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.
Lochaber Chamber of Commerce
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Update on Museum Redevelopment During Thursday’s event, the Glencoe Folk Museum (GFM) provided an update on the progress of their redevelopment project. As the museum prepares for its reopening, they are actively seeking new trustees to join their board. A Chance to Make an Impact This is an...
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Reassess and Revitalise: A Perfect Time for Health Transformation Moira Newiss is excited to announce that she has a few openings for new clients this month. As summer transitions into autumn, it’s a perfect time to reassess your health priorities and consider optimising your well-being through...
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Fort William: Subsea Testing & Evaluation, a leading provider of advanced defence and aerospace technology testing, has successfully completed subsea testing at its offshore test site, marking a significant milestone in the company’s pursuit of cutting-edge innovations. The tests, which...
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Employers across Lochaber are being advised to look out for changes to UK employment law following Labour’s win at the General Election. The King’s Speech a fortnight after Labour’s win marked the formal State Opening of Parliament, and an opportunity to shed more light on which changes might be...
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Glencoe Folk Museum is excited to announce its Summer Raffle, offering participants a chance to win a heritage swag bag worth £60. The museum is seeking support from the community and beyond to help raise funds, ensuring they can continue to provide a vibrant, inclusive, and uplifting heritage...
Plants of Skye, Raasay & The Small Isles
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A fine day and low water at 1 pm meant that I could undertake the Fladday trip I had been planning for weeks. I wanted to check for Sparganium emersum (Unbranched Bur-reed), but found only S. angustifolium (Floating Bur-reed). I also had the vain hope that I might find Utricularia minor (Lesser...
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Monday was the only dry day in living memory, at least up until the evening, so I had a look at another patch of the Trottenish Ridge, hoping to re-find old records of Koenigia islandica (Iceland-purslane) and Orobanche alba (Thyme Broomrape). I didn’t manage either of those, but did make new...
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The weather has been almost uniformly wet and windy for weeks, but I managed to make the late-season return visit to a Raasay croft that I had promised. I added thirteen plants to my June list, including a couple that I must simply have failed to tick off before. The total now stands at 205. The...
Marc Calhoun
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There are still a few spots available on our cruise around the Western Isles that departs from Oban on September 11. See the following link for more information:https://www.hebrideanadventures.co.uk/products/adventures-in-search-of-the-past-cruise
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I have driven across the Lewis/Harris bridge many times over the past 30 years. The bridge, on the A859, links the two islands as it crosses over Abhainn a' Mhuil. Next to the highway bridge is the old bridge, which is no longer used for vehicle traffic. The last time I passed this way, I did...
The Oban Times
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Aldi launched the Supermarket Sweep challenge in 2016 to address food poverty in the UK and last year raised over £10,000 for foodbanks.
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Duggie and Margaret MacNeill are stepping down as landlords of Tarbert’s Corner House pub this week and can hold their heads up high when it comes to raising much-needed funds for charity.
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The George Hotel in Inveraray is on the market after being in the hands of the Clark family for more than 160 years.
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Oban High School’s leadership have revealed their plan around the use of mobile phones after the Scottish Government gave head teachers new authority over use of the devices.
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The wheel turns and an opportunity arises, as Tiree’s historic watermill, a farmhouse and a tourist business come onto the market.
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Mull residents shared stories from the Covid-19 pandemic as they made hand-tied flower displays to gift to someone they want to remember or thank.
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Oban War and Peace Museum’s directors and volunteers were overjoyed to greet new patron Vice-Admiral Sir Tim Laurence KCVO who was joined by HRH The Princess Royal during a visit on August 20.
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Some amazing performances from the youngsters and the pros.
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Hear from Torquil Telfer and Paul Nicol as they discuss the Argyllshire Gathering.
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Kilchrenan Primary School is set to close its doors at the end of November after councillors unanimously agreed the decision.
