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News and views from Lochaber's independent voice. Green light for earlier gritting. We’ve been blessed with some good weather as we enter the autumn months, and unlike previous years the council’s winter maintenance teams haven’t needed to swing into serious action yet. Last year Lochaber councillors rejected the winter plans presented by officers, as inadequate and inconsistent with our area’s needs. That caused an enormous row with…. October 24, 2016. Reassurance sought on fire stations. Congratulation...
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News and views from Lochaber's independent voice. Upgrade for A82 alongside Loch Lomond. Transport Scotland has launched a consultation on proposals for the upgrade of the A82 between Tarbet and Inverarnan. It seems that they intend to follow the existing line of the road, rather than undertake larger civil engineering work requiring tunnels or the substantial sections of the road being built out into the loch. You can…. October 2, 2015. Restaurant review: Arisaig House, Lochaber – The Scotsman. There is...
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News and views from Lochaber's independent voice. Inverness ignoring priorities in Lochaber. Two parallel universes must exist in the council chamber in Fort William, as the press department sanctioned version of proceedings at the local area committee meeting differs from my experience of the same meeting. An important item on the agenda was the agreement of a set of priorities for Lochaber. These include things like the…. October 20, 2016. Historic graveyard knocked apart by council. October 20, 2016.
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Jetpatcher set to tackle local potholes | Lochaber Voice
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News and views from Lochaber's independent voice. Jetpatcher set to tackle local potholes. March 21, 2015. It’s an expensive bit of a kit. So we have to wait our turn for it, but it is working on roads in the West at the moment. And with the fine, drier weather we have been experiencing recently, it should get through a lot of potholes. It still doesn’t get away from the fact that we aren’t spending enough on the routine maintenance of our roads, something independent councillors raised again. Chronicle ...
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Shhh… don’t mention the referendum | Lochaber Voice
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News and views from Lochaber's independent voice. Shhh don’t mention the referendum. August 31, 2014. We should always safeguard the political neutrality of council officers, but councillors operate on a political level, whether that is party-political or even as an independent. Many councillors are actively campaigning during the referendum. That is their right in a democracy. Attempting to stifle that democratic vibrancy is bureaucratic overkill. Scottish Independence badge ban on staff’s own cars.
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Tesco confirm no new store for Fort WIlliam | Lochaber Voice
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News and views from Lochaber's independent voice. Tesco confirm no new store for Fort WIlliam. January 8, 2015. Here’s the full email from Tesco corporate affairs team sent to councillors this morning:. Thursday, January 08, 2015 08:46 AM. I wanted to write to update you on our planned new Tesco superstore in Fort William. If I can be of any further assistance, please do let me know. Corporate Affairs Manager Scotland. New Tesco stores in Scotland shelved. January 8, 2015. Is Tesco ever coming to town?
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Viewpoint | Lochaber Voice
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News and views from Lochaber's independent voice. Don’t forget it’s polling day. Today is polling day for the European Elections with polling stations open from 7am through to 10pm this evening. It might seem that this election has passed us by, here in Lochaber. I certainly haven’t seen any on the ground activity from any of the political parties, other than the normal election address delivered by…. May 22, 2014. New survey on impact of wind farms. March 18, 2014. January 9, 2014. For a long time, I ha...
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Waste Watch | Lochaber Voice
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News and views from Lochaber's independent voice. NHS Highland dumping money in the Atlantic (again! This story – NHS Highland gets 2.5m Government ‘bailout’ – from The Scotsman makes depressing reading. Particularly so, for patients in Lochaber where we are struggling to recruit GP’s for rural practices and pregnant women travel to Inverness for routine scans because of the lack of a senior sonographer at the Belford Hospital. Yet today’s front page splash…. March 31, 2014. March 29, 2014. Community tru...
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Local history project focusses on Ballachulish slate industry | Lochaber Voice
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News and views from Lochaber's independent voice. Local history project focusses on Ballachulish slate industry. March 1, 2015. March 1, 2015. Slate building skills in Ballachulish. Behind the scenes – Protecting wild land and reusing derelict land. Planning applications in South Lochaber (week-ending 29th August 2014). Tesco confirm no new store for Fort WIlliam. The Highland Line: peace breaks out over the Corran Ferry crossing Herald Scotland →. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Enter your comment here.
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Meeting to save Glencoe compost site | Lochaber Voice
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News and views from Lochaber's independent voice. Meeting to save Glencoe compost site. September 9, 2014. September 9, 2014. New community trust in bid for Rio Tinto land in Lochaber. Planning applications in South Lochaber (week-ending 10th January 2014). 12 great winners in Kinlochleven calendar competition. Planning applications in South Lochaber (week-ending 5th September 2014). Your right to know about your car before purchase →. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Enter your comment here. East Lochaber an...
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