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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Big demand for four days of classes from shinty to bagpipes has made this Oban’s biggest Easter Fèis yet, spanning three decades.
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A group of women hold monthly vigils in Brodick to show their opposition to all forms of violence.
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Arran Trust has launched its Make Arran a Million campaign which is aimed at fundraising to help support community and business projects that keep Arran’s natural assets beautiful.
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Arrochar primary received a glowing report from HM Inspectors of education
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The new requirements will help with disease control in face of ongoing Avian Influenza threat.
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The children of Rhunahaorine Primary School and Early Learning Centre brought the story of Jesus’ resurrection to life as they celebrated Easter at their end-of-term service
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Proceeds from a celebratory event in Appin Hall last June to mark the coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla were used by the Coronation Committee, a sub-committee of Appin Community Council, to buy the double pink hawthorn.
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A new environmental group has opened in Mallaig - established by its primary school pupils.
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Plockton correspondent Charlie Macrae reveals all the latest happenings in the village and its surrounding area.
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With plans on hold to shut Argyll’s three day care centres for older adults, the Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP) has been told it should revise a proposed review of older adult day services led by engagement with staff, service users, their families and wider communities.
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Mae Barr was one of several Campbeltown Brass members to be rewarded for their performances at the national championships
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To mark the special milestone of delivering all the local views, news and documenting important local events for 50 years, we take a look back at the paper over the last five decades - from its inception all the way through to its future.
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An apprentice electrician from Ardrishaig took part in a charity boxing match in Glasgow on Sunday to raise money for an MS charity.
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New life could await a former Campbeltown maternity hospital which is now for sale as a hotel.
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Could aqua-cremation be coming to Argyll to help ease the problem with lack of burial spaces?
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Lochaber school pupils hit all the right notes at 50th anniversary event.
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Letters sent out to service users a week ago from Argyll and Bute’s Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP) broke unsettling news of a closure proposal, but 24 hours before it was due to be discussed at a meeting of the Integration Joint Board, the HSCP announced that a decision would not be made...
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After driving for 10 hours from London to Campbeltown, and then touring Australia and New Zealand with his band, a Campbeltown whisky fan has enjoyed a relaxing dram in the Alps.
Marc Calhoun
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I am pleased to announce that the Islands Book Trust is now offering an Advance Order option for my new book - Thirty Years of Adventures in Search of the Past: The Outer Hebrides. Advance orders will be filled after the book launch in May.https://islandsbooktrust.org/products/thirty-years-of-...
Treshnish Farm
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From the office windowGolden hour round the farmhouseThe trough and the daffodils Down in the woodland gardenA gateway in the stone dyke First sightingsMarsh marigoldLarch floweringArums have been flowering since FebruaryFirst Coltsfoot, bedraggledThese 4 ewe hoggs have gone to live on a...