Category: Lochaber
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Lochaber camp sites named as holiday hotspots
The annual Campsites.co.uk Camping and Glamping awards highlight the best camping, glamping, and touring sites across the UK.
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Highland Hospice launches charity shop gift card
Highland Hospice has announced the introduction of a new gift card available to purchase, just in time to create the perfect Christmas gift for the eco-conscious shopper
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Works to A861 between Ardgour and Treslaig completed
Cllr Ken Gowans commended everyone involved for all their hard work and their efforts to ensure all the work could be completed before the Christmas holiday period started.
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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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Completion of overnight A828 works postponed
Due to a poor weather forecast the dates for ongoing roadworks on the A828 near Appin will now be delayed until after the festive period.
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Amber weather warning expected to cause “significant” disruption in West Highlands
The Met Office has advised an amber warning is in place for Oban, Fort William, Kyle of Lochalsh and South Skye on Sunday.
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Police launch drink drive blitz
Motorists are being warned of the dangers of drink driving as Police Scotland gear up their annual festive crackdown
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Man injured after Skye music event assault
Police Scotland are appealing for information and witnesses following the report of a serious assault at the Community Centre in Portree.
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Remote woodland – home to Scotland’s oldest wild pine – saved
A remote ancient woodland – home to Scotland’s oldest wild Scots pine, which is at least 565-years-old – has been saved from being lost forever and given a chance of regeneration
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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…