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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Consisting 55 kilometres of running and 5,000 metres of climbing, could you tackle the Mull Skyline?
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Three projects within Lochaber will benefit from the awards.
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Turning 94 next in July, Ursula Kruber was only 19-years-old when she was sent to the Fort from Germany on her own.
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After recent delays to bin collection due to ’operational issues’ a new bin lorry has arrived on the Isle of Mull.
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Scotland’s councils will need to take ever tougher decisions in the coming years to balance their budgets, according to the public spending watchdog
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Geography, history and modern studies teacher Jamie Wire is a guitar-playing songwriter, much to the surprise of the young people he teaches at Lochgilphead High School.
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The Museums and Heritage Awards took place at the Hilton Park Lane on Wednesday May 15 and were hosted by paleoanthropologist and stand-up comic Ella Al-Shamahi.
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"There is a housing emergency everywhere, but we are feeling it most in rural areas," says Highlands and Islands MSP in a Holyrood debate
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The showcase will include work from creative arts, textiles, fashion and photography courses based in Fort William as well as linking with students in beauty, music and hospitality courses.
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Following a successful pilot scheme, healthcare professionals in Argyll and Bute can now prescribe ways for patients to engage with nature as part of their treatment plan.
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Voice and rights charity VoiceAbility has launched a free advocacy service to support people in Arran and North Ayrshire with their health, care and wellbeing decisions.
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The application has attracted 35 objections.
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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.