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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BID4Oban is about to launch its campaign for reballot that will hopefully see the business community vote in favour of the continuance of the BID from November 2022 to October 2027. The BID proposal to go to ballot was approved at the last meeting before the summer recess of Argyll and Bute Council...
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Tobermory Harbour Association's plan to turn an old fish farm building into an outdoor education centre has been lodged with Argyll and Bute Council The post Plans for watersports hub on Mull appeared first on The Oban Times.
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Which of the three acted like a neighbour? The one who was kind to him (Luke chapter 10: 36,37) The so called “parable of the Good Samaritan” is among the best known loved Bible stories. It is the story Jesus told of the man who was mugged on the road between Jerusalem and Jericho. Two […]...
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The national owner of Islay's ferries and ports is inviting the local community to share their opinion on proposed upgrades at Port Ellen Ferry Terminal The post Last chance to have your say on new Port Ellen ferry hub appeared first on The Oban Times.
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An ambitious twenty-seven year-project to save a unique collection of clan burial stones has taken another step forward The post Dalmally clan gravestones a step closer to being saved appeared first on The Oban Times.
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The small arms rounds were .303 calibre bullets, with some fired and others unfired, and all were safely destroyed by the Naval personnel shortly before 10pm on Saturday night . The post Army beach bomb busters called to Acharacle appeared first on The Oban Times.
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Ardbeg Distillery is donating £1million to Islay causes, after its record sale of a unique 1975 cask for £16million to a private collector in Asia The post Ardbeg pledges £1M to Islay after cask sells for record £16M appeared first on The Oban Times.
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The body of the kayaker was recovered by the rope rescue team and members of the RNLI, and then transferred to Carloway pier and Police Scotland. The post Death of kayaker in weekend incident off coast of Lewis appeared first on The Oban Times.
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These enhancements complement the dispersed business grants, totalling in excess of £200m, and a discretionary business grant fund of £3m, planned for later this year. The post £3.639m economic boost for Highland appeared first on The Oban Times.
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Engineers were conducting a structural survey of the bridge. The post Night survey on rail bridge near Glenfinnan appeared first on The Oban Times.
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Mr Johnson's statement outside No 10 earlier last week that he intends staying on as caretaker prime minister until the Conservative Party chooses a new leader just ahead of its annual conference in October, produced an angry backlash. The post Johnson needs to go now, say Highlands and Islands...
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Plans have been unveiled for two new glamping pods at Tiree High School, to 'secure the sustainability of the school' and provide 'much sought after short-stay visitor accommodation' in the holidays The post Council applies to itself to build glamping pods at Tiree school appeared first on The Oban...
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Access through the works site for emergency services will be maintained at all times. The post Skye’s A87 road benefitting from works this week appeared first on The Oban Times.
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The vessel will continue to support Mull in the interim while MV Loch Frisa has taken over the full Oban-Craignure timetable from the start of this week, alongside MV Isle of Mull. The post MV Coruisk to begin service on Mallaig-Armadale route from July 18 appeared first on The Oban Times.
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A former carpet shop in Oban is set to be turned into a flat after planning permission for the conversion was granted The post Old carpet shop rolled up appeared first on The Oban Times.
Abacus Mountain Guides
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CMD Arete, or Càrn Mòr Dearg Arête to give it it's full title, is one of the finest ridge walks in the country.The route we take starts at the North Face car park and follows the path towards the CIC Hut for a little way before breaking away up the flanks of Càrn M...
Lochaber Chamber of Commerce
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Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) has launched the Young Business Capital Investment Grant fund that aims to stimulate an increase in productivity, innovation and employment in the region through capital investment in young businesses and social enterprises who have been trading for less than...
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Online scammers are putting finishing touches to scams set to target millions of Scots, according to a new report from police, security and banking experts reported by the Scottish Business Resilience Centre. Holidays, tickets for major sporting and music events, and unsolicited emails are three...
Glenloy Wildlife
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Well, it has been a shockingly long time since I last produced a blog, and we seem to have transitioned from winter to summer (although it has been hard to tell from the weather up here). I will plead being busy with taking guests out and finding wildlife. The weather has largely been unseasonably...
Ardtornish Estate and Gardens, Self catering holidays Scotland
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Morvern and Ardtornish feature in a new Scotland podcast series, an audio tour of the West Highlands! The hosts Neil and Freya take the slow travel approach to get to know the nooks and crannies of these rugged peninsulas, considering the landscapes, the history and, of course, the locals every...
