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.
wondering wanderers
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I bought Ady a t shirt for his birthday way back last May saying ‘2020 lockdown birthday’. They were quite the fun thing then although I remember thinking when I ordered it in April that there was every chance we would be out of lockdown before his birthday and the joke might fall flat...
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Way back in the summer when we were missing seeing friends Scarlett and I hatched a plan to hold a festive open house at some point in the week before Christmas, possibly on the solstice. We thought we would invite all our new local friends and work mates to come to our house for festive food and...
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2020 eh- that’ll be a year no one ever forgets won’t it?! In the very early part of the year we managed fairly usual stuff – a trip to London to take in a show, meeting up with friends and visiting family, going to an award winning restaurant and generally gallivanting. We...
The Oban Times
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The vessel foundered on rocks close to Stornoway harbour during the early hours of January 1, 1919, resulting in the deaths of 201 of the 280 men on board. The post Comhairle pays tribute to Iolaire servicemen appeared first on The Oban Times.
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Despite concerns the charity might struggle during the Covid pandemic, income was boosted by one off donations from a number of sources, as well as some innovative fundraising ideas to cope with the current situation. The post Linda Norgrove Foundation hits the £2m milestone appeared first on The...
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Your regular round-up of all the news from Lochalsh and District The post Christmas cheer and meetings by Zoom appeared first on The Oban Times.
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Theft from vehicle A yellow and black pair of Visionary binoculars, a black Jack Wolfskin down jacket and a black Mountain Warehouse body warmer were stolen from an insecure vehicle in the BT car park in Drimvargie Road, Oban, sometime between 3.15pm on Monday December 21 and 8.45am on Tuesday...
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Loch Linnhe Loonies dive into a brand new year in the shadow of Ben Nevis The post Dookers take the New Year plunge appeared first on The Oban Times.
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Schools will also remain shut until at least February 1, although will be reviewed. The post Stay at home, orders First Minister appeared first on The Oban Times.
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A scientist at Oban’s Scottish Association for Marine Science is among those from Argyll and the Isles featured in 2021’s New Year’s Honours list. Also included in the list is former Scottish Rugby President Dee Bradbury, an accordion player and Colonsay’s postmaster....
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Parents and carers brought in donations of food, drink and beauty products. The post Little learners spread some joy at Christmas appeared first on The Oban Times.
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Anyone with information should contact police on 101 quoting incident number 2527 of 2 January, or call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111. The post Vandalism at Stornaway Primary School appeared first on The Oban Times.
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Sports clubs from around the region share there stories from 2021 and join the Lochaber Times in wishing all our readers a very merry Christmas and a joyful, and active, New Year. The post Seasons greetings from Fort sport – part two appeared first on The Oban Times.
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'There is something equally elitist and penny pinching about harvesting your own food that makes the back garden a hipster's paradise.' The post Peter’s finds his green fingers as new hobby takes root appeared first on The Oban Times.
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During lockdown Emma Lauder came across a memory of an uncle raising ducks by putting their eggs in with his hens, who then hatched them. The post Cracking good tale of happy Harry, the Christmas duck appeared first on The Oban Times.
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National lockdown puts business 'back at square one' but there is still 'hope and purpose,' says commerce chief. The post Jobs must be saved in 2021, says business group appeared first on The Oban Times.
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Current acting head Emily Brown will take up the position when schools return in the new year. The post New head teacher for Invergarry and Spean Bridge cluster appeared first on The Oban Times.
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'October 30th last year was a momentous and emotional day in the Oban Times Office. The post David Buchanan’s Retirement Podcast appeared first on The Oban Times.
Treshnish Farm
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Happy New Year! Wishing you all a happy and healthy year ahead. What a relief to say goodbye to 2020. We always feel so very lucky to live where we do but during 2020 we have felt it even more so, Our lives, whilst also touched by share of loss and difficulty this year, have been...
West Coast Mountain Guides
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Ken: Happy New Year to you all, I hope that despite current restrictions that you still were able to enjoy the festive season. Today, I caught up with Steven and we decided to go for a bit of an adventure in Glenshiel, on Aonach Air Chrith, a crag that I've been meaning to explore for some...
