Category: Lochaber
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Union seeks urgent clarity as Scottish Government cuts rural budget for second successive year
Union officeholders have met with the Deputy First Minister and the Cabinet Secretary for Finance after hard-won ‘Bew’ payments have been deferred again. NFU Scotland says an announcement by the Scottish Government that the Rural Affairs budget will be cut for a second consecutive year undermines Scottish Government claims there will be no ‘cliff edge’…
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College launches survey on learning needs of Ardnamurchan communities
Kendra Turnbull, an Ardgour resident and Project Officer for the Centre for Recreation and Tourism at UHI North, West and Hebrides, will be carrying out research over the coming months.
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Argyll and Western Isles councils receive £20 million
Argyll & Bute Council and Comhairle nan Eilean Siar have received £20 million each in UK Government Levelling Up funding.
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Re-housing service “under increasing pressure”
The Lochaber Times was recently contacted by one man in Fort William who said the council wanted him to travel to Wick to get the only bed it could find him for that night
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Santa’s Elves competition: winners revealed
This year’s competition – to compose a four-line message or poem for inside a Christmas card from Lochaber – was open to all 5 to 10 year olds living in the area.
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High school pupils benefit from industry visits
Three of Lochaber’s major employers have come together in an initiative to offer young people the chance to visit their sites and hear first hand about job opportunities. ALVANCE British Aluminium, MOWI and BSW Timber organised trips for senior pupils from Lochaber and Kinlochleven high schools as part of national Careers Week which ran from…
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All great things begin with ideas
Lochaber Chamber of Commerce review another highly productive week of inspiration and ideas.
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What’s In This Week’s Oban Times – 22nd November 2023
Oban is bursting at the seams with seasonal cheer thanks to the town’s fun packed Winter Festival…
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Anniversary advent appeal from Foodbank as stocks run low
Today the Food Bank is busier than ever, so much so that the storeroom is almost empty and with more and more people feeling the pinch, donations to replace them have fallen off considerably.
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Support needed for Upper Achintore community hub
The Upper Achintore Regeneration Group (UARG) is hosting a walk-in event in the Community Room, Lundavra Primary School on Monday November 27 November from 3.30 until 7.30.