Lochaber Blogs
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.
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The Oban Times
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DEATHS CLAYTON – Andrew James (Andy). Peacefully on November 6, 2022 aged 32. Beloved son of David and Margot, Milngavie, brother of Calum, grandson of Cathie and the late Stan Clayton, Croft Road, Oban and of Margaret Pacey, Ardchattan School and the late Finlay Kilcullen, Bonawe Quarries....
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With another 400 new houses going through the planning process and 300 already built, some Oban community council members were astonished that no funding was already in the pipeline for a new school The post Debate on new school for Dunbeg appeared first on The Oban Times.
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The Oban Times contacted West Coast Motors direct to get an update which revealed plans for the user forum to be quarterly sessions. The post What is happening with the bus forum group? appeared first on The Oban Times.
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Kilmallie Community Council's November monthly meeting discussed a variety of issues. The post Kilmallie council holds November meeting appeared first on The Oban Times.
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Asked for its view, Caol Community Council told the Lochaber Times at the start of this week it had now written to both Lloyds and NHS Highland. The post Community councils hear of Caol Pharmacy issues appeared first on The Oban Times.
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Funds from Seil Biodiversity's Christmas craft fair are going towards the group's work to protect and add to habitats on the island as well as build a wildlife hide to keep watch The post Fair funds will help craft a wildlife hide appeared first on The Oban Times.
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As a professional biologist specialising in problems of wildlife management and conservation, his previous book dealt in detail with expeditions to Iceland, East Africa, Nigeria and Indonesia. The post Banavie biologist Rory Putnam set for more literary success with latest book appeared first on...
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Yellow lines on George Street have been re-painted, a recent Oban Community Council meeting heard - but there was still a feeling that parking restrictions are not being enforced. The post George Street congestion continues appeared first on The Oban Times.
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The ceremony was conducted by the Reverend Margaret Millar. The post New elder at Kilmore and Oban Parish Church appeared first on The Oban Times.
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Any one who still needs a Light Up A Life form can either call in to the Dove Centre at 24 Stevenson Street, call 01631 561315 or email fundraising@obanhospice.org.uk The post Light up a life appeared first on The Oban Times.
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Across Argyll and Bute , 66 terminals out of 92 parking terminals have been upgraded to enable cash, cashless and Chip and PIN payments The post Parking tickets issued doubles within year appeared first on The Oban Times.
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Planning permission was officially granted for the proposed facility at Oban Airport last month to see it be a high-tech base for drones to transport medicines, biological samples and cargo between the mainland and the region’s island communities. The post Funders visit airport drone hub approved...
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Supercharged six-part series The Great Cloth will premiere on BBC ALBA and BBC iPlayer on Monday January 2 at 9pm. The post BBC Alba weaves bold stories in new tweed drama appeared first on The Oban Times.
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The Campbell Memorial Hall behind St Modan's Church in Benderloch is opening its doors every Thursday from 11.30am til 3pm to give people a chance to sit in the warmth with a bowl of soup or a cup of tea or coffee and enjoy a selection of pre-loved books from the Bookends collection. The post What...
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Plans for a £260,000 revamp of Gibraltar Street need to go back to the drawing board to avoid wasting money. Argyll and Bute Council’s revised plan for the main walkway between Oban town centre and big store Tesco came under fire at last week’s meeting of Oban Community Council. The...
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St John's Cathedral could get return visits by the pop-up screen but McCaig's Tower is also in the line-up for a screenings in March The post Phoenix rises with a screening at St John’s appeared first on The Oban Times.
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Keep Oban Beautiful is asking Argyll and Bute Council to update a tree preservation order covering Benvoullin, a much-loved woodland between Atlantis Leisure Centre and Lonsdale. The post Call to update protection of Oban’s wildlife corridor appeared first on The Oban Times.
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A Lochaber councillor and five of his Lib Dem colleagues have called for the reform of benefits paid to local communities by wind farm operators, slamming the current levels of monies handed over as ‘seriously inadequate’ and poorly allocated. Fort William and Ardnamurchan ward...
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The talk is based on a document discovered in the main house at Dunollie in 2017, tucked away in a locked drawer of the MacDougall family’s monuments chest. The post Discovered document revealed appeared first on The Oban Times.
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When you get to spend so much time studying a particular species, you cannot help but build a special love for that creature, especially if it is such a charismatic bird such as the splendid skydancer. The post Mullman goes skydancing appeared first on The Oban Times.
