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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MSP Katy Clark has criticised the Scottish Government, saying that its failure to address ferry issues is “holding Arran back” and that it is “not enough to say that Arran is open for business without providing any support”.
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Ferry operator CalMac has announced it will trial an additional return sailing from the mainland to Arran on Fridays as part of a three-week trial aimed at improving current capacity restraints.
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A bogey free 66 leaves him in a tie for fifth place going into today’s second round.
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Arran’s Atlantic 85 B-class lifeboat Rachel Hedderwick will be fitted with the latest engines and equipment when she is away for her five-yearly refit at the RNLI Inshore Lifeboat Centre on the Isle of Wight.
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Organisers of the Arran Rock and Blues Festival in Lochranza have praised the efforts of its visiting bands, volunteers and attendees, however, they have blamed CalMac for the low attendance numbers.
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Tributes have been paid to Second World War veteran and Campbeltown resident Ailsa Stewart who has died aged 109.
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The A83 between Cossack Street and Colchester Square is freshly tarred with new road markings painted on.
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Councillor Donald Crichton, chairperson of Comhairle nan Eilean Siar’s Sustainable Development Committee, says move is blow to high street.
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Basing her charity challenge on Walking in the Footsteps of Kings, a book written by Sharon Webb, curator of Kilmartin Museum, Jan is keeping it local.
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The expedition will benefit Ellie Moore in her current role as an engagement ranger with the Nevis Landscape Partnership.
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Islanders 25 and under are needed to fill out an important survey.
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The one-off payment is a response to the cost-of-living crisis.
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May’s fundraising events continue in Otter Ferry on Saturday, May 25.
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The annual Mid Argyll Music Festival began in 1980 as a showcase and competition event, attracting up to 600 entrants, but has been unable to relaunch following the Covid pandemic.
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Argyll and Bute Council’s Business Gateway Service is inviting small businesses to come forward and find out if they are eligible for a free digital review to help improve their online presence and widen their customer base.
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Licensing chiefs have approved the siting of a wooden hut for drinks service in the garden of a Campbeltown hotel.
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Highland Holidays at Gallanachmore Farm in Oban wants to increase and alter the layout of the park it bought last year
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A break-in to a town centre flat, the theft of alcohol from a supermarket and two separate assaults on officers feature in this week’s police news round-up.
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After almost 40 years of delivering mail to Barcaldine, dedicated postie Joe Keary hangs up his post bag for the last time
Lochaber Chamber of Commerce
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Thousands of retail businesses, cafes, pubs, takeaways, hairdressers, wholesale, and distribution centres lease their premises. What happens as the lease comes to an end? Can it be renewed? If not, how much time should the tenant have to find suitable alternative premises? In its Discussion Paper...