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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A Campbeltown woman was left starstruck after bumping into her “teenage crush”, American actor Adam Brody, at a Glasgow soft play.
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Olivia also completed her ‘Take Action’ badge.
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A Mull-based housing charity is closing after more than 20 years after it was unable to secure sufficient funding to continue.
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Two Tayvallich sisters spent their school holidays not basking on a beach somewhere sunny but doing chores for a good cause.
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CalMac’s main ferry to the Isles of Islay and Jura, the MV Finlaggan, has broken down, bringing further disruption to passengers and freight travelling on and off the islands, after Storm Ashley hit on Sunday.
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Scotland’s First Minister John Swinney said he is “shocked and saddened” at the sudden death of Alex Salmond earlier today.
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STV’s 2024 Children’s Appeal set two of its presenters a tough task of visiting as many monuments as possible in just 48 hours to raise funds.
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Campbeltown Grammar School’s students and staff are preparing to return to school on Monday but, before their week’s holiday, they enjoyed some sweets treats thanks to a group of senior students.
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Tom Nelson of Glengorm Estate on Mull has won an award for the estate’s affordable housing project at the Helping It Happen Awards.
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Emergency works were carried out last week at three historical church sites which have been described as being part of Kintyre’s “forgotten” and “neglected” heritage.
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Oban’s all-singing and signing Gaelic choir are both nervous and excited ahead of their performance at tonight’s Ar Cànan ’s Ar Ceòl (Our Language Our Music) concert.
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Campaigners in Sandbank in Dunoon who are hoping to turn the landmark Oakbank pub into a community-owned inn are on tenterhooks awaiting a decision about their bid for funding bid.
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Although there were two objections against the house plans on Tiree, planners ruled losing a private view was not a planning matter.
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The Fishermen’s Mission, the only national charity that works solely to support active and former fishermen and their families, will hold its first ever National Fishermen’s Mission Support Day this month and Kintyre is getting behind the cause.
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Homecoming for the Mòd, as the Deputy First Minister unveils this year’ Gaelic Ambassadors
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The honour of National Mòd Shinty Chieftain would have been bestowed upon Henry MacInnes, “The Shinty Referee”, at this Saturday’s Mòd Shinty Cup finals in Oban - if the weather hadn’t intervened
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Deputy First Minister is on hand to lead the way as world champion pipe band marches through town centre in torchlit procession.
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Bagpipes, fiddles, squeezeboxes, and shinty are on the menu today, as the best players vie to take home the most coveted trophies
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As the 2024 Mod kicks off in Oban, we delve into our archives for a trip back in time to reminisce about celebrations of days gone by.
Abacus Mountain Guides
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At a glance, it would be easy to think that the main driver or benefit of participation in outdoor activities is in doing the activity itself. We talk about going biking, climbing or Munro bagging. We share success in terms of completion of a route, a trail or a climb; its grade or length,...
