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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

  • Successful BID for Oban (Thursday, December 29, 2022 - 11:06)
    Following council approval of BID4Oban’s business proposals in September, local businesses were balloted to gain support. The result was a clear majority meaning that businesses will invest and work together to focus on improving Oban as a commercial and tourist destination. The post Successful BID...
  • Festivities see RNLI crew ready to respond as ever (Thursday, December 29, 2022 - 10:46)
    While most RNLI crew will jump in their car or run through the streets to reach the lifeboat station when their pagers go off, Andy Lockwood will climb aboard his fast rib to cross from Kerrera. The post Festivities see RNLI crew ready to respond as ever appeared first on The Oban Times.
  • Rest and Be Thankful Road to be diverted (Thursday, December 29, 2022 - 10:40)
    Traffic using the A83 Rest and Be Thankful road will be diverted later today (Thursday). The post Rest and Be Thankful Road to be diverted appeared first on The Oban Times.
  • Will you help campaign join the dots? (Thursday, December 29, 2022 - 10:19)
    Oban and District Access Panel started a national campaign to get braille labelling on all food products and they need your helps as well as politicians' support to get it made law The post Will you help campaign join the dots? appeared first on The Oban Times.
  • Adoption saves Duke’s historic charters (Thursday, December 29, 2022 - 10:09)
    Tests on the centuries-old Argyll Charters - housed in the archive at Inveraray Castle - triggered a vital preservation project to partially restore and rescue 17 documents to ensure they are safeguarded for future generations. Three of those papers have just been adopted and restored by the law...
  • Bring in the bells! (Thursday, December 29, 2022 - 10:07)
    Happy Hogmanay - celebrate the new year with BBC Alba presenters Cathy MacDonald and Niall Iain Macdonald - live from Mallaig and Morar Community Centre The post Bring in the bells! appeared first on The Oban Times.
  • Announcements – December 29, 2022 (Thursday, December 29, 2022 - 10:06)
    DEATHS BARRIE – Peacefully, on Thursday December 15, 2022, at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary A&E, Corinne Isobel Barrie (née MacGillivray), aged 63, after many years of illness bravely fought. Darling wife of Alan, and beloved daughter of the late Flo and Hugh MacGillivray. Funeral service at...
  • Focus on 2022 favourites (Thursday, December 29, 2022 - 09:44)
    Oban Photographic Club is focusing on snapping up more members in the New Year. From near and far landscapes to landmarks, from wildlife moments to the more quirky, here is a selection of some of its members favourite shots. The club has been in existence for more than 60 years, making it one of...
  • Ho, Ho, Ho look who landed on Luing (Thursday, December 29, 2022 - 09:29)
    Santa arrived at Cullipool Village Hall with a jingle of bells before chatting with youngsters and delighting them with gifts. The post Ho, Ho, Ho look who landed on Luing appeared first on The Oban Times.
  • Nevis Hill Walking Club, Sunday January 1 – Glen Coe (Thursday, December 29, 2022 - 08:52)
    Buachaille Etive Mor is a magnificent mountain, one of the most recognisable in Scotland. The post Nevis Hill Walking Club, Sunday January 1 – Glen Coe appeared first on The Oban Times.
  • Lorn Healthy Options weekly health tip – December 29 (Thursday, December 29, 2022 - 08:23)
    The risk of suffering a fall increases in the winter and it's not just about ice and snow making our paths dangerous. The post Lorn Healthy Options weekly health tip – December 29 appeared first on The Oban Times.
  • Season’s greetings from the sporting community – part 1 (Thursday, December 29, 2022 - 08:11)
    Here's to a happy and healthy New Year to everyone. The post Season’s greetings from the sporting community – part 1 appeared first on The Oban Times.
  • Local MP Blackford welcomes review of firearms licensing rules (Thursday, December 29, 2022 - 07:59)
    The Scottish Affairs Committee acknowledges in its report that the Skye shooting tragedy in the summer is being considered by the courts and is therefore subject to ‘subjudice’ considerations. The post Local MP Blackford welcomes review of firearms licensing rules appeared first on The Oban Times.
  • Council’s Fort William offices saved from threat of closure (Wednesday, December 28, 2022 - 17:03)
    The council said its work to date has already delivered £160,000 savings, and will save £1 million by the end of the next financial year. The post Council’s Fort William offices saved from threat of closure appeared first on The Oban Times.
  • CalMac summer timetables to be released in January (Wednesday, December 28, 2022 - 15:03)
    CalMac’s summer timetable is set to be published in late January 2023, with bookings opening in a phased approach, with the first period covering March 31 – June 4 The post CalMac summer timetables to be released in January appeared first on The Oban Times.
  • What’s In This Week’s Oban Times – 28th December 2022 (Wednesday, December 28, 2022 - 14:59)
    Catch up with all the latest news from your area in this week's Oban Times. The post What’s In This Week’s Oban Times – 28th December 2022 appeared first on The Oban Times.
  • Sickness shuts Oban hospital ward (Wednesday, December 28, 2022 - 10:44)
    If you, or someone you live with, has had symptoms of diarrhoea and/or vomiting please avoid visiting health and care settings until symptoms have been clear for 48 hours, this is a message from NHS Highlands The post Sickness shuts Oban hospital ward appeared first on The Oban Times.
  • Tea time for Claggan’s senior residents (Wednesday, December 28, 2022 - 08:56)
    Claggan Residents Association Senior Citizens enjoyed an afternoon tea at An Drochaid. The post Tea time for Claggan’s senior residents appeared first on The Oban Times.
  • New app helps police identify lost and stolen bicycles (Wednesday, December 28, 2022 - 00:03)
    Police Scotland has a new tool at its disposal to assist in investigating bike thefts and returning lost and stolen cycles to their rightful owners. Since early December, all frontline officers have been able to upload the Bike Register database app to their mobile devices, providing them with a...

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  • Flashback Friday 220 (Wednesday, December 28, 2022 - 17:10)
    17th December 2014. Ben Nevis Mountain Path This is the original blog This is what I wrote at the time: On Tuesday with a great forecast Tom and I set out for a walk up the mountain path on Ben Nevis. We were happy to find the sky clearer than was perhaps forecast, with only high level local clouds...

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