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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Dunbeg's long-awaited development could benefit the area by £50m-£179m, but 'we always seem to be awaiting on someone getting back to us', a councillor told the Kilmory Castle chamber The post More waiting for Dunbeg’s £179M development appeared first on The Oban Times.
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And in a presentation delivered to employees, the council said it’s aiming to reduce its workforce by 500 jobs in 2023/24. The post Council pledges after report flags up as many as 500 jobs losses appeared first on The Oban Times.
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Will Gordon Buchanan bond with seven huskies to take him on the toughest challenge of his life - the treacherous Burn Run in Canada's forzen Yukon? The post Mull filmmaker gets up close to huskies appeared first on The Oban Times.
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Highlander Sophie Clark, 27, is a trailblazer in every sense of the word. She is Scotland’s first female lecturer in gamekeeping, and is also a retained firefighter. She said: ‘I grew up in the small harbour village of Kinlochbervie in the north west of Sutherland. It was and still is an idyllic...
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Duncan MacPhee died peacefully at home with his family by his side on Thursday, December 2. The post Rugby club pays tribute to Duncan MacPhee appeared first on The Oban Times.
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Wildlife watcher Neil Bletcher warns of the dangers plastic bird feeders can pose for other species. The post Early morning feed leaves pine marten in need of rescue appeared first on The Oban Times.
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This week the Scottish Goverment launched its £1.4 million Islands Cost Crisis Emergency Fund - but Argyll and Bute Council was disappointed by its portion of the pie The post Council disappointed by Argyll’s share of £1.4M island crisis fund appeared first on The Oban Times.
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Lismore East fish farm manager David MacMillan decided to donate his grant to the Oban Camanachd club’s youth programme The post Scottish Sea Farms boost Oban Camanachd Under 14s appeared first on The Oban Times.
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Jura's Small Isles Primary School in Craighouse received a visit from the son of famous writer George Orwell, who penned the dystopian novel 1984 on the island The post Jura school uplifted by special visit 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 Council freezes recruitment in bid to avoid redundancies appeared first on The Oban Times.
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An exclusion zone was placed around the sunken salmon feed barge in August because of potentially toxic gases from the barge, which was damaged during Storm ‘Arwen’ in November 2021. The post Phase one of sunken Skye barge recovery completed appeared first on The Oban Times.
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Council officials have been accused of treating local committees as if they do not matter, after they received the same report which had already been agreed elsewhere The post Cemetery report anger appeared first on The Oban Times.
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Residents of Spean Bridge, Roybridge and Achnacarry get into the Christmas spirit. The post Seasonal sing-a-long in Torlundy appeared first on The Oban Times.
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A man has been charged in connection with a break-in at the hall at St Columba Cathedral in Oban. A Police Scotland spokesperson said: ‘Shortly before 9am on Sunday December 4, we were called to a break-in at a premises on Corran Esplande, Oban.’ ‘A 38-year-old man was charged in...
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What makes this refurbishment even more remarkable is the unselfish generosity of the individuals involved in the project. The post Fort Free Church undergoes interior transformation appeared first on The Oban Times.
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A 32 year-old man from Oban who attacked and raped two sleeping women was jailed for seven years at Edinburgh High Court The post Sex predator jailed for attacks in Oban appeared first on The Oban Times.
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Remote communities fighting depopulation should not be 'the last in the queue' for the roll-out of R100 superfast broadband, Western Isles Council told Scotland's deputy first minister The post Islanders slam slow R100 roll-out amid ‘connectivity crisis’ appeared first on The Oban Times.
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'No immediate redundancies have been made and the Joint Administrators are now exploring a potential sale of the business in an accelerated timeframe, during which time the the company will continue to trade from its stores and website.' The post M&Co stores to remain open for now appeared...
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The vessel was Montrose Port's new pilot boat which was making its maiden voyage from Cork in Ireland to Montrose. The post Montrose’s new pilot boat navigates Corpach locks appeared first on The Oban Times.
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A helicopter is to be used to transport materials for path improvement work at one of Skye’s most popular sites, the Fairy Pools. The aircraft will deliver materials to the upper reaches of the Fairy Pools in January. While the helicopter is being used, the upper section of the path, beyond the...
