Category: fort william
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Call to farmers, crofters and land managers to join the 2024 Big Farmland Bird Count
As well as providing snapshot of the bird population on farms and crofts across the UK, the annual count aims to raise awareness of the important role that farmers and other land managers play in the conservation of farmland birds.
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Community rallies in wake of Storm Gerrit
Operators of Stramash Outdoor Nursery have praised the local community for its support after their Inverlochy-based campus was badly damaged by the storm.
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Storm dies down and disruption lessens
The A82 remains blocked by trees between Spean Bridge and Invermoriston, but the section between Invergarry and Fort Augustus has been cleared.
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Thought for the Week – 28.12.23
I love Advent season. Especially those moments of quiet when we pause from the preparations and take time to consider the first Christmas. Though it sometimes seems like the main point of the season is the matching decorations, sparkly new clothes and expensive gifts, Christians know there is more to it than that. These last…
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Seven hospitalised after A82 crash
Seven people were taken to hospital after a two vehicle collision in Lochaber on Christmas Eve.
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Books we think you will love…
we have three books that ticked all the boxes for us and we hope you will love them just as much as we do.
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Lewis mother-daughter duo star in BBC ALBA Christmas special
Actor Laura Cameron Lewis and her real-life daughter, Iseabail, who both live in the Isle of Lewis, star in a stunning new short drama airing as part of BBC ALBA’s Christmas Day schedule. Cur is Dlùth – Cloe, Warp and Weft (airing on December 25 at 6pm) tells the story of a young girl’s yearning…
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Lochaber tea company set to cut carbon and create jobs
The company has seen steady growth since it was established in 2020 as an online retailer offering speciality teas including a range hand blended in Mallaig. It now supplies shops, cafés and hotels in the Highlands and beyond.
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Santa finds time to visit Spean Bridge Scouts
Despite being very busy this weekend, Santa still found the time to stop off at Spean Bridge Woollen Mill, where 6th Lochaber Scouts had set up a grotto for him. In what has become a popular event on the local calendar and a fantastic fundraiser for Scout activities, many children (with their parents) made an…
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New rain warning for West Highlands
The Met Office has forecasted that North Argyll, Lochaber and Skye will experience heavy rainfall, which could cause disruption to travel and flooding.