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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Plockton correspondent Charlie Macrae reveals all the latest happenings in the village and its surrounding area.
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With plans on hold to shut Argyll’s three day care centres for older adults, the Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP) has been told it should revise a proposed review of older adult day services led by engagement with staff, service users, their families and wider communities.
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Mae Barr was one of several Campbeltown Brass members to be rewarded for their performances at the national championships
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To mark the special milestone of delivering all the local views, news and documenting important local events for 50 years, we take a look back at the paper over the last five decades - from its inception all the way through to its future.
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An apprentice electrician from Ardrishaig took part in a charity boxing match in Glasgow on Sunday to raise money for an MS charity.
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New life could await a former Campbeltown maternity hospital which is now for sale as a hotel.
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Could aqua-cremation be coming to Argyll to help ease the problem with lack of burial spaces?
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Lochaber school pupils hit all the right notes at 50th anniversary event.
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Letters sent out to service users a week ago from Argyll and Bute’s Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP) broke unsettling news of a closure proposal, but 24 hours before it was due to be discussed at a meeting of the Integration Joint Board, the HSCP announced that a decision would not be made...
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After driving for 10 hours from London to Campbeltown, and then touring Australia and New Zealand with his band, a Campbeltown whisky fan has enjoyed a relaxing dram in the Alps.
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Can I climb Ben Nevis in spring without a guide?Yes, but there are some skills and knowledge you need to do it safely. Even then, it can be really tough, and turning around before reaching the summit might be the best thing to do. Here is some guidance on what you need to know and the...
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A man has been placed on a community payback order after a routine police check led to an emergency response.
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A gift from SSE will allow students at Lochaber High School to get hands on with renewable energy ideas.
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An 82-year-old driver has been fined after committing his first driving offence
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Lochgilphead High School is the first school in Argyll and Bute to take part in the scheme.
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Owners will find out if they have won the gong for Best Country House in Scotland award at a dinner in April.
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Three Tobermory RNLI volunteers attended the charity’s bicentenary celebrations at Westminster Abbey on Monday March 4 to mark two special birthdays.
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The body of a man has been recovered during searches for a missing person in Fort William
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Conference in Portree set to shape future of the west coast economy An event in Portree on 19 March is expected to attract business leaders and policy makers from across the west coast and be a catalyst for shaping the area’s future. The West Coast Vision Conference on Economic Resilience...
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Margaret and Duggie MacNeill who run the Corner House bar were speechless when the race night they organised on Saturday raised £5,000 for Parkinson’s UK Scotland.