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Morvern Community Woodlands group gets £6,000 grant

July 19, 2019

Lochaber MSP Kate Forbes has welcomed £6,000 funding from Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) to the Movern Community Woodlands (MCW) group.

Youngsters take in Fairtrade Town display

July 19, 2019

Youngsters take in Fairtrade Town display

Appeal to look out for dead wasps in Lochaber

July 19, 2019

Highland Biological Group is asking members of the community to look out for dead wasps.

District Governor visits Lochaber Rotary

July 18, 2019

Jimmy Johnston, the newly elected District Governor for Glasgow and West of Scotland, was the principal guest at the Lochaber Rotary Club’s business lunch meeting last week.

What’s On in Lochaber – wk 29

July 18, 2019

What’s On in Lochaber

Canna cafe makes The Guardian’s top 20

July 18, 2019

Readers of The Guardian newspaper recently placed Café Canna in their list of the 20 best seaside cafes in the UK.

Districts – Week 29

July 17, 2019

Fort William Community Council minutes

July 12, 2019

Fort William Community Council holds June meeting

Lochaber High pupils counting maths success

July 11, 2019

Pupils at Lochaber High School achieved four silver and three bronze awards in this year’s UK Maths Trust Junior Challenge.

Farming

Around the Markets – 18.7.19

July 16, 2019

Appreciate us or lose us

July 16, 2019

That’s the message from NFUS vice-president Martin Kennedy as he uses his blog to highlight the uphill battle Scotland’s farmers and crofters are facing.

NFUS welcomes pledge for Scots farmers

July 9, 2019

Union seeks greater clarity on how Boris Johnson’s support promise could be funded.

White-tailed eagles do kill healthy sheep stocks, say reports

July 4, 2019

The union says the documents give valuable insight into the work that is underway to deal with the problems caused by some eagles and states clearly for the first time that they do predate healthy sheep and lambs.

Free Tenant Amnesty Workshop in Inveraray

June 24, 2019

Many landlords and tenants have not taken advantage of the amnesty, so several Waygo initiatives have been organised to offer practical examples, give step by step guidance and offer one-to-one sessions.

Around the Markets – 20.6.19

June 19, 2019

Board promotes Scots cheese overseas

June 11, 2019

The past few years have seen a difficult time for many in the dairy industry but, as Roddy Wilde from the Scottish Dairy Growth Board explains, it has also meant an opportunity for the production and export of Scottish cheese.

Around the markets 13.06.19

June 11, 2019

The latest prices paid for livestock on Islay.

SRUC shakes things up at Royal Highland Show

June 5, 2019

Around the Markets – 30.5.19

May 28, 2019

Lochaber

Dani tells Rotary of need for more volunteers

July 20, 2019

Dani gave details of three opportunities in Lochaber…

Blackford backs plan to boost 4G in rural areas

July 20, 2019

Blackford signed a parliamentary motion in favour of the plan.

Lochaber Women’s Aid event raises £185

July 20, 2019

Lochaber Women’s Aid event raises £185

Minister pays Fort William Men’s Shed a visit

July 20, 2019

Christina McKelvie MSP visited the team at Fort William Men’s Shed last week.

Council to consult on North Uist spaceport plans

July 19, 2019

The Western Isles entered the race to create the UK’s first commercial spaceport last month.

Stromeferry Bypass to close for roadworks

July 19, 2019

Daytime delays are also possible throughout the works.

Morvern Community Woodlands group gets £6,000 grant

July 19, 2019

Lochaber MSP Kate Forbes has welcomed £6,000 funding from Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) to the Movern Community Woodlands (MCW) group.

A celebration of Eriskay’s place-names

July 19, 2019

300 Eriskay place-names feature in a new bilingual booklet from Scottish Natural Heritage.

Youngsters take in Fairtrade Town display

July 19, 2019

Youngsters take in Fairtrade Town display

Appeal to look out for dead wasps in Lochaber

July 19, 2019

Highland Biological Group is asking members of the community to look out for dead wasps.

Royal National Mod

Campaign to raise £8,000 for talented clarsach player

October 25, 2018

Meredith Kiemer won numerous competitions at this year’s Royal National Mòd.

Royal National Mòd in Dunoon comes to a close

October 25, 2018

Somewhere in the region of up to £2 million expected to have been generated for the local economy

From Stone Ridge USA to Dunoon

October 24, 2018

James Duff from Stone Ridge, USA, loves attending the Mod

Royal National Mod

My Mòd with Robert Robertson

October 24, 2018

A Mòd of wardrobe malfunctions caught on camera.

Oban Gaelic Choir’s performance at the Mòd is going viral

October 23, 2018

People are loving their cover of Niteworks’ Maraiche – it has been viewed more than 44,000 times on social media.

Royal National Mod competitions come to a close

October 19, 2018

Friday saw week of competitions come to a close.

Stuffed teddies prove lucky at this year’s Royal National Mòd

October 18, 2018

Two Rockfield pupils said ‘Oscar the Mòd dog’ helped them both win a trophy.

Allan’s Mod

October 18, 2018

Ailean Caimbeul from this year’s Royal National Mod in Dunoon.

Mod results – week 42

October 18, 2018

Results from competitions on Saturday, Monday and Tuesday.

Young people have their say at Royal National Mòd in Dunoon

October 17, 2018

A young person’s committee was set up to help the event reach a younger audience

Video

WATCH: Lochaber landmarks shine blue for World Parkinson’s Day

April 12, 2019

Some of Lochaber’s best known landmarks were lit up blue.

WATCH: Osprey pair Louis and Aila back at Loch Arkaig

April 5, 2019

They arrived at the nest together shortly after 7pm on Thursday night.

VIDEO: Author discusses Ballachulish Camanachd Club 125th anniversary book

March 20, 2019

Ian MacPhee spoke to the Lochaber Times about his new book celebrating the history of Ballachulish Camanachd Club.

WATCH: Virtual football manager Loki Doki visits Fort William FC

March 15, 2019

Jon Cox, better known as “Loki Doki”, started fundraising for the club with his online fans.

WATCH: Families turn out in force for Stramash fire clean-up

January 28, 2019

More than 100 people stopped to lend a hand with the clean-up throughout the day on Saturday.

WATCH: Stunning video entry shows off best of Lochaber landscape

January 21, 2019

Anna Wells’ short film has been entered into the British Mountaineering Council’s “Women in Adventure” competition.

Leisure

Oban Winter Festival 2017…so far!

November 24, 2017

Don’t miss out on this weekend’s activities.

Video

Birds-eye view of Dunollie

February 4, 2017

Dunollie Castle from the air