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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Consider some of the opportunities to holiday at home in 2021 rather than going abroad, says MSP The post Help tourism and holiday at home in 2021 appeared first on The Oban Times.
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First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said: ‘This Hogmanay, as we look forward to a new year, most of us will be relieved to be ringing out the old one. ‘2020 has been unimaginably difficult: thousands have lost loved ones, our society has been upended, our economy has taken a severe hit, many...
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Double rainbows, which follow the same arc as each other, occur when sunlight is internally reflected as it passes through the raindrops while the third bow is known as a reflection bow. The post I can see a rainbow, see a rainbow, see a rainbow three appeared first on The Oban Times.
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If you have looked at your life and decided 2021 is the year for changes, start small, keep it achievable, don’t let being knocked back stop you from carrying on, ask for support when you need it and remember tomorrow is always a brand new day. The post Mental Health Matters: Nic Goddard appeared...
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Reverend Carol Leech The post Thought for the week – 31.12.20 appeared first on The Oban Times.
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Rather than dwelling, though, on the unprecedented Christmas restrictions, I thought I would use this week’s column simply to tell a story of a controversial Christmas present. The post Robert in Lockdown – 31.12.20 appeared first on The Oban Times.
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The Islands Green Recovery Programme has allocated £900,000 to community projects, including Colonsay, Coll, Lewis, and Skye. The post £900k boost for eco projects on the islands appeared first on The Oban Times.
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Oban FM and BID4Oban find not one but two Christmas angels after being inundated with nominations. The post There must be an angel…or two appeared first on The Oban Times.
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The local personal trainer had planned to run from Oban to Fort William and back in 24 hours in order to raise funds for Martyn's Monday Club but had to stop when pain from a recent gallbladder operation became unbearable. The post Innes hits the pain barrier but promises a rerun appeared first on...
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The book gently explores the history, literature and language of what Mr Allan contends is the oldest national land border in the world. The post Islands MSP celebrates his Borders roots with new book appeared first on The Oban Times.
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The end of 2020 marked the finishing of a ‘gargantuan’ mission for Scottish fiddler, composer and producer Aidan O’Rourke. The Best of 365 featuring 30 tracks is the culmination of a project that has taken Aidan, who has roots in Oban and Seil, four years to complete and is being hailed...
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The former fisherman and mussel farm manager decided he wanted to do something to help spread a bit more happiness The post John switches on to hospital telly appeal appeared first on The Oban Times.
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Small victories, tiny appreciations and minute blessings which just like the extra minute or two each day of daylight we are starting to see all offer hope for the year ahead. The post Croftless Crofter: Nic Goddard appeared first on The Oban Times.
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The occasion was marked with a special service that went ahead within Covid guidelines with hopes for a bigger celebration next year. The post Church site celebrates two centuries of worship appeared first on The Oban Times.
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Multi award-winning band Skerryvore have announced that they are coming round first footing - well, virtually so. The post Toast the New Year in with Skerryvore appeared first on The Oban Times.
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Thirty-one per cent of tourism businesses not confident about their future, finds survey by Highlands and Islands Enterprise agency. The post Highlands and Islands concerns over Covid and Brexit appeared first on The Oban Times.
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The lucky ones across Argyll were RNLI Oban Lifeboat, the Salvation Army, Oban and Mull & Iona Community Hospital, Hope Kitchen, Kerrera Community Hub, Soroba Young Family Group, Mull Safe and Sound, Salen Primary and Pre-sSchool and the Isle of Mull Pony Club. The post Christmas share of sea...
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For Ingrid, born in Mallaig, brought up in Fort William and now living and working in Glenfinnan, the railway has always been present in her life. The post Lochaber musician Ingrid explores iconic rail line in BBC Alba documentary appeared first on The Oban Times.
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December 2011. Fingers Ridge with Hannah Evans. December of 2011 was another wintery Dec, just like the one we have now. In some Decmber’s there is a lot of climbing opportunity, and some none. This day in Dec 2011 was my third trip to the northern corries from Fort William in a week. This is...
Highland Titles
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2020 has been a year like no other. With the threat of a global pandemic, routines and life as we knew it came to a halt. And whilst humans around the world retreated to their homes, wildlife thrived! In the Nature Reserve, apart from the lack of 2-legged visitors, life continued on. Which means a...
