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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'This gives them certainty that they will now be able to start making plans again, whether to see their families on the mainland or those families to come to them.' The post Council leader backs islands decision appeared first on The Oban Times.
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Bill Clifford of Mary’s Meals recently gave a virtual presentation to Lochaber Rotary Club members on the charity’s work in Tigray, Ethiopia. This reinforced the Lochaber link with Mary’s Meals founder Magnus MacFarlane-Barrow who spent his early years at the Loch Leven Hotel. Mary’s...
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Exercise can help people affected by Parkinson’s to manage physical symptoms and other symptoms such as sleep problems, fatigue, mood and mental health. The post HLH supports people affected by Parkinson’s appeared first on The Oban Times.
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Hope Walks are a new initiative which focus on creating activity that is safe, accessible and enjoyable to all. The post Lochaber Hope move towards Covid recovery appeared first on The Oban Times.
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Argyll & Bute Council has secured about £800,000 contributing virtually nothing itself to the potential project that would see more parking spaces created in an area near the graveyard at Baliscate The post Funds secured for new Tobermory car park appeared first on The Oban Times.
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To sum up his shinty career, he was a great team mate but for the opposition, a nightmare to play against. The post Obituary: Norman MacKenzie (Naggy) appeared first on The Oban Times.
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A wee blether with volunteer Oban lifeboat member Leonie Mead as the crew gets all ship-shape ready for a surge of visitors heading to our coast as lockdown restrictions ease. Inveraray and District Pipe Band Pipe Major Stuart Liddell gets us in the mood for a very special event The post A...
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The stand alone charity-run care home has been converting its assisted living flats into eight much needed, ensuite rooms. The post Abbeyfield Ballachulish care home looks to open new wing in May appeared first on The Oban Times.
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The National Plan for Gaelic contains a commitment to establish a fund, in conjunction with Community Land Scotland. The post Funding partnership strengthens commitment to Gaelic language appeared first on The Oban Times.
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Thirty-year-old switchgear equipment at the plant near Dalmally has now been fully replaced because it depended on the use of a greenhouse gas. The post Cruachan Power Station going greener appeared first on The Oban Times.
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However, ScotRail has said additional services would be provided from the new timetable to 'better reflect demand'. The post Oban trains face passenger ‘pressure’ appeared first on The Oban Times.
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MacTV, the largest independent TV company in the Highlands and Islands, secures three-year contract. The post Stornoway firm wins BBC ALBA deal appeared first on The Oban Times.
Go Mountain Goats
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New website - go to www.gomountaingoats.com
Abacus Mountain Guides
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Last year, many people found that they felt a deep desire to find open spaces, to explore the beautiful landscape of Scotland, to get outside and to connect with nature. It is such a fundamental thing to do that is fundamentally good for us, in so many ways.Lots of us did explore our wild...
Lochaber Chamber of Commerce
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Chamber call for “relationship reset” as Holyrood elections approach (Friday, April 9, 2021 - 16:37)Lochaber Chamber of Commerce is calling for the relationship between businesses and politicians to be reset in a policy document issued ahead of the Holyrood election. Scottish Parliamentarians need to understand and support the value and importance of business in their policy programmes, in a...
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Due to the level of applications received and further funds from the Scottish Government the Council has been able to widen the eligibility criteria for the Discretionary Grant Scheme. Businesses who previously considered that they did not meet the criteria for this grant are encouraged to reread...
The Adventures of Algy
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Algy slept happily beneath the sheltering cherry trees, and dreamed a most marvellous dream…He dreamed that he was talking to the Easter bunny, beside the magical ferris wheel, which for the moment had stopped turning and had an empty seat at the bottom, just ready and waiting for a wee fluffy bird...
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When Algy woke up on Easter Saturday he found that the strange island - which had seemed almost deserted the day before, except for a small brown bird in the bushes - was suddenly bustling with all kinds of activity. Flowers had sprung up overnight, birds had built nests, chicks had already...
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Algy was beginning to think that there was something a wee bit strange about this new island he had reached… It really wasn’t quite like anywhere he had been before…He was resting quietly on the grass after his experience with the vanishing statue, when suddenly some cherry trees grew up at an...
Plants of Skye, Raasay & The Small Isles
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This sort of weather is not very conducive to field work. However, some things are afoot. Through the Skye Naturalists’ Network on Facebook and with the help of Skye Gardening Society, I have had a number of people locating and inspecting Quercus ilex (Evergreen/Holm/Holly Oak) and...
