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.
The Oban Times
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Clipper Race on its way to Oban.
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A collection of your best ideas
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The hotel has lain empty for 13 years.
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MG Alba annual report highlights how Gaelic media supports both users of Gaelic and others living in rural areas through the various schemes facilitated by MG ALBA.
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People are more inclined to buy a bottle of wine for a night in together, so longer opening hours for Lismore Stores on a Friday and Saturday could mean more sales for the community-run venture.
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Five candidates are vying for a single seat as residents in the Kintyre and the Islands ward prepare to hit the ballot box this month.
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Nursery children say farewell as they head for primary school.
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Members spent time over various days cleaning, trimming the hedge, painting the railings and plinth, renewing the chips, weeding round the base then placing the flower planters back in situ.
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The nature and rules of single track roads in the Highlands and Islands is alien to many tourists, and MacNeil thinks that having instructions along the way could help to improve driving performance and single-track etiquette.
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The event provided the opportunity to support a worthy cause in Lochaber Women’s Aid and organisers are extremely grateful to over 40 generous businesses that donated incredible prizes.
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Head teacher Neil McKnight oversaw his final prize-giving before retiring.
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Councillors have granted a licence for a ticketed tasting area for tours at a Campbeltown whisky shop.
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More lasting friendships were made recently, continuing an exchange history of more than 30 years.
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The annual grant from Point and Sandwick Trust is going a long way towards keeping a vital Western Isles service open.
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Invite to attend the Lochaber Chamber of Commerce’s General Election Hustings event on the evening of Tuesday June 18.
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A new defibrillator is at Connel Village Hall for public use
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Organised by the West Highland Wheelers, Fort William Bike Park’s first ever Pumptrackathon raised over £2000 to aid the park’s upkeep and buy new equipment.
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Generous supporters of Mid Argyll-based charity ZamScotEd have enabled St Columba’s Day Secondary School in Zambia to equip its new home economics department this month.
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Argyll and Bute Council is facing a budget gap of over £8million in the 2024/25 financial year, with a 10 per cent council tax rise among the potential measures to reduce it, councillors have heard.
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With a reputation as one of Scotland’s top courses, Machrihanish Golf Club is no stranger to famous faces but last Saturday’s visitor is one of the sport’s greatest ever players.
