Gairloch & District Times

30/11/2025

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Happy St Andrew’s Day, Wester Ross! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

28/11/2025

🌪️ A bit blowy out, eh? If this gale has caused any changes to planned events, travel, or business opening hours, please let us know in comments to get the word out. We’ll share any we hear of in comments too.

❗️Meanwhile, the deadline for the next issue of the Gairloch & District Times is this morning 28/11/25 at 10am, for publication 05/12/25. If you have news, announcements, advertising or anything else to share, please get in touch this morning. Info in comments. ⬇️

27/11/2025

It's the Wester Ross Round-up - brought to you free every Thursday from the Gairloch & District Times! In this edition:
⚽ Plans are afoot to revive a local football team: find out how to get involved
🎭 Fèisean nan Gàidheal's Gaelic pantomime tour comes to Wester Ross
🛠️ Lochcarron Men's Shed opens at The Lochcarron Centre
🎵Headliners revealed for next year's Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival
..and of course, much more!

With many thanks to local company DTC Plant Hire & Contractor who have sponsored this edition of the WRRU, and to Mark Littlejohn for our cover photo.

Read to the end to read a lovely post about the history of the Arctic Convoy Museum at Aultbea.

24/11/2025

Something to share?
The Gairloch & District Times submissions are now open for our next issue, which will be out on the 5th of December. If you have something for us to include, we’d love to hear from you! Deadline for submissions is this Friday, 28th November, at 10am.
Full info on how to reach us in comments.

Many thanks to Emily Burrows for permission to share this shot of a snowy sunrise in Achnasheen. Bonus points for the snow plough colour-coordinating with the sky!

📷 Photo credit: Emily Burrows

21/11/2025

Out today! In the latest Gairloch & District Times:
🟡 An award win and an extraordinary year for Aultbea Hall!
🟡 Award success for Gairloch Sitooterie too
🟡 Gairloch High School pupils attend climate talks
🟡 Ariane Burgess MSP - Scottish Greens backs Tesco in fish farm furore
🟡 Ullapool Fire and Light light up the festive season
.. Plus much more besides!

Find your copy in one of our wonderful local shops - or download it now in full technicolour at the link below. Already have a copy? If you enjoy the G&DT, letting your friends and neighbours know about it is a tremendous help to us, so please spread the word!

gairlochtimes.org.uk/transformation-and-inspiration-at-aultbea-hall/

📷 Photo credit: Colin Irvine

Issue 23 is out now and available to download from the bottom of this post for all our paying digital subscribers. If you're not currently a paying subscriber, tap the button below to sign up and get instant access to a full colour digital edition of the paper. Subscribe now

20/11/2025

As sparkly and fresh as the snow outside - here’s a brand new Wester Ross Round-up for you! In this edition:

❄️ Snow causes disruption throughout the region: please check before travelling, and stay safe out there!
⛄️ On the other hand, snow does make for some pretty pictures! We share a selection from our readers, including our cover picture of snowy Beinn Ghobhlach seen from Laide, snapped by Pi Art Photography.
🌱 Loch Ewe Community Enterprise launch their website.
🏦 Community banking services, and a job opportunity at the Macphail Centre
✨ Upcoming festive events at The Jam Jar at the Aultbea Hotel, The GALE Centre, The Lochcarron Centre and Ullapool Unpacked CIC

…and of course, much more!

📷: many thanks to Pi Art Photography

Don’t forget, you can sign up to receive this weekly bulletin straight to your inbox for free! If you already do, it’s a tremendous help to us at the Gairloch & District Times if you pass it on and let your friends and neighbours know about it too.

https://gairlochtimes.org.uk/snow-disruption-biosphere-crowdfunder-kinlochewe-school-sale/

Read to the end for a short video about the Kyle Line upgrade.

19/11/2025

❄️Snow day updates❄️
With the cold snap causing disruptions to travel and some public services, we're aware that there may be changes to planned events and business hours around Wester Ross.
Please feel free to add in comments any updates for your own events or business hours, and share to help get the word out. We'll add any we hear of in comments too.
Stay warm and safe, folks!

13/11/2025

It's the Round Up! This week, read all about...
👽 Mysterious lights spotted in the sky over Loch Ewe. (Have you seen them? We'd love to hear from you!)
🎄 Twinkly lights will no doubt be spotted all over Wester Ross shortly - we bring you a list of more Christmas events than you can shake a tinsel-wrapped stick at.
📅 The opening date for the Gairloch Co-op has been revealed, as well as the additional services they'll offer.

And of course, much much more!
Click through to read it all, and remember that signing up to receive the Round-up by email, or sharing it with friends, is a tremendous support to our community-run newspaper.

https://gairlochtimes.org.uk/gairloch-coop-opening-date-a-ewe-fo-mystery-and-reindeer-day/

We've put all the Wester Ross festive events we know about in one email.

11/11/2025

Wester Ross Christmas Shopping

The Gairloch & District Times wants to highlight the many local shops, makers and producers within Wester Ross to bring a focus to just how much our readers can source their seasonal shopping from close to home.

We're planning a Wester Ross Christmas Shopping feature in an upcoming issue of the paper, and would love to hear from you if you make or sell food or drink, gifts, crafts, homewares - or anything else that may feature on our Christmas wish-lists!

Please get in touch to find out more or get involved (contact info in comments). Help us spread the word by sharing or forwarding this post, or by tagging your suggestions in comments. Let's work together to support Wester Ross businesses and creatives this festive season!

10/11/2025

Something to share?
The Gairloch & District Times submissions are now open for our next issue, which will be out on the 21st of November. If you have something for us to include, we’d love to hear from you! Deadline for submissions is this Friday, 14th November, at 10am.
Full info on how to reach us in comments.

Many thanks to Morag McCullagh for permission to share this striking image of mammatus clouds at Loch Maree, captured this weekend.

📷 Photo credit: Morag McCullagh

07/11/2025

There's a brand new Gairloch & District Times out today. In this issue:
🟡 We give you the run down on Remembrance Day events around Wester Ross
🟡 A832 works: the latest on SSENT's engagement events
🟡 On the rise: new local business Lochewe Bakery gets amazing response
🟡 Funding boost for Scottish Wildlife Trust at the Inverbroom Estate
🟡 Charity clothing banks and collections withdrawn
..and of course, much much more, including our essential Directory and What's On event guide!

Pick up a copy from one of our lovely local stores, or download from our website.

Our thanks to Arctic Convoy Museum for this shot of piper Neil Rathbone at a memorial service earlier this year.

https://gairlochtimes.org.uk/remembrance-day-in-wester-ross/

Issue 22 is out now and available to download from the bottom of this post for all our paying digital subscribers.