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.
Lochaber Chamber of Commerce
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Graham Smith takes on position as GM of ScaleAQ in UK & Ireland Graham, who recently left his position as regional production manager for Shetland in Scottish Sea Farms, started in the role as GM in ScaleAQ on July 20th. He leads a team of 19 employees based in Fort William and Shetland...
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Semco Maritime Ltd have been awarded a yard stay project with Altera Infrastructure for their FPSO asset Voyageur Spirit to be moored at the West coast port facility. Semco Maritime were awarded based on their extensive project management and engineering expertise in conjunction with the bespoke...
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COVID has shown just how important it is to ensure you have a reliable connection and the flexibility to move to a remote solution if required. It’s time to make a change With Openreach phasing out PSTN lines by 2025 and ISDN lines no longer available to purchase, the world of VoIP (Voice...
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Lochaber Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce that we are rolling out a new web app to help local businesses manage the customer contact details requested by the Scottish Government’s Test & Protect programme. This new online app uses our well-known ‘Outdoor Capital of the UK’ brand...
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Scottish businesses have been hit with a 25% tariff on exports going into the US. The tariff, which has been in place since October 2019, is having a dramatic effect on the amount and cost of goods and service’s that Scottish companies can provide their American counterparts. We cannot continue...
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With more Scots than ever choosing to ‘staycation’ post lockdown and explore all that Scotland has to offer, the demand for authentic, outdoor experiences is growing. A new programme from Highland and Islands Enterprise (HIE) is calling on adventure tourism businesses to sign up and benefit from a...
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Employers can claim the bonus for all eligible employees who have been furloughed and comes as employers set to start contributing to the furlough scheme as staff return to work and the economy reopens. One-off bonus for businesses The bonus – announced by Chancellor Rishi Sunak as part of his...
Marc Calhoun
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Here I am stuck stateside. I am so jealous, as I hear tales of friends in the UK actually being able to venture out to the isles. But for me that's a 50/50 hope for 2021. A couple of weeks ago I did manage to get to an island. Blake Island State Park is only five miles from my home in West Seattle...
The Oban Times
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Police had to move on 30 guests who showed up, with tents, and refused to leave a Glen Etive Airbnb property booked for just seven people. The post Wild weekend of anti-social campers appeared first on The Oban Times.
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'We are so lucky to have such a strong carers network in Argyll and Bute,' says health chief ahead of meeting. The post Health chief praises carers for support during pandemic appeared first on The Oban Times.
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'Receiving results can be an extremely stressful experience,' says Childline charity. The post ‘Listen to young people on exam results day’ appeared first on The Oban Times.
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Four ideas have been put to Argyll and Bute Council by a traffic management working group that already existed in the town to solve a saturation crisis when visitors' cars and campers descend on Tobermory at peak tourist times. The post Options are in to help Tobermory social distance safely...
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Jim Michie raised over £2,000 for Mallaig Pool and Leisure centre who have been suffering financial difficulties brought on by the coronavirus lockdown closure. The post Jim takes to the hills for Everest fundraiser appeared first on The Oban Times.
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'Ganavan is all over freeloading websites with campervans telling other people it's okay to come and park up for the night.' The post Councillor raises barrier idea for Ganavan appeared first on The Oban Times.
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Lidl's 'Great Taste, No Waste' campaign offers people a month of weekly shopping lists and meal plans. The post Lidl reveals how to feed a family of four for £40 a week appeared first on The Oban Times.
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The tournament had an unfamiliar feel to it in these strange times. The post Tobermory golf weekend appeared first on The Oban Times.
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With less than one week to go, the decision to call the horticultural show off was in response to concerns about catching and spreading Covid on the island. The post Luing cancels outdoors show appeared first on The Oban Times.
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ScotRail's 'five rules of safe travel,' - applicable on trains and station platforms - have been backed by Mr O'Hara. The post Message to public as train services resume appeared first on The Oban Times.
wondering wanderers
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It’s been another whole month passed without a post. Oops.Rather than one big long post of everything I’ll spilt up some of the updates into separate posts. So here is what has been happening in the garden. After turning the spare room (south facing, large window) into a greenhouse...
West Highland Museum
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The island archipelago of St Kilda, sitting alone in the Atlantic some 40 miles west of North Uist, was once home to a small population who endured much hardship during the island’s 2,000-year history of human habitation. In 1727 the malnourished and beleaguered inhabitants suffered an outbreak...
