Category: Lochaber
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The potential of peat
Peatland restoration could be a new rural industry, the Highlands and Islands’ Green MSP said, hosting a Holyrood exhibition to enthuse MSPs about the importance of this “globally rare habitat and vital carbon store”
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Asset transfer reinvigorates Lochaber community
Communities on the eastern side of Loch Linnhe are the latest to benefit from a successful completion of another Forestry and Land Scotland community asset transfer.
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Stuart’s strongman weekend was set in stone
Lochaber strongman Stuart Whyte came third in a national competition before jeading to Invergarry to lift a historic village stone.
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Pavement parking ban
From Monday, December 11, local authorities can begin enforcing the law. This means drivers could be fined £100 for these parking behaviours; reduced to £50 if paid within 14 days.
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Lochaber architect wins Best Building in Scotland Award
An architect from Kinlocheil has won the Best Building in Scotland award for its ‘building within a ruin’
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Gold Buffalo coin glitters for air ambulance charity
The 2015 American Gold Buffalo 50-dollar coin languished among other foreign rejects from the charity’s coin counting machine for several weeks before being sent as part of an overseas collection to Xchange Master.
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Fort William town centre masterplan unveiled
A “transformative” and “dynamic” masterplan for the future of Fort William’s town centre has been revealed
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SSE Renewables granted consent for Cloiche Wind Farm
The John Muir Trust has expressed its “deep dismay” at the decision by the Scottish Government to approve the 29-turbine Cloiche wind farm on “fragile” peatland in the heart of the Monadhliath Mountains
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A830 works over eight days
Essential surfacing improvements are set to commence on the A830 at Corpach High Street from Monday December 11 for eight days
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New migration measures “disastrous” for Isles
An Isles MSP says Tory plans to curb migration will be “disastrous” for businesses and public services in the Western Isles