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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Muggles of all ages joined a variety of magical creatures at Campbeltown Town Hall for an evening of Harry Potter-themed Hallowe’en fun on Thursday October 31.
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Monsters, witches, wizards - and even a bottle of tomato sauce dressed up in a showcase of Hallowe’en finery - joined in a bit of seasonal spooky fun across our primary schools.
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Politicians should establish a right for young people to live where they grew up amid the rural housing shortage, says a body of community landowners.
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Works take place on Thursday 14 and Sunday 17 November: Road closure with amnesties in place.
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The project cost over £750,000.
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In an article marking the launch of the News Media Association’s Journalism Matters campaign, the Prime Minister gave his strong backing to news media and the creative sector as “central to this government’s driving mission on economic growth.”
Sunart Community Company
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A huge ‘thank you’ to all the volunteers that came along to Strontian Community Woodland this afternoon! Team work and a lot of hard work can make a huge difference to keeping our local footpaths open and safe. Great to have some new volunteers and local HC Access Officer...
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By Oakwood Manager Karyn Simpkinson As I write this, the sun is setting on a pleasant autumnal day that held a few showers and the early signs of colour in the leaves. Perfectly typical for this time of year. Our season began in typical fashion too, with beautiful weather and spring...
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Introducing Annie Harpur: New Coordinator for theSunart Craft Hub and Men’s Shed. We’re delighted to welcome Annie Harpur as the new part-time Coordinator for the Sunart Craft Hub and Men’s Shed, a role she began at the end of July. After an initial tour of the portacabin, Annie has hit the...
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One of the key topics raised during our 2023 community consultation, was the importance of improving Sunart’s footpaths. Following the consultation, the Sunart Community Company and Lochaber Countryside Rangers (Highlife Highland), joined forces to organise monthly sessions to improve our local...
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Lochaber Woodland Buyout Goes Through! Yes, we bought a wood! Sunart Community Company(SCC) has purchased the 88 hectare Longrigg Wood,Strontian, for community use. The woodland sits up on the western edge of the community, with incredible views towards Loch Sunart, a popular destination...
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We’ve an exciting few months coming up, with the following events for all the community. Make sure you put them in your diary! Christmas Market & Auction – Saturday 7th December AGM & Burns’ Supper – Saturday 25th January Hogmanay Ceilidh – 31st...
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Dualchas AGM The well-attended AGM for the heritage group was held in the village hall on 3rd June. James Hilder from Sunart Community Company presented a slideshow on the proposed community buyout of the church building. We were pleased to welcome five new members to the group. Current...
Treshnish Farm
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After lamb sales, it is time to think about tups. Have we got enough? We have 3 different flocks of sheep - and they each need new blood every now and then. We bought a Suffolk tup from Lettermore on the side of Loch Frisa, a handsome Herdwick from James Rebanks in Cumbria but we...
Lochaber Chamber of Commerce
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Nevis Radio is excited to announce that Ofcom has approved its application to extend its broadcasting service to the Oban area, filling the gap left since Oban FM ceased operations this summer. With Ofcom’s approval, Nevis Radio will now be able to serve the Oban community on the familiar 103.3FM...
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The first 45 of 112,000 trees have been planted as part of a new native woodland being established at Maol Ban on the Isle of Skye by Mowi Scotland. Over 2024-2025, 112,000 native broadleaved trees will be planted across 102 hectares of land near to Mowi Scotland’s Caol Mor seawater farm on the...
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November Special Offers At Logical, they are dedicated to helping your business run smoothly and securely. To support this, they are offering a free cost comparison and print security audit to help you optimize your print and document management processes. The specialize in multifunctional...
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Meet Holli, the MCR Pathways Coordinator for Lochaber High School who is delighted that they have recently joined Lochaber Chamber of Commerce. MCR Pathways is a school-based mentoring programme that matches volunteer mentors with students. At its core, MCR Pathways is based on a simple premise –...
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StrategyStory celebrates prestigious ‘Business to Watch of the Year’ award at national Women’s Enterprise Scotland Awards The team at Inverness-based storytelling business, StrategyStory came home smiling from the recent Womens’ Enterprise Scotland awards in Glasgow having scooped the gong for ‘...
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Expansion underway at NEWCo NEWCo has embarked on a £539,000 project that will significantly increase productivity and efficiency, and help meet growing demand for its services. Its premises will be expanded by 50 per cent and two new overhead cranes will be installed. The company secured a £172,...
