Leckmelm

A ROSS-SHIRE estate owner who has welcomed 300 pupils on to her farm to learn rural skills has been presented with a special award at the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh. Lucy Beattie, who owns Leckmelm Estate near Ullapool, received the Scottish ...

Over 20 people were trapped in their homes on Monday when flash flooding hit the Leckmelm area near Ullapool in Wester Ross, causing an estimated £80,000 of damage to one property alone. Among those affected was Lucy Beattie of Leckmelm Farm, ...

Families across the north were yesterday beginning the daunting task of rebuilding their lives following the devastation wreaked by this week's storms. At Leckmelm near Ullapool – one of the worst affected regions – resident Tom Hughes faces a six ...

Roads contractor Bear Scotland had to remove about 1,500 tonnes of material between between Lael and Leckmelm, south of Ullapool. A Bear Scotland spokesman said: “The next step will be the completion of the culvert clearance works followed by the ...

A Bear Scotland spokesman said: “The clear up operation on the A835 at Leckmelm continues today with the main focus being on removing the remaining 600 tonnes of debris from across the three sites. “Weather conditions have generally improved and ...

AN estimated 600 tonnes of debris needs shifted from three Wester Ross sites hit by landslides, it has emerged. The clear-up operation on the A835, East of Ullapool at Leckmelm, comes after three separate locations were affected by heavy rain over the ...