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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Keeping a secret in a small town is never easy, but when filming a big budget production started, it proved impossible.
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A picture that hung in the Sunday school room of a Campbeltown church for almost 20 years has been reunited with its creator.
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A fit-for-purpose school for the children of Mull is the council’s fundamental responsibility the island’s community council insisted today.
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“Luckily Dom Adams managed to get the sea creatures back into the loch before they died."
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Machrihanish mecca for wildlife fans is in need to repairs after suffering storm damage.
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The eagerly-awaited annual event on Saturday March 9 from 10am-2pm sees spaces both inside Craignish Village Hall and its car park filled with essential boat paraphanalia.
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Environmental charity Arran Eco Savvy will be hosting three events to help residents take advantage of hints and tips to save cash, as well as access available grants.
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A hotel general manager and his chef conspired to defraud the owner of thousands of pounds by paying a fake employee and steering money to a relative.
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Acharacle Community Council has put forward a vote of no confidence in Highland Council’s "flawed" plan to replace the Corran Ferry.
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The John Pilger documentary, Palestine Is Still The Issue, wiill be shown for free by Lochaber Supports Palestine in Fort William.
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Officers are appealing to the public for help.
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In response to the publication of the Good Food Nation Plan earlier last week, Ariane Burgess wrote to the Scottish Government about supporting struggling farmers, crofters and growers that do not receive standard farm support payments.
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Sadness as club legend June Pearson - who devoted 60 years of her life to the team - passes away.
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Unity Enterprise’s island-based carers support officer, Sheena Morrisson will be hosting a coffee and chat event for all unpaid carers.
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The island’s church, playpark and ’Bodach and Cailleach’ standing stones are among the subjects in images submitted to a national photography contest.
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The motorist admitted driving without due care and attention and consideration for other road users following a crash.
Treshnish Farm
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Ensay. Across the Ensay burn from us. We rent the fields between the road and the Ensay Burn on a 364 day grazing agreement. This gives us the use of the beautiful fank there.
Ardtornish Estate and Gardens, Self catering holidays Scotland
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Experienced GardenerJob Description – Ardtornish Title: Experienced Gardener Reports to: Senior Gardener Ardtornish is a 12,000ha land holding and rural business on the west coast of Scotland, occupying the south-eastern corner of the spectacular Movern peninsula in the Highland region, with...
Marc Calhoun
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Design work has been completed for my upcoming book Thirty Years of Adventures in Search of the Past: The Outer Hebrides. The book tells the stories of adventures on forty islands of the Outer Hebrides and includes over 150 colour photos. The Islands book Trust is aiming for publication in May, and...
Lochaber Chamber of Commerce
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Free Data & AI courses for businesses in the Highlands and Islands Are you ready to elevate your data and AI knowledge? The Data Lab has announced a unique opportunity for organisations based in the Highlands and Islands region to access online course bundles in data leadership and essential...