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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Cinema will be closed on March 25 and 26 so electrical work can be carried out. The post Oban cinema closes for maintenance appeared first on The Oban Times.
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All the news from Oban's fabulous leisure centre. The post Behind the Scenes at Atlantis appeared first on The Oban Times.
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It was one of the most significant battles of the 1719 Jacobite Rebellion. The post Clans to commemorate 300th anniversary of Kintail Jacobite battle appeared first on The Oban Times.
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The latest reports from Oban Police. The post Police files – week 12 appeared first on The Oban Times.
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MV Catriona is operating, an approximately hourly shuttle service between Lochranza and Claonaig to assist with traffic from the Ardrossan to Brodick route. The post Arran ferry crash causes traffic chaos appeared first on The Oban Times.
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Robert Alexander Floyd, 39, also received seven points on his licence The post Motorcyclist fined for traveling at 106mph appeared first on The Oban Times.
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Increased hours will help to give parents the flexibility they need to work, train or study. The post Positive progress on organising extra hours of free childcare appeared first on The Oban Times.
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Around the marts The post Market prices – week 12 appeared first on The Oban Times.
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High school group blinded by science and chocolate in Geneva The post Oban students hunt for Higgs boson appeared first on The Oban Times.
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Full details of the consultation will be publicised soon. The post Consultation on rezoning St Columba’s catchment area appeared first on The Oban Times.
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As part of Scottish Apprenticeship Week 2019, BSW Timber put a smile on some young faces at Banavie Primary School after apprentices from the company’s Corpach headquarters donated their time to build a beautiful pagoda for the pupils. Photograph: Abrightside Photography. The post BSW...
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Professor Boyd Robertson, took the opportunity to meet staff during visits to the Belford Hospital and Invernevis House Care Home. The post New head of NHS Highland visits Fort William appeared first on The Oban Times.
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Jesus is God’s selfie. In Jesus we see God, as He, God, really is in love. The post Thought for the week 14.03.19 appeared first on The Oban Times.
Highland Titles
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She’s the most special woman in the world. The one you love to treasure. But how do you show her what she means to you? Over the years you’ve done flowers, chocolates and breakfast in bed. Then why not give her something a little different this Mother’s Day? She’s like royalty in your family, and...
Scottish Islands Explorer
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Gigha has attracted people over the years. However, the population declined from 700 in the 18th Century to 100 at the end of the last. Following the community buyout in 2002, there was a 50% increase. Now the trustees are looking for younger people to settle and have appointed a 19-year-old to...
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Two photographers, Gordon Macrae and Aaron Simpson, have their work featured in the current BBC's Your Pictures of Scotland. One sheep on Lewis showed an interest; the other, on Skye, continued to graze.Scottish Islands Explorer - worth looking at the photos in the current issueDigital Edition:...
Plants of Skye, Raasay & The Small Isles
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This post concerns vascular plant & charophyte records only. Looking at records to date at the hectad level gives some idea of where to concentrate in this final year of recording for Atlas 2020. VC 104 comprises part of 51 hectads (10 km squares of the British National Grid). No hectad is 100...
West Coast Mountain Guides
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We're up at the CIC Hut on Ben Nevis this week, and thought we should make the most of the cooler weather, by squeezing a route in this afternoon. Phil took Devon and Diggy up the East Ridge of the Douglas Boulder, whilst I climbed Fawlty Towers with Linnea and Andrew. Fawlty Towers was...
Marc Calhoun
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The great skua is an impressive beast. I have seen a sky full of 100,000 puffins suddenly become empty as a skua swooped through on the prowl. I have been attacked by them on several occasions, most notably on St Kilda, Rona, and Hermaness (Unst). For their first attack they like to dive in from...
The Adventures of Algy
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It was St. Patrick’s Day, and although the weather was very rough at times, with heavy showers of sleet and hail racing in across the sea on massive black clouds from the frozen north, there were at least some moments when the sky cleared and the sun decided to shine. Wating for one of these sunny...
