Lochyside

13°CLight rain shower

• Today: 15° / 8° · 92% rain
• Tomorrow: 14° / 6° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:43Sunset 19:49

13h 6m of daylight today

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

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

22US 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)

196 food businesses within 2 miles

• 97 passed
• 7 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Banavie (0.9 km)
• 27 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 (2 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 192.9p · Morrisons (2 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: Camaghael Hostel, Fort William (0.9 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres1
• Swimming pools18
• Sports pitches11
• Golf courses1
• Playgrounds10

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)

• Schools7
• GPs & clinics1
• Pharmacies1
• Supermarkets3
• Parks & greens3
• Restaurants & cafés8

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

13,785 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

3 jobs advertised · £24,710 avg

e.g. Financial Controller, Retail Assistant - Full Time, Retail Assistant - Part Time

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 98% · Solar 2%

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

• 
  Battle of Inverlochy (1431) · 0.6 km

  The Battle of Inverlochy (1431) was fought after Alexander of Islay, Lord of the Isles and Earl of Ross, had been imprisoned by King James I. A force of Highlanders led by Donald Balloch, Alexander's cousin, defeated…

• Bun-sgoil Ghàidhlig Loch Abar · 0.7 km

  Bun-sgoil Ghàidhlig Loch Abar is a Gaelic-medium primary school at Caol near Fort William in Scotland.

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  Inverlochy Castle · 0.7 km

  Inverlochy Castle is a ruined, 13th-century castle near Inverlochy and Fort William, Highland, Scotland. The site of two battles, the castle remains largely unchanged since its construction. It is now in the care of H…

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  Caol · 0.8 km

  Caol is a village near Fort William, in the Highland council area of Scotland. It is about 1+1⁄4 miles north of Fort William town centre, on the shore of Loch Linnhe, and is within the parish of Kilmallie.

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  Kilmallie · 0.8 km

  Kilmallie is a civil parish in Lochaber, in the west highlands of Scotland. It is centered on the village of Caol, near Fort William and extends to Banavie and Corpach. It gives its name to the local shinty club, Kil…

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  Battle of Inverlochy (1645) · 0.9 km

  The Battle of Inverlochy occurred on 2 February 1645, during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms, when a Royalist force of Highlanders and Confederate Irish troops under the overall command of James Graham, 1st Marquess of…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)