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The latest news from the sheep on the street

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

  • What’s In This Week’s Oban Times -21st December 2022 (Wednesday, December 21, 2022 - 16:03)
      Catch up with all the latest news from your area in this week’s Oban Times. Find out more about the closure and then re-opening of the A85 after a landslide at the Falls of Cruachan. We have the details on why the railway remains closed and explain why the landslide happened, with...
  • Goodwill to Hope Kitchen (Wednesday, December 21, 2022 - 16:03)
    Oban is extending Christmas cheer to charity Hope Kitchen this festive season. Hope Kitchen in Soroba Road has been taking delivery of donations from businesses and well-wishers wanting to help. A £500 donation from Scottish Sea Farms is just one of the many contributions that will help the charity...
  • Door to door fun at Lochaber High School (Wednesday, December 21, 2022 - 14:29)
    Throughout the school staff in various departments have been competing to create the best decorated door. The post Door to door fun at Lochaber High School appeared first on The Oban Times.
  • Festive switch-on success helps raise £275 for school pupils (Wednesday, December 21, 2022 - 12:01)
    Benderloch held its first Christmas lights switch on recently, with attendees raising £275 to fund Lochnell Primary School's Lochgoilhead trip.  The post Festive switch-on success helps raise £275 for school pupils appeared first on The Oban Times.
  • Western Isles finds £500k to help with cost of living (Wednesday, December 21, 2022 - 11:14)
    Comhairle nan Eilean Siar has launched a scheme to help households with the cost of living Crisis The post Western Isles finds £500k to help with cost of living appeared first on The Oban Times.
  • Green job opportunity blows in thanks to new Argyll offshore windfarm (Wednesday, December 21, 2022 - 10:58)
    A green job opportunity to become part of Scotland’s clean energy future is now available in Argyll, thanks to ScottishPower Renewables’ new MachairWind offshore windfarm The post Green job opportunity blows in thanks to new Argyll offshore windfarm appeared first on The Oban Times.
  • Save our services with a fair budget settlement, pleads council leader (Wednesday, December 21, 2022 - 06:49)
    Essential local services can be saved from cuts and vital local jobs protected – but only if councils are given a fair budget settlement, say local authority leaders The post Save our services with a fair budget settlement, pleads council leader appeared first on The Oban Times.
  • Gaelic writer celebrates winter solstice and nature (Wednesday, December 21, 2022 - 00:01)
    As Scotland marks its longest night and shortest day – the Winter Solstice – acclaimed Gaelic writer, broadcaster and storyteller Roddy (Ruairidh) Maclean has compiled a unique Gaelic compendium for NatureScot which celebrates the nature, land and heritage of Scotland in the winter season. From the...
  • A Christmas Story Podcast (Tuesday, December 20, 2022 - 20:01)
    Everyone likes a good Christmas story… especially one that is true.  A podcast featuring rescue and bravery - from a Christmas 70 years ago... The post A Christmas Story Podcast appeared first on The Oban Times.
  • Police investigating assault of teenager in Lochyside (Tuesday, December 20, 2022 - 17:56)
    The incident occurred around 1.15pm on Monday December 19 in Lochyside. The post Police investigating assault of teenager in Lochyside appeared first on The Oban Times.
  • ‘Absolute nightmare’: landslide at Lochawe closes road and rail into Tuesday (Tuesday, December 20, 2022 - 14:02)
    An update on the A85 road and rail closures at the Falls of Cruachan is expected later on Tuesday The post ‘Absolute nightmare’: landslide at Lochawe closes road and rail into Tuesday appeared first on The Oban Times.
  • Kilmallie worshippers heartened by local support over church closure (Tuesday, December 20, 2022 - 12:13)
    The next service in Kilmallie Church will be on Christmas Day at 9:30am, then on January 8 at 11:30am. The post Kilmallie worshippers heartened by local support over church closure appeared first on The Oban Times.
  • Firefighters honoured in Fort William (Tuesday, December 20, 2022 - 11:50)
    Eddie Lopez, Raymond King and Alan Patterson were all recognised for their service. The post Firefighters honoured in Fort William appeared first on The Oban Times.
  • Argyll rises up the class (Tuesday, December 20, 2022 - 07:43)
    New figures show 94 per cent of young people in Argyll are in education, employment or training, placing the region in fifth place in Scotland, from tenth last year The post Argyll rises up the class appeared first on The Oban Times.
  • Should the council invest public money ethically? (Tuesday, December 20, 2022 - 07:35)
    The council has not ruled out investing public money in arms manufacturers or pornographers, as it faces a backlash over its £155 million deposit in the state bank of Qatar, where homosexuality is punishable by death The post Should the council invest public money ethically? appeared first on The...
  • Police Files – 22.12.22 (Tuesday, December 20, 2022 - 07:00)
    Failure to stop at a road accident At 11.50am on Sunday December 8 near to Strone Farm, Dalmally, a car was hit by an oncoming HGV wide load that was being escorted by an escort van through a serious of bends in which it hit the passing car causing damage to the car’s wing mirror. […]...
  • Crash closes A83 at Cairndow (Monday, December 19, 2022 - 18:13)
    A woman has been injured The post Crash closes A83 at Cairndow appeared first on The Oban Times.
  • Body of woman found near Fort William (Monday, December 19, 2022 - 17:57)
    The death is being treated as unexplained but is not believed to be suspicious.  A report will be submitted to the Procurator Fiscal. The post Body of woman found near Fort William appeared first on The Oban Times.
  • Tories suspend former coalition councillor – but will he join the opposition? ‘Never!’ (Monday, December 19, 2022 - 17:38)
    A Kintyre councillor who resigned from Argyll and Bute Council’s ruling administration is now sitting as an independent, after being suspended from the authority’s Conservative group The post Tories suspend former coalition councillor – but will he join the opposition? ‘Never!’...

Lochaber Chamber of Commerce

  • Merry Christmas and Happy New Year (Wednesday, December 21, 2022 - 09:38)
    As 2022 draws to a close and the festive period is with us, not all will be stopping for a break over Christmas and the New Year, but whatever you are planning I hope you have a peaceful and restful time. What a year it has been and as a collective, we’re sure, a huge number of challenges have been...

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