Fort William

14°CPatchy rain nearby

• Today: 14° / 10° · 91% rain
• Tomorrow: 13° / 9° · Light rain shower

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:47Sunset 19:44

12h 56m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: St Andrew’s Day, Mon 30 Nov

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

17US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Inverclyde Greenock A8, United Kingdom

273 reported road collisions (2024)

167 killed or seriously injured · 405 casualties · 11.5 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

217 food businesses within 2 miles

• 112 passed
• 5 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Fort William (0.6 km)
• 35 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£221,000 average▲ 4.8% YoY

Across Highland · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

• Cheapest petrol: 169.9p · Morrisons (0.6 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 192.9p · Morrisons (0.6 km)

1 station within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

10 charging locations within ~8 km

• 3 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 250 kW
• Nearest: Three Wise Monkeys Climbing, Fort William (0.1 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres3
• Sports pitches10
• Playgrounds12

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

• Celebrating adult learning and marking International Literacy Day· 11 Sept 2026
• Highland Council welcomes funding boost to support households struggling with fuel costs· 9 Sept 2026
• From Small Beginnings to Award Winning Community-Owned Radio Station· 9 Sept 2026
• Temporary traffic management measures on Staffin Road, Portree· 8 Sept 2026
• Interim Community Council Elections – Close of Nominations· 8 Sept 2026

Source: Highland Council

237,260 residents in Highland

• Under 16: 15%
• 16–64: 60%
• 65+: 25%

Source: ONS mid-year estimates (local authority)

Less deprived than the average in Scotland

4% of neighbourhoods are in Scotland’s most deprived 10%; 10% in the most deprived 20%

Source: Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020

Mr Angus MacDonald

Liberal Democrat

Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire

Source: UK Parliament

SNP / Independent coalition

• Lab 2
• Con 6
• LD 15
• Grn 3
• Oth 18

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

• Schools2
• Pharmacies2
• Supermarkets3
• Parks & greens5
• Restaurants & cafés32

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

13,785 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

67 jobs advertised · £29,700 avg

e.g. Dog walker / sitter, Personal Assistant Care at Home, Customer Service - Personal Banker

Source: Adzuna

£775 median full-time weekly pay

2.2% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£24,917 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

100% low-carbon electricity

Wind 97% · Solar 3%

0 gCO₂/kWh · very low intensity

Latest estimate for North Scotland · National Grid ESO

• Life satisfaction7.9
• Feeling worthwhile8.1
• Happiness yesterday7.9
• Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)2.7

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire:

• Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership444 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
• Do not ban social media for under 16s383 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
• Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office256 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
• Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills191 local signatures · 110,383 nationwide
• Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases178 local signatures · 104,741 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

• 
  HMS St Christopher (shore establishment) · 0.1 km

  HMS St Christopher was a Coastal Forces training base of the Royal Navy operational during the Second World War and located in and around Fort William, Scotland.

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  West Highland Museum · 0.1 km

  The West Highland Museum tells the story of the Scottish Highlands and the Islands. It aims to cover every aspect of West Highland history, including that of Fort William, where it is located in a listed building in t…

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  Fort William Sheriff Court · 0.2 km

  Fort William Sheriff Court is a judicial building on the High Street in Fort William in Scotland. The building, which continues to be used as a courthouse, is a Category C listed building.

• Fort William, Scotland · 0.6 km

  Fort William is a town in the Lochaber region of the Scottish Highlands, located on the eastern shore of Loch Linnhe in the Highland Council of Scotland.

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  Belford Hospital · 0.6 km

  Belford Hospital, locally known as The Belford, is a rural general hospital in Fort William, Lochaber, Scotland. It is managed by NHS Highland.

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  Siege of Fort William · 0.6 km

  The siege of Fort William took place in the Scottish Highlands during the 1745 Jacobite Rising, from 20 March to 3 April 1746.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)