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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Councillors have granted a licence for a ticketed tasting area for tours at a Campbeltown whisky shop.
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More lasting friendships were made recently, continuing an exchange history of more than 30 years.
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The annual grant from Point and Sandwick Trust is going a long way towards keeping a vital Western Isles service open.
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Invite to attend the Lochaber Chamber of Commerce’s General Election Hustings event on the evening of Tuesday June 18.
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A new defibrillator is at Connel Village Hall for public use
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Organised by the West Highland Wheelers, Fort William Bike Park’s first ever Pumptrackathon raised over £2000 to aid the park’s upkeep and buy new equipment.
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Generous supporters of Mid Argyll-based charity ZamScotEd have enabled St Columba’s Day Secondary School in Zambia to equip its new home economics department this month.
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Argyll and Bute Council is facing a budget gap of over £8million in the 2024/25 financial year, with a 10 per cent council tax rise among the potential measures to reduce it, councillors have heard.
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With a reputation as one of Scotland’s top courses, Machrihanish Golf Club is no stranger to famous faces but last Saturday’s visitor is one of the sport’s greatest ever players.
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Movement in Argyll and Bute council as new depute leader is selected (Friday, June 28, 2024 - 17:00)Changes come following the passing of Robin Currie in May.
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The A82 at the Corran Ferry has now reopened following a one-car crash.
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Look who came for dinner this week!
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The aim is to help save money, protect services and support climate-friendly measures as the council faces new Scottish Government legislation as of December 2025, which means that no biodegradable municipal waste (BMW) can go to landfill sites.
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With the general election just six days away, many people across the country are concerned to not see their postal votes through the letterbox yet, so what’s going on?
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Pupils from Kilchuimen Primary School took part in an educational day hosted by Ridge Carbon Capture’s Ridge Dell, a peatland restoration project near Inverness.
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But a safety certificate issue has arisen which must be resolved first.
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This is the first time veterans can claim a free meal from the supermarket chain.
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Sgoil an Rubha Primary 7s recently visited Fairburn Activity Centre in Muir of Ord for a fantastic school trip.
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The investment has been allocated for locally designed critical island infrastructure projects and forms part of the Scottish Government’s National Islands Plan, a strategy aimed at improving the quality of life for island communities.
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I have covered some of these in previous posts, but my West Suisnish (home and immediate environs) list for June has increased by seven, five of which are additions to the total list – which now stands at 273. Three of the all-time additions are micros. I have adopted the vernacular names...