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Glasgow Letter – week 38

Robert Robertson speaks to Alasdair Gillies after his appearance at Blas festival in Portree, Skye.

Leisure

Sweet music at Three Lochs Festival

September 18, 2018

Final preparations are under way for the next Three Lochs Festival taking place this Saturday, which promises to be bigger and better than ever.

Leisure

Films from Arctic to Iran shine at Hebridean festival

September 18, 2018

The Hebridean Film Festival, showing on Lewis, Harris, Uist and Barra, lights up the advetures of an Iranian gold fish farmer and an American rodeo star.

Outdoors

Marcus’s mammoth mountain climb

September 17, 2018

Nine-year-old takes on Tower Ridge for charity – and celebrates with 20 chicken nuggets.

Leisure

Getting the run around

September 15, 2018

Lauren Hendry’s solo show centres on her decision to undertake a tetra-decathlon.

Leisure

Oban Community Singers are five!

September 15, 2018

After performing at Oban’s first Winter Festival, the singers decided to continue, and have gone from strength to strength.

Outdoors

Argyll wildlife projects soar

September 14, 2018

Five conservation projects from Argyll vie for a top Scottish title.

Leisure

Dunolli museum manager shortlisted for Scottish Heritage Angel Award

September 14, 2018

Columnists

Faclan illuminates The Darkest Dawn

September 9, 2018

Lewis’ Hebridean Book Festival launches a new book marking the 100th anniversary of the Iolaire tragedy

Leisure

Skye school wins for memorial garden

September 8, 2018

FAB Guide

Robot fun with One Button Benny at Waterstone’s

July 5, 2017

Author Alan Windram will be reading from his new children’s picture book for three to seven-year-olds.

FAB Guide

The Tayvallich Inn marks the obvious gateway to a tour of the studios. Situated at the entrance to the village, it will also showcase art from at least two of the local artists, as well as work from a number of guest artists.

Gallery

New exhibition explores Argyll coast

July 26, 2018

‘I hope Hush encourages the audience to connect with the physical place.’

Gallery

Mull and Iona Glasgow Association ceilidh was huge success

February 23, 2017

It was the new era as Ross Wilson and his team presented the new committee’s first event.

Gallery

Argyll brings in the new year in style

January 17, 2017

New Year fireworks display in Oban and Tobermory, Mull.

Gallery

Jingle all the way at Oban High School’s Christmas dance

January 17, 2017

Youngsters kick-off the festive holidays at their Christmas Jingles.

Holiday West Highland

March 29, 2018

The latest magazine is packed full on news and great ideas of places to visit this spring.

Holiday West Highland

The Autumn edition of Holiday West Highland is out now!

August 22, 2017

Holiday West Highland

The Summer 2017 Holiday West Highland is out now!

June 12, 2017

Holiday West Highland

The Spring issue of Holiday West Highland is out now

April 10, 2017

Holiday West Highland

January 18, 2017

Holiday West Highland Winter 2016 Version now available

Lochaber Life

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Lochaber Life

August 1, 2018

August 2018

Lochaber Life

Lochaber Life – May edition

June 28, 2018

Your community magazine

Lochaber

Lochaber Life – July 2018

June 28, 2018

Your community magazine

Lochaber

Lochaber Life – June 2018

June 28, 2018

Your community magazine

Lochaber Life

March 29, 2018

The latest magazine is packed full of news and things to see and do, so what are you waiting for…

Leisure

Lochaber Life

January 10, 2018

The latest edition of your community magazine

Leisure

The October issue of Lochaber Life

September 12, 2017

Read the October issue of Lochaber Life online here, packed full of community news, events and features.

Leisure

The September issue of Lochaber Life is out now!

August 22, 2017

Leisure

The August issue of Lochaber Life is out now!

July 15, 2017

Leisure

The July issue of Lochaber Life is out now!

June 20, 2017

Mull and Iona Life

Leisure

Life in a Day: new dance work at Mull Theatre

May 18, 2018

Leisure

Mull’s Columba Centre takes on new lease of life

May 2, 2018

Mull artists officially opened new gallery and shop in Fionnphort on Saturday (May 5).

Mull and Iona Life

March 29, 2018

Read the magazine here.

Mull and Iona Life

Your recycling questions answered: part 2

March 10, 2018

Not sure what you can & can’t recycle on Mull & Iona? Don’t know how & where you can recycle? Well, here are some answers…

Mull and Iona Life

Mull reuse and recycling project help to save the planet

March 10, 2018

Project highlights include installing food composters which will, over time, reduce the amount of food waste going to landfill.

Districts

New public access defibrillator for Gribun

December 4, 2017

A new defibrillator has been installed inside the former BT phone box thanks to Jacqui Farquhar.

Business

Clean sweep for West Coast restaurants

October 26, 2017

The Whitehouse Restaurant in Lochaline and The Ninth Wave restaurant on Mull took the top two spots for Restaurant of the Year.

Leisure

The Summer 2017 issue of Mull & Iona Life is out now!

July 3, 2017

Leisure

The Spring issue of Mull and Iona Life

April 10, 2017

Mull and Iona Life

January 23, 2017

Nostalgia

Leisure

Dunolli museum manager shortlisted for Scottish Heritage Angel Award

September 14, 2018

Leisure

Skye school wins for memorial garden

September 8, 2018

Nostalgia

Morvern Lines with Iain Thornber week 36

September 6, 2018

War’s unusual twist of fate for the Macleans of Duart.

Nostalgia

Morvern Lines with Iain Thornber week 35

September 1, 2018

Edited extracts from Donald McKichan’s memoirs (1858-1954) of Morvern.

Nostalgia

Arichonan: where memories lie hidden

August 30, 2018

A guided tour by Kilmartin Museum visits a settlement high on a hillside in Knapdale.

Nostalgia

Appeal for Gaelic tour guides

August 28, 2018

Gaelic speakers are being invited to give tours on Scotland’s historic sites including Dunstaffnage Castle

Nostalgia

Digging even deeper into Ulva’s history

August 25, 2018

Archaeologists excavating Livingstone’s Cave say man may have lived there up to 11,000 years ago

Nostalgia

Morvern Lines with Iain Thornber week 34

August 25, 2018

An Old Oban and Morvern family

Nostalgia

Volunteers join Islay dig

August 20, 2018

Community dig peels back the layers of time to reveal the true history of the Lords of the Isles’ naval fortress.

Nostalgia

Morvern Lines with Iain Thornber week 33

August 18, 2018

Any vintage artefact will inevitably be surrounded with the stuff of legends.

Outdoors

Marcus’s mammoth mountain climb

September 17, 2018

Nine-year-old takes on Tower Ridge for charity – and celebrates with 20 chicken nuggets.

Outdoors

Argyll wildlife projects soar

September 14, 2018

Five conservation projects from Argyll vie for a top Scottish title.

Leisure

Legendary wildlife cameraman Doug Allan heads for Highlands

September 6, 2018

Discover how to get close to the biggest fish in the sea and hear whether your eyeballs freeze at minus 50.

Outdoors

This week’s walks – week 36

September 2, 2018

Get out and about with an organised hike.

Leisure

Legendary wildlife cameraman Doug Allan heads for Highlands

August 30, 2018

If legendary naturalist and broadcaster Sir David Attenborough thinks wildlife cameramen don’t come much more special than Doug Allan, you had better sit up and take note.

Outdoors