Times.
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Best-selling author Frank Cottrell-Boyce and his wife Denise have created a virtual Nativity kit for primary schools in support of Mary’s Meals charity. The post Mary’s Meals Nativity show can go on appeared first on The Oban Times.
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Oban Saints 1-0 South Lochaber Thistle The post Big effort from Brown but Saints edge win appeared first on The Oban Times.
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Tobermory’s Main Street was a merry bustle at the weekend when the town started Christmas early. A huddle of festive stalls outside the Aros Hall and wintry sunshine brought out the crowds, including The Baxter family from the island who got dressed up especially for the occasion. A Santa-on-...
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Seven volunteers notch up a combined 220 years of voluntary contribution. The post Oban’s ‘magnificent seven’ recognised by RNLI appeared first on The Oban Times.
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We have finally solved the mystery of the collared marten! The pine marten with the collar has still been a regular visitor. However, we were horrified to see that on one night it arrived with no less than three ‘collars’! These we now recognised as the plastic guards off the top of...
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The Oban left hander showed his class at the Alfred Dunhill Championship in South Africa by firing off the day's best round and recording another top-10 finish. The post Bob produces his Sunday best in storming finish appeared first on The Oban Times.
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Visitors numbers crash by nearly 90% in first eight months of 2020, according to research. The post £159 million tourism hit to Argyll and Bute, report finds appeared first on The Oban Times.
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When chill November’s surly blast make fields and forest bare (Robert Burns in “Man Was Made To Mourn”), it’s time to celebrate the amazing and varied wildlife we are fortunate to boast in our Nature Reserves. Just like in oor Rabbie’s quote, this month has brought some quietness to the Reserve....
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The AGM and next business meeting of West Ardnamurchan Community Council will be held on Monday 7th December at 19:00hrs via MS Teams. The AGM will begin at 19:00hrs and will be followed by the December business meeting. If you would like to attend, please e-mail westardcc@yahoo.com by Thursday...
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Duncansburgh MacIntosh and Kilmallie are now united in a single organisation as Fort William Kilmallie. The post Ministry unites to meet community needs appeared first on The Oban Times.
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The new fees are estimated to affect around 20 residential caravan sites across the whole of Highland region. The post New licence fees for residential caravan sites in Lochaber announced appeared first on The Oban Times.
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Highlands and Islands Blood Bikes are keen to hear from potential volunteers and sponsors, The post Blood Bike pilot is hailed as a huge success appeared first on The Oban Times.
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With four residents in Plockton diagnosed with Covid-19 on November 12 and pupils from the high school told to stay out of the village and others self isolating, the village has been very quiet. The post Plockton and Lochalsh district news appeared first on The Oban Times.
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Highlands and Islands Blood Bikes are keen to hear from potential volunteers and sponsors, The post Blood Bike pilot is hailed as a huge success appeared first on The Oban Times.
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Plenty of chit chat and cheer in this week's Something for the Weekend. We're a cultural lot at the Oban Times so listen in for news about a panto for Oban and what was happening on Luing this week to mark Book Week Scotland. Merriment as a Welsh castle and celebrities were also in the pot ..... so...
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Gaol will be available on CD and to download and stream from December 11. The post New album from Spean Bridge singer/songwriter Rachel Walker appeared first on The Oban Times.
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The process commenced earlier this year; however, a decision was made to pause the subsequent planned sessions due to the developing Covid-19 pandemic. The post NHS chiefs restart North Skye Options Appraisal appeared first on The Oban Times.
