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Blogs (web logs) provide an ideal opportunity to explore the traditions, culture and wildlife of Wild Lochaber. We have put together a collection of local blogs and provide the titles and text snippets to 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

  • HLH supports people affected by Parkinson’s (Sunday, April 11, 2021 - 15:40)
    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.
  • Lochaber Hope move towards Covid recovery (Sunday, April 11, 2021 - 15:23)
    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.
  • Funds secured for new Tobermory car park (Sunday, April 11, 2021 - 09:32)
    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.
  • Obituary: Norman MacKenzie (Naggy)  (Saturday, April 10, 2021 - 17:31)
    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.
  • A Something For the Weekend Podcast 9th April 2021 (Friday, April 9, 2021 - 19:01)
    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...
  • Abbeyfield Ballachulish care home looks to open new wing in May (Friday, April 9, 2021 - 17:41)
    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.
  • Funding partnership strengthens commitment to Gaelic language (Friday, April 9, 2021 - 15:13)
    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.
  • Cruachan Power Station going greener (Friday, April 9, 2021 - 15:00)
    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.
  • Oban trains face passenger ‘pressure’ (Friday, April 9, 2021 - 11:31)
    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.
  • Stornoway firm wins BBC ALBA deal (Friday, April 9, 2021 - 11:20)
    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.
  • A Something For the Weekend Podcast 2nd April 2021 (Friday, April 2, 2021 - 17:01)
    Steevie takes the lead for this week's edition in which we have Kathie and her interview with Sally Weir from Mull Safe and Sound about why it is so good to talk and Fiona has some music from Manran The post A Something For the Weekend Podcast 2nd April 2021 appeared first on The Oban Times.
  • Dunbeg pupils put best feet forward (Friday, April 2, 2021 - 15:31)
    Every class has been partaking in a Daily Mile every morning in all weathers, apart from snow, as part of the Adventure Oban community exercise initiative. The post Dunbeg pupils put best feet forward appeared first on The Oban Times.
  • Appin hotel can’t wait to reopen (Friday, April 2, 2021 - 15:01)
    'Our entire team is really excited to be receiving guests again,' says Scots-born international hotelier, Gordon Campbell Gray. The post Appin hotel can’t wait to reopen appeared first on The Oban Times.
  • Algae scientist retires after 35 years at SAMS (Friday, April 2, 2021 - 14:37)
    The longest-serving current member of staff at the Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS) is retiring after 35 years at the institute. Christine Campbell heads up the SAMS-based Culture Collection of Algae and Protozoa (CCAP), one of the most biodiverse collections of microscopic algal and...
  • Obit: Katherine Koster (Friday, April 2, 2021 - 14:06)
    Kate had a great memory and loved to tell stories of the old days, she was well loved in Plockton and will be much missed. The post Obit: Katherine Koster appeared first on The Oban Times.
  • All aboard for special Skerryvore livestream (Friday, April 2, 2021 - 12:14)
    Tickets on sale today Friday April 2 The post All aboard for special Skerryvore livestream appeared first on The Oban Times.
  • Oban firms in £170,000 digger deal (Friday, April 2, 2021 - 10:01)
    Argyll Engineers Ltd have handed over four high quality excavators to supportive, long-standing customers TSL Contractors Ltd. The post Oban firms in £170,000 digger deal appeared first on The Oban Times.
  • Man charged following Ballet West investigation (Thursday, April 1, 2021 - 19:08)
    'If you have, or anyone you know has been a victim of sexual abuse then please be assured that we will listen,' - Detective Chief Inspector Grant Macleod, of the Argyll & West Dunbartonshire Division Public Protection Unit. The post Man charged following Ballet West investigation appeared first...

Lochaber Chamber of Commerce

  • 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...
  • Discretionary Grant Scheme deadline approaching (Tuesday, April 6, 2021 - 17:38)
    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...

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