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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ShelfWatch to revisit Tesco, Asda, Morrisons, Sainsbury’s, Co-op, Marks and Spencer, Lidl and Aldi in next 48 hours.
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The Scottish Greens understand a decision is due to be made imminently on the future of the pilot, and have launched a campaign to make the off-peak all day fare permanent.
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Parkinson’s UK is to host a meeting early next month to assess whether there is enough interest in relaunching the Parkinson’s support group which has not met regularly on Arran since the onset of the pandemic in 2020.
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Plants were pulled out and equipment damaged.
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Thanks toa supermarket token appeal, pupils at St Columba’s Primary School in Oban have lots of club activities to look forward to.
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A representative from Kensington Palace has thanked the people of South Kintyre for sending well wishes to the Princess of Wales.
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Residents of Kintyre Care Centre are continuing to build bonds with the children of Campbeltown Nursery Centre through the youngsters’ monthly visits
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A 25 minute delay to decide where the Oban man could play from killed his momentum as he battled for Major glory.
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Eight sites in Lochaber will introduce new pay and display parking charges after the Lochaber Area Committee agreed to a report’s recommendations.
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Belle’s big day fell on Tuesday 14 May.
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Shopper-Aide launches fundraising campaign amid financial shortfall (Saturday, May 18, 2024 - 10:30)Kintyre charity Shopper-Aide has announced that it is in need of public support while entering into measures to contain costs and re-evaluate core activities.
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The proposal for Argyll Vintners, in Dunoon, went before the Argyll and Bute Licensing Board, consisting of councillors from across the area.
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Chaired by the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Michael Gove MP, the event focused on housing issues for islands.
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Consisting 55 kilometres of running and 5,000 metres of climbing, could you tackle the Mull Skyline?
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Three projects within Lochaber will benefit from the awards.
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Turning 94 next in July, Ursula Kruber was only 19-years-old when she was sent to the Fort from Germany on her own.
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After recent delays to bin collection due to ’operational issues’ a new bin lorry has arrived on the Isle of Mull.
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Scotland’s councils will need to take ever tougher decisions in the coming years to balance their budgets, according to the public spending watchdog
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Geography, history and modern studies teacher Jamie Wire is a guitar-playing songwriter, much to the surprise of the young people he teaches at Lochgilphead High School.
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The Museums and Heritage Awards took place at the Hilton Park Lane on Wednesday May 15 and were hosted by paleoanthropologist and stand-up comic Ella Al-Shamahi.