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Adam Ramsay (left) and his partner Matthew MacKenna.

Published:  02 September, 2010

A LOCHABER man was left gobsmacked when a council housing official told him he should go and slash his wrists.

Adam Ramsay, who is on medication for depression, was left reeling at the comment which he claims was made at the end of a recent interview to discuss his housing application.

Published:  02 September, 2010

A TOP transport official and Lochaber councillors have collided on the issue of Fort William's summer traffic congestion chaos.

Published:  02 September, 2010

LOCHABER MP Charles Kennedy met representatives of the group fighting a canal-side housing proposal at Neptune's Staircase in Banavie.

Published:  02 September, 2010

A LOCHABER social club has become the latest victim of the cut-price drinks war.

Published:  02 September, 2010

SUNDAY lived up to its name when more than 400 people enjoyed the sunshine while helping the Scottish Burned Children's Club charity at a gala day and strongmen event at West Highland College UHI on An Aird.

Published:  02 September, 2010

LOCHABER'S MP and provost have joined forces to press home the case for a ferry service trial to be run between Mallaig and Lochboisdale in the Western Isles.

Inverlochy junction, the point from where Northbound traffic stacks up all the way into Fort William. Iain Ferguson, The Write Image

Published:  26 August, 2010

CAMPAIGNERS have this week accelerated demands for action on Fort William's creaking roads network - as the town continues to suffer summer gridlock chaos.

All summer - and particularly this month - local and visiting motorists have faced frustrating delays on the A82 and its adjoining roads in Fort William.

Published:  26 August, 2010

WORLD light welterweight champion Amir Khan has helped lift the spirits of Lochaber boxers who were left floored by a cruel financial knock-out.

Published:  26 August, 2010

A FORT William business has launched a cheeky bid to woo weary West Highland Way walkers before they complete the new final mile of the epic route.

Published:  26 August, 2010

A MAJOR energy company is planning a giant biomass electricity generating plant on the site of a disused pulp mill storage area at Corpach harbour.

Published:  26 August, 2010

FORT William's traffic woes have prompted a fresh appeal this week for the much-needed Caol link road to be pushed to the top of the political agenda.

Eddie Hunter

Published:  19 August, 2010

SCHOOLCHILDREN'S lives have been put at risk by the "inaction" of roads bosses, a Lochaber councillor claimed this week.

Eddie Hunter, ward councillor for Caol and Mallaig, is furious that a request he made seven weeks ago to Scotland Transerv to fix flashing speed limit signs on the A830 trunk road near the junction leading to Banavie Primary School at Tomonie had not been carried out by the start of the new session on Tuesday.

Published:  19 August, 2010

MYSTERIOUS goings-on at a Fort William landmark have had locals scratching their heads this week.

Harris Ross

Published:  19 August, 2010

LOCHABER tot Harris Ross has sadly lost his battle for life.

Published:  19 August, 2010

BANAVIE residents say they have been "overwhelmed" with support for their campaign against plans to build homes next to the iconic Neptune's Staircase series of locks on the Caledonian Canal.

Published:  19 August, 2010

A FRESH bid has been submitted this week to build a 90-bed private care home for the elderly in Fort William, just months after the plan was thrown out by councillors who branded the proposed building an "institution".

Published:  19 August, 2010

FORT William's industrial and tourism lynchpins were given high praise by the leader of the Labour Party in Scotland this week.

Protesters gather outside Telford House on Neptune's Staircase. Iain Ferguson, The Write Image

Published:  12 August, 2010

A CAMPAIGN is being mounted to block plans to build houses next to one of Lochaber's most iconic tourist attractions.

Around 30 nearby residents and an MSP have joined forces and are urging Highland Council to reject plans submitted by British Waterways Scotland (BWS) to build two two-storey houses at Neptune's Staircase, on the banks of the Caledonian Canal at Banavie.

Published:  12 August, 2010

WORK on an amalgamated Fort William and Upper Achintore Primary School could begin within three years, Highland Council leader Michael Foxley said this week.

Published:  12 August, 2010

LOCHABER youngsters are getting a boost from criminal cash.

Published:  12 August, 2010

POLICE say investigations are ongoing into the death of a man and a woman in an apparent suicide pact.

Published:  12 August, 2010

GOLF is often cruelly described as a "good walk spoiled" - but former Open champion Paul Lawrie is looking forward to getting back on to the fairways after completing a gruelling fundraising hike of the West Highland Way.

Published:  12 August, 2010

HOPPING aboard the Jacobite steam train at Fort William on Monday was politician-turned-TV-personality Michael Portillo.

Reports have been circulating that the Nevis Partnership wanted to charge hikers £1 to scale Britain's highest mountain, Ben Nevis. Rory Syme, John Muir Trust

Published:  05 August, 2010

A SUGGESTION that walkers could soon be charged a £1 fee to climb Ben Nevis is "absolute nonsense and completely untrue", according to the furious boss of the Nevis Partnership.

Brian Wilshaw has blasted reports - which have been circulating widely in the national press, radio and TV this week - that the partnership wants to end free access to Britain's highest mountain.

Published:  05 August, 2010

A LOCHABER community council has enlisted the social networking site Facebook in it battle over changes made to two key junctions on the A82 trunk road.

Published:  05 August, 2010

THE withdrawal of a late-night bus service between Fort William and Brae Lochaber has come under fire.

Published:  05 August, 2010

FORT William businesses whose rates bills have gone up after this year's revaluation have been urged to lodge appeals before the September 30 deadline.

Published:  05 August, 2010

A LOCAL restaurant is searching for someone who will sink to great depths to create an unusual dish for their menu.

Published:  05 August, 2010

HIGHLAND Council is weighing up three tenders for a £2 million overhaul of the Nether Lochaber slipway, all of which incorporate measures to allow the lifeline Corran ferry to continue operating throughout the duration of the works.

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