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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The group are rowing over seven miles to raise funds for Scotland’s Charity Air Ambulance.
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BBC Scotland returns with second series, going behind the scenes at CalMac, telling the stories of staff and islanders whose lives and livelihoods depend on the ferry company and its services.
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Inveraray’s wooden pier is the next focus of fund raising in the town.
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Dedicating the Dalmally Stones now on display in Glenorchy Church comes at the start of a weeklong Clan Gregor celebration of its Covid-delayed bicentenary which should have happened in 2022. More than 140 people are travelling from all over the world to be there.
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If you want to take part in a flash massed choir event raising funds for Mòd an Òbain 2024. meet at Station Square, Oban, 1pm this Sunday.
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It can be difficult to decide who to vote for during an election, and this time round, there was another factor that affected decision making...
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The night of the General Election was a busy one for news outlets across the country - including two of our new reporters here at West Coast Today.
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Christmas may not be high in many people’s thoughts in mid-July but it is never far from the minds of the dedicated members of the Campbeltown Christmas Lights committee.
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The proposal by Pi and Lynton Davidson is for a site south of Arturas at the hamlet of Knockrome, near Craighouse.
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Founder’s of Lochailort based Kirsty’s Kids walked the West Highland Way pushing a wheelbarrow to help people in Ukraine.
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The Electoral Commission is to look into a count of votes that continued into Saturday as part of routine research of the running of 2024 UK general election.
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Today Transport Scotland and CalMac announced a six-month extension to the charter of MV Alfred, meaning the vessel will remain with the ferry operator until March 2025.
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A rubbish situation looms for Port Ellen due to fears of bin removal (Tuesday, July 9, 2024 - 12:09)As bags and rubbish spill out of public bins in Port Ellen, locals want the town cleaned up.
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Former warden's office to be redeveloped as part of new housing plan (Tuesday, July 9, 2024 - 11:34)The Lochgilphead building in McCracken Court has been given change of use permission.
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The youngsters, who will begin secondary school together at Campbeltown Grammar School (CGS) in August, have enjoyed a united celebration of the end of their primary school years.
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The seat, which includes Fort William and north Lochaber was the last in the UK to be called following anomalies at the count in Inverness.
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A Scottish Sea Farms Processing Supervisor recently won the inaugural Emerging Talent award at the M&S Select Farm Awards 2024.
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Modifications to the Screen Machine mean the mobile cinema is able to return to Gigha this month.
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Ardnamurchan High School student Jack Bungey won the accolade of Lochaber Rotary Young Musician of the Year back in March.
Ardtornish Estate and Gardens, Self catering holidays Scotland
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We’ve planted around 200ha of native woodlands in the last 6 years, in 2 phases: phase 1 in 2018 and phase 2 in 2021. Phases 1 and 2 focused on planting sites that were treeless but had good potential for woodland. Phase 3 aims to enhance the condition of and expand existing mature woodland....
