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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The new year started with a bang on the Isle of Gigha, with the island’s rangers called out to rescue a stranded dolphin on January 4.
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Oban Gaelic Choir has presented cheques to four charities with the proceeds from a Christmas concert that it performed along with other festive voices
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The Glen Sannox has officially entered service with CalMac this morning - after completing its first voyage with passengers a day early.
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A good number of volunteers turned up for the latest session at Tarbert Castle although the very cold weather made it shorter than usual.
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A Kintyre and the Islands councillor has strongly condemned recent reports of the illegal release of Eurasian lynx in the Scottish Highlands.
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A proposal to remove Inverawe Smokehouse from The Companies Register has been suspended
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The condition of a “precarious” wall near a construction site on Islay has sparked safety concerns.
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A former soldier who preyed on four victims has been sentenced today.
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Former First Minister Nicola Sturgeon and ex-SNP chief executive Peter Murrell have "decided to end" their marriage.
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The theme of the Rotary Club of Oban’s latest Young Environmentalist Competition is ’Wonderful Water’.
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The ladies of Southend SWI enjoyed a good yarn with knitwear designer Kate Davies at their latest meeting.
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Argyll and Bute Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP) Islay Maternity Services, with the support and funding from Bump to Birth Charity, has launched aquanatal classes.
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People with sight loss problems in Mid Argyll are being encouraged meet people with similar issues and find out more about help available to them by attending a new social group.
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The Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS) has condemned the release of wild animals in the strongest possible terms and urges anyone with information on the release of these Lynx to contact Police Scotland.
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Windows of five town centre premises were smashed in over the Christmas and New Year period.
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Data received from the council following West Coast Today’s request shows that £29,396,000 was paid in pension contributions over the past year, while £61,909,000 of council tax was raised.
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Professor Mazin Qumsiyeh visited Kilmallie Community Centre in November and spoke about the parallels between medical diagnosis and the political history of the troubled Palestine.
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More than 1,640 children living in some of the poorest places in the world have had their lives changed for the better thanks to a fundraising initiative by Arran author Alison Page.
Abacus Mountain Guides
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A significant thaw in the last week of 2024 gave way to much colder weather on 1st January 2025. The thaw had melted away just about all the older snow and there was a lot of rain at all levels. Here on the west coast we have not had a huge amount of snow over the last ten days but there's...
Treshnish Farm
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Happy New Year! Feeding sheep on cold winter's morningsFrosty ground and a dusting of snow on the hill behind Ensay New feed buckets One each Waiting.. waiting..Hungry hens on ground covered with hail Breakfast view, January 8thThe Aurora tree in the morning ...
