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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Councillors Angus Morrison, Malcolm MacDonald and Duncan Macinnes will all take on new responsibilities. The post Further committee posts at the comhairle appeared first on The Oban Times.
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Oban has lost to Dunfermline in its bid to become Scotland's eighth city in the Queen's Platinum Jubilee celebrations this year The post Oban city bid fails appeared first on The Oban Times.
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A cut of the deck was the dramatic conclusion to the contest for the convenership of Comhairle nan Eilean Siar The post Isles council convener chosen by cutting cards appeared first on The Oban Times.
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The executive met online a number of times during the Covid lockdown to discuss the potential future of the group The post End of the line as Lochaber Transport Forum calls it a day appeared first on The Oban Times.
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It was a busy day gardening and litter picking for Fort William Town Team's loyal volunteers. The post Fort William Town Team could do with extra pairs of hands appeared first on The Oban Times.
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The West Highland Museum in Fort William, and photographer and history researcher Estelle Slegers Helsen have teamed up to collect Lochaber residents’ recollections and memories. Old photographs taken by Scottish photographer William S Thomson in the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s, and present-day...
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News that a disused hostel in Corpach is to go under the auctioneer’s hammer early next month has been welcomed by the chairman of the local community council. John Hutchison, who heads up Kilmallie Community Council, was commenting this week after news that Farr Cottage was to be sold off...
Plants of Skye, Raasay & The Small Isles
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An excursion along the side road that runs through Eyre on Skye led to a new VC record: Anchusa azurea (a garden escape) and also the third site for Pulmonaria saccharata (Bethlehem-sage) and the fifth for Allium triquetrum (Three-cornered Garlic). Anchusa azurea (Garden Anchusa) Yesterday...
West Coast Mountain Guides
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Dave: Last year was 100% success on all traverses and this year is off to the same great start. On Saturday and Sunday, myself and Ivar completed a Cuillin Traverse with a 12 hour day 1 and 9 hour day 2 with a bit of lying down resting in the middle. Day 1 was misty and damp all day, but we made...
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Dave: Today was my first day with Nick Gardner and it was a pleasure, unfortunately the forecast was against us, but Nick said he was keen for a 6am start as he was sleeping in car anyway. We made quick progress up Am Bodach sub 2 hours, we then tied in and remained on the rope throughout the...
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Dave: It’s been great to be back in the Cuillin sharing the joy of the scrambles and the achievement of its peaks with our guests. The weather has been a mix bag the last week but before that we had a brilliant spell of dry weather, warm rock, and plenty of water to collect from the mountain....
Marc Calhoun
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The Continuing Adventures of Hjalmar BjorgeSeason 5 - Episode 2 - Isay to ScarpExploring the Isles of the West Cruise April 18-May 2, 2022After our exploration of Isay we steamed across the Minch under cloudy skies. After passing through the Sound of Harris, Charlie took us up past...
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The Continuing Adventures of Hjalmar BjorgeSeason 5 - Episode 1 - Oban to IsayExploring the Isles of the West Cruise April 18-May 2, 2022After being cancelled for two years, Season 5 has finally arrived. The cancellations were publicly blamed on COVID, but the true story is that the...
Lochaber Chamber of Commerce
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Today, Monday 16 May, Scottish Tourism Alliance (STA) has launched their most comprehensive study into the challenges and opportunities for the sector ahead of this year’s tourist season with a survey that can be completed here. The in-depth survey serves as an economic pulse check to gain further...
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Quarterly Economic Indicator Q2 2022 The short Chamber business survey allows you to share live feedback on current trading conditions as well as challenges being faced by your business. Your feedback directly informs our work at a local and national level, sharing the issues being faced by the...
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Social impact recognised IT company and social enterprise, The Apprentice Store, based in Inverness, has issued its Supporters Awards for the second year running. The Supporters Awards see companies all over the UK recognised for their ongoing support of the organisation and the value of that...
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Uptake of refurbished appliances encouraged A Highland social enterprise and charity is expanding its warranties on refurbished appliances to encourage customers to think about the environment when purchasing for their homes. ILM Highland has doubled its warranty from three to six months on...
Hunter Mountaineering Courses and Guiding
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10th May 2010. Aonach Eagach with Lena This is the original blog This is what I wrote at the time: Yet again the weather turned out to be stunning. The forecast however was a little dubious and indicated that there could be rain, so we opted to do the Aonach Eagach Ridge. It is awesome after all....
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3rd May 2010. A day on the Ben This is the original blog This is what I wrote at the time : The weather looked like it was going to be amazing today, light winds, sunny, freezing levels below the summits, so I obviously had to go on the Ben to do as much as possibe. So somehow I had a late start...
Abacus Mountain Guides
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In some ways I feel like I should apologise for our social media feeds. I put up nice pictures of all the adventures I experience and describe them in detail, and you might feel like you have missed out on something. It is a common theme in the outdoor community and is enhanced by the...
