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.
Abacus Mountain Guides
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So far, the winter of 2024/25 has been a bit on/off. It is not shaping up to be a classic winter. In fact it is a concerning indication of what our future winters might be like as the climate changes and we experience different weather here on the west coast of Scotland.Since November we...
The Oban Times
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Oban’s once community-owned Phoenix Cinema, which closed and went into liquidation last year, has been bought by a local businessman.
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Proposals to charge a £100 annual fee to use small boats in the Firth of Clyde, including Loch Fyne, will deter visitors and have a "huge impact" on local economies, warns Tarbert Harbour Authority.
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Grant Maclachlan, 55, faced a battle with prostate cancer - before being told that he also had a potentially deadly tumour on his kidney.
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Police incident reports from January 27 to February 3 in the Mid Argyll area.
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Highland campsites have been left to pay the price as tourists have been allowed to camp for free by Highland Council but now a new group could be formed to make sure holiday parks are no longer bypassed and that owners’ voices are heard when decisions are being made that affect their livelihoods.
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Visitor levy information events to take place across Argyll and Bute.
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Jolly coach driver Andrew Noble and Craignure mother Helen Dewar both ran above and beyond the challenged distance.
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CalMac has today, Tuesday February 4, published its summer timetables for a number of routes for 28 March 2025 to 19 October 2025.
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No cases of cervical cancer detected in fully vaccinated people in Argyll and Bute since the jag programme started in 2008, according to Public Health Scotland figures.
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Time to dust off the old voice box? The choir is looking for more members.
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High Life Highland Countryside Rangers have started nature clubs in Ardnamurchan and Caol to help seven- to 12-year-olds engage with the environment.
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Stagecoach has amended its Arran bus timetables to better align with ferry sailings.
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West Coast Motors are encouraging people to join in its annual Share the Love campaign, which aims to recognise bus drivers who go above and beyond for their customers.
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An investigation is under way after seven sheep were found dead in an East Kintyre field.
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Alvance careers event highlights Lochaber industry opportunities (Tuesday, February 4, 2025 - 10:00)Alvance British Aluminium and Jahama Highland Estates will host a careers event on March 5 for those interested in working in Lochaber’s industrial sector.
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Firm is expected to move into the currently vacant premises within the next eight weeks.
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Planning permission has been secured and building works started for a new multi- million-pound distillery and visitor centre in Luss
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Free school meals offer extended to primary six and seven pupils (Tuesday, February 4, 2025 - 08:00)North Ayrshire Council is extending its free school meals programme to include primary six and primary seven pupils later this month.
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Police are appealing for information following a high-value theft from Innis Na Birlinn Cemetery near Fort William.
