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.
Please feel free to contact us if you have any suggestions for blogs you would like to see here.
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BBC Scotland returns with second series, going behind the scenes at CalMac, telling the stories of staff and islanders whose lives and livelihoods depend on the ferry company and its services.
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Inveraray’s wooden pier is the next focus of fund raising in the town.
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Dedicating the Dalmally Stones now on display in Glenorchy Church comes at the start of a weeklong Clan Gregor celebration of its Covid-delayed bicentenary which should have happened in 2022. More than 140 people are travelling from all over the world to be there.
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If you want to take part in a flash massed choir event raising funds for Mòd an Òbain 2024. meet at Station Square, Oban, 1pm this Sunday.
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It can be difficult to decide who to vote for during an election, and this time round, there was another factor that affected decision making...
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The night of the General Election was a busy one for news outlets across the country - including two of our new reporters here at West Coast Today.
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Christmas may not be high in many people’s thoughts in mid-July but it is never far from the minds of the dedicated members of the Campbeltown Christmas Lights committee.
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The proposal by Pi and Lynton Davidson is for a site south of Arturas at the hamlet of Knockrome, near Craighouse.
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Founder’s of Lochailort based Kirsty’s Kids walked the West Highland Way pushing a wheelbarrow to help people in Ukraine.
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The Electoral Commission is to look into a count of votes that continued into Saturday as part of routine research of the running of 2024 UK general election.
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Today Transport Scotland and CalMac announced a six-month extension to the charter of MV Alfred, meaning the vessel will remain with the ferry operator until March 2025.
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A rubbish situation looms for Port Ellen due to fears of bin removal (Tuesday, July 9, 2024 - 12:09)As bags and rubbish spill out of public bins in Port Ellen, locals want the town cleaned up.
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Former warden's office to be redeveloped as part of new housing plan (Tuesday, July 9, 2024 - 11:34)The Lochgilphead building in McCracken Court has been given change of use permission.
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The youngsters, who will begin secondary school together at Campbeltown Grammar School (CGS) in August, have enjoyed a united celebration of the end of their primary school years.
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The seat, which includes Fort William and north Lochaber was the last in the UK to be called following anomalies at the count in Inverness.
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A Scottish Sea Farms Processing Supervisor recently won the inaugural Emerging Talent award at the M&S Select Farm Awards 2024.
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Modifications to the Screen Machine mean the mobile cinema is able to return to Gigha this month.
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Ardnamurchan High School student Jack Bungey won the accolade of Lochaber Rotary Young Musician of the Year back in March.
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Ariane Burgess has asked the Cabinet Secretary for Justice, Angela Constance, about the potential impact of BT’s Digital Voice roll-out.
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Glencoe and Kinlochleven have welcomed the arrival of two new Scottish Water Top up Taps as the school summer holidays get under way.