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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Photographer Iain Ferguson captures the Christmas cheer. The post Primary pupils spread festive cheer in Inverlochy appeared first on The Oban Times.
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The consultation found overwhelming support for a name that celebrates local identities while aligning with the existing UHI place-based brand. The post New name announced for merged UHI colleges appeared first on The Oban Times.
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Oban’s ‘Elder Statesmen’ voyaged through the world famous Bridge Over The Atlantic, forgoing their usual weekly assembly in the Oban Bay Hotel, for a meet-up at Graham MacQueen’s hut north of Clachan Sound. The photograph was taken by Graham’s son, Robin. The post Oban...
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The Dalmally Hall Committee hosted its first ‘Forever Young’ (over 65s) Christmas lunch following the end of Covid restrictions The post Forever young in Dalmally appeared first on The Oban Times.
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A remote mountain in the Ardgour area. The post Nevis Hillwalking Club appeared first on The Oban Times.
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The awards were presented by Malcolm Burr, Chief Executive of Comhairle Nan Eilean Siar. The post Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Scheme ceremony held in Stornoway appeared first on The Oban Times.
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The 2022 Beautiful Scotland and It’s Your Neighbourhood annual seminar and celebration event took place virtually last week. The post Raasay Walled Garden recognised in national awards scheme appeared first on The Oban Times.
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Kilmore has lost one of its most quietly interesting people with the death of Sona Campbell. The post Obituary: Sona Campbell of Glen Feochan – 1938-2022 appeared first on The Oban Times.
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In a bid to close its budget gap, it has introduced a recruitment freeze and banned all non-essential spend The post Highland Council freezes recruitment in bid to avoid redundancies appeared first on The Oban Times.
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A large crowd gathered at MacCallum Court for the event, which helped raise £250 for the village fund. The post Dunbeg lights up for Christmas appeared first on The Oban Times.
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What aspects of life in Argyll and Bute should the area’s Community Planning Partnership focus on improving? The post Survey on improving lives in Argyll and Bute appeared first on The Oban Times.
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Point and Sandwick Trust (PST) has presented Bethesda Hospice in Stornoway with it annual donation of £55,000. Bethesda’s finance development officer Joanne Ferguson and general manager Carol Somerville visited the PST offices at Aros An Rubha in November where staff presented them with a cheque to...
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Ferry operator CalMac must bring its timetable release dates back on track to avoid more disruption for island residents and risks to the vital tourist economy, the leader of Argyll and Bute Council has said The post Council leader blasts more CalMac timetable delays appeared first on The Oban...
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Renewable energy company Drax has broken ground on its plans to build Britain’s first new pumped storage hydro plant in almost 40 years at Cruachan The post Dig begins for Cruachan’s new Big Ben sized cavern appeared first on The Oban Times.
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Having seen a recent article in The Oban Times, GreenPower was keen support the Oban Lunch Club The post Oban Lunch Club gets a helping from GreenPower appeared first on The Oban Times.
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Police officers are keen to speak to the driver of a pick-up style vehicle following a fatal road crash on the A82 near the Stoneymollan roundabout, Balloch The post Further appeal over fatal A82 crash appeared first on The Oban Times.
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Lochgilphead Parish Church was the venue on Sunday afternoon for the Mid Argyll Arts Association’s (MAAA) December concert featuring The Glasgow Phoenix Choir, who delivered A Christmas Celebration, writes Helen Samborek. This turned out to be a celebration of much more than Christmas with...
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Isles MP is optimistic about off-grid fuel payment for all households in Na h-Eileanan an Iar The post MP fuels hopes of more cash for off-grid island homes appeared first on The Oban Times.
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The festoon lights on Oban’s George Street have been repaired by Argyll and Bute Council. These repairs were carried out on Wednesday December 7 and Thursday December 8 by Oban Electrical Services and a specialist contractor. Both were commissioned by Argyll and Bute Council to resolve...
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Richard Stein’s proposal to build the facility at Eilean Da Mheinn, Harbour Island, attracted 59 expressions of support and 71 objections The post Crinan island garden room approved at public hearing appeared first on The Oban Times.
