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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

  • Rider Refinement North 2022 (Friday, April 29, 2022 - 14:26)
    The course aims to raise awareness of the importance of road safety and make riders think of the personal consequences of taking risks.  The post Rider Refinement North 2022 appeared first on The Oban Times.
  • Kyle RNLI crew member targets nine-munro marathon for station funds (Friday, April 29, 2022 - 13:38)
    Daniel likes to push himself and has decided to undertake a mountainous challenge to help raise funds for the lifeboat station. The post Kyle RNLI crew member targets nine-munro marathon for station funds appeared first on The Oban Times.
  • ‘Eggsiting’ times at Loch Arkaig osprey nest (Friday, April 29, 2022 - 11:38)
    A second egg will be expected midweek with a third likely towards the end of the week with the chicks due to hatch in May. The post ‘Eggsiting’ times at Loch Arkaig osprey nest appeared first on The Oban Times.
  • ACHA reveals spending priorities for 2022/23 (Friday, April 29, 2022 - 10:28)
    Argyll Community Housing Association’s (ACHA) board have approved expenditure of nearly £32.5million during the next financial year. Some £20million of this figure will be spent on improving and upgrading its existing stock, broken down into £12.1million on capital improvements, £7.5million on...
  • Strontian police houses renovation works welcomed (Thursday, April 28, 2022 - 18:17)
    The council heard that assurances had been given by Police Scotland that the two police properties are going to be undergoing some renovation work which was welcomed as a demonstration of Police Scotland being committed to having officers based in Strontian for the long term. The post Strontian...
  • Familiar face back in top cop job at Fort William station (Thursday, April 28, 2022 - 17:54)
    Inspector Campbell first took the top job at Fort William back in 2017 when she replaced Inspector Donald Campbell, a native of Barra, who retired that year. The post Familiar face back in top cop job at Fort William station appeared first on The Oban Times.
  • St Columba’s pupils celebrate first communion (Thursday, April 28, 2022 - 17:44)
    After the service, which was conducted by Father David Connor, the children, families, friends and some staff from the school, led by piper Ronnie McIntosh, marched from the church to the nearby Alexandra Hotel for lunch and cutting a cake which was specially made for the celebration. The post St...
  • Fort sawmill highlights timber industry skills shortage during MSP’s visit (Thursday, April 28, 2022 - 17:15)
    The largest sawmiller in the country and a subsidiary of BSW Group, BSW Timber has a strong history of apprenticeships, with 22 of the 25 taken on in the last 10 years still working for the business. The post Fort sawmill highlights timber industry skills shortage during MSP’s visit appeared...
  • Licence approved for return of The Mantrap (Thursday, April 28, 2022 - 16:36)
    The Mantrap in Argyll Street has been empty for about 20 years, in other lives it has been used by Hope Kitchen and as a cat cafe but this week it was granted approval to serve alcohol again The post Licence approved for return of The Mantrap appeared first on The Oban Times.
  • Ahoy matey! Treasured Mull Music Festival returns (Thursday, April 28, 2022 - 16:20)
    To see more pictures turn to page 4. The post Ahoy matey! Treasured Mull Music Festival returns appeared first on The Oban Times.
  • Clarity needed over ‘updated’ harbour report (Thursday, April 28, 2022 - 15:54)
    OCHDA wants more clarity and answers to questions including will the limits of the new harbour authority include the North entrance to the bay and will the existing vessel safety regulations be kept. The post Clarity needed over ‘updated’ harbour report appeared first on The Oban Times.
  • Behind The Scenes at Atlantis – 28.4.22 (Thursday, April 28, 2022 - 15:41)
    What a difference a month makes! With Spring bringing its gifts of brighter evenings and warmer temperatures, we’ve been enjoying afresh the wonderful part of the world we live in of late. Meanwhile, back in the centre, spring has just as big an impact. Read on to find out what we’ve been up to...
  • Mull Music Festival parties on (Thursday, April 28, 2022 - 15:09)
    Revellers descended on the harbour town for live music and good craic starting last Thursday and ending on Sunday. The post Mull Music Festival parties on appeared first on The Oban Times.
  • Dove Centre celebrating thanks to Oban High School (Thursday, April 28, 2022 - 14:41)
    The Dove Centre is one of the latest charities across Scotland to benefit from a Youth and Philanthropy Initiative competition involving Oban High School pupils The post Dove Centre celebrating thanks to Oban High School appeared first on The Oban Times.

Abacus Mountain Guides

  • Is mountain guiding ethical? (Thursday, April 28, 2022 - 19:23)
    Is mountain guiding ethical? Does the outdoor industry fit with the way that we approach access and enjoyment of our mountains? Do people in the professions of leading people on walks, guiding them on climbs or teaching them mountaineering skills add or take away from the traditions of our...
  • The very big and the very small. (Wednesday, April 20, 2022 - 20:39)
    By exploring the mountains that surround us in Scotland we get to feel the immense scale of the landscape, the power of the weather, and the never-ending nature of wildness, that can give us a proper sense of scale as well as our vulnerability in it.In his book Beyond Adventure, Colin...

Loch Shiel Highland Cruises

  • <p>2022 Season off to a busy start! The (Wednesday, April 27, 2022 - 08:39)
    2022 Season off to a busy start! The season has begun and many new and old faces have already visited us for some sunny cruises down the loch, there have been a couple of wet ones too but mainly glorious sunshine to get things going for 2022. Private charters are also underway again, it is...

West Coast Mountain Guides

  • Private Rock-Climbing Guiding (Tuesday, April 26, 2022 - 17:01)
    Dave: Spring and early summer really is the best time to rock climb in Scotland and over the last two days I have been sharing this pleasure with our guest Martin. Day 1 we travelled to the Etive Slabs enjoying the long drive down the Glen whilst it is still reasonably quiet and a fairly dry...

Plants of Skye, Raasay & The Small Isles

  • Insect News (Saturday, April 23, 2022 - 20:11)
    Last night I had 76 moths in and around my moth trap. There were two Brindled Ochres, which I have not had before and an Angle Shades, which I have had as an imago in May, September, October and November, but not previously in April. Brindled Ochre A week previously the moth trap had...

Hunter Mountaineering Courses and Guiding

  • Flashback Friday 185 (Friday, April 22, 2022 - 15:12)
    21st April 2014. Sunny Lakes Holiday This is the original blog This is what I wrote at the time: After a week of admin and work researching D of E routes in Glen Calvie, Glen Feshie and Rothiemurchus, it was time for a quick holiday – Lena and I headed off to the Lakes for a few days before a busy...

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