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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.

 



Lochaber Chamber of Commerce

  • New Connections: Exciting Opportunities for the Community (Friday, February 28, 2025 - 10:10)
    New Connections is thrilled to announce an array of exciting activities and events designed to bring the community together in meaningful and engaging ways. From fitness and creative clubs to volunteer recruitment and youth initiatives, there is something for everyone to get involved in. New...
  • The latest films at the Highland Cinema! (Friday, February 28, 2025 - 09:55)
    Live Stand Up Comedy: Marjolein Robertson ‘O’. Sun 16th March, 8pm. A special evening of stand-up from the multi-award nominated, Shetland-born comedian and actress, Marjolein Robertson. A show about the body, that’s not for the faint-hearted! Rated 16. Tickets: https://www....

Plants of Skye, Raasay & The Small Isles

  • Lords-and-Ladies (Friday, February 28, 2025 - 10:08)
    Seth has spotted Arum maculatum (Lords-and-Ladies) in Broadford. It is close to a garden, but there doesn’t appear to be any Arum in there. Arum maculatum at Broadford Image: S J D Gibson This is the first localised record for the vice-county. There are four anonymous, old (1950/57)...

Abacus Mountain Guides

  • Not a classic winter. (Monday, February 24, 2025 - 09:57)
    So far, the winter of 2024/25 has been a bit on/off. It is not shaping up to be a classic winter. In fact it is a concerning indication of what our future winters might be like as the climate changes and we experience different weather here on the west coast of Scotland.Since November we...

Treshnish Farm

  • A new project (Sunday, February 23, 2025 - 00:24)
    Visitors to Treshnish over the last few months may have noticed signs of something happening, along the track past the farm building towards Haunn.This is where we are building a house.  A year ago we were barely taking the first steps towards this, and now here we are.. the kit arrives on...

Marc Calhoun

  • Easdale of the Slate Isles (Monday, February 17, 2025 - 19:28)
    Easdale was a significant milestone, as it was the final island on my final cruise as a guide on Hjalmar Bjørge. We'd spent the morning on na h-EiIeacha Naomha of the Garvellachs. Upon learning none of the guests had been to Easdale, I decided to make it the last island of the cruise.And so, on a...
  • Na h-Eileacha Naomha of the Isles of the Sea (Saturday, February 15, 2025 - 00:49)
    After exploring Inchkenneth, we set a course to na h-Eileacha Naomha, one of the Garvellachs, also known as The Isles of the Sea. On the island are the ruins of St Brendan's Monastery, which include two of the largest beehive cells in the Hebrides. The island is unusual in that it has four...

The Oban Times

  • Oban's Phoenix Cinema sold (Wednesday, February 5, 2025 - 05:36)
    Oban’s once community-owned Phoenix Cinema, which closed and went into liquidation last year, has been bought by a local businessman.
  • Plans to charge leisure craft on Loch Fyne sounds alarm in Tarbert (Wednesday, February 5, 2025 - 05:26)
    Proposals to charge a £100 annual fee to use small boats in the Firth of Clyde, including Loch Fyne, will deter visitors and have a "huge impact" on local economies, warns Tarbert Harbour Authority.
  • Brave fireman opens up on devastating double cancer diagnosis (Tuesday, February 4, 2025 - 20:28)
    Grant Maclachlan, 55, faced a battle with prostate cancer - before being told that he also had a potentially deadly tumour on his kidney.
  • Attempted theft, drug possession and threatening behaviour (Tuesday, February 4, 2025 - 19:30)
    Police incident reports from January 27 to February 3 in the Mid Argyll area.
  • Bypassed campsites rally support (Tuesday, February 4, 2025 - 16:31)
    Highland campsites have been left to pay the price as tourists have been allowed to camp for free by Highland Council but now a new group could be formed to make sure holiday parks are no longer bypassed and that owners’ voices are heard when decisions are being made that affect their livelihoods.
  • Visitor levy meetings to kick off at Corran Hall (Tuesday, February 4, 2025 - 16:11)
    Visitor levy information events to take place across Argyll and Bute.
  • Runners from Mull raise more than £6,000 for Prostate Cancer UK (Tuesday, February 4, 2025 - 15:52)
    Jolly coach driver Andrew Noble and Craignure mother Helen Dewar both ran above and beyond the challenged distance.
  • CalMac launches remaining summer timetables (Tuesday, February 4, 2025 - 15:22)
    CalMac has today, Tuesday February 4, published its summer timetables for a number of routes for 28 March 2025 to 19 October 2025. 
  • Vaccine's life-saving progress welcomed (Tuesday, February 4, 2025 - 15:02)
    No cases of cervical cancer detected in fully vaccinated people in Argyll and Bute since the jag programme started in 2008, according to Public Health Scotland figures.
  • New community choir launches in Taynuilt (Tuesday, February 4, 2025 - 12:30)
    Time to dust off the old voice box? The choir is looking for more members.
  • After-school nature clubs help children explore the outdoor (Tuesday, February 4, 2025 - 12:00)
    High Life Highland Countryside Rangers have started nature clubs in Ardnamurchan and Caol to help seven- to 12-year-olds engage with the environment.
  • Stagecoach tweaks bus timetables to better align with ferry times (Tuesday, February 4, 2025 - 12:00)
    Stagecoach has amended its Arran bus timetables to better align with ferry sailings.
  • All aboard for Valentines (Tuesday, February 4, 2025 - 11:46)
    West Coast Motors are encouraging people to join in its annual Share the Love campaign, which aims to recognise bus drivers who go above and beyond for their customers. 

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