Telling better stories
Rhiannon Davies, Editor of of The Scottish Beacon – Scotland’s award-winning collaborative network of independent community news organisations – writes on the role of community-owned media in Scotland’s renewable transition
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History of farming in Ardgay
Farming has evolved immensely in the last 200 years. Sheaves, stooks, ricks and manual threshing were gradually improved and finally replaced by the modern combine harvester. The following photos show the evolution of grain harvesting at some of the local farms.
Rock Dove
By Dave Goulder
A croft, squatting
among high rocks.
The sea alarmingly close.
Stone man and son work
to restore an old building, while
pigeons feed greedily on
a cultivated patch, a rare square
in a desert
of bog and stones.
Crack! The shotgun’s sharp report.
Pigeons scatter. All
No other choice
Release date (UK): 2026
| Country: South Korea, France |
Running time: 139 min
| Genres: Dark Comedy /
Psycological thriller / Crime |
Director: Park Chan-wook |
Starring: Lee Byung-hun, Son Ye-jin, Woo Seung Kim. | BBFC 15
By Jack Weir
Park Chan-wook, auteur director of Oldboy (2003) and The Handmaiden (2016), delivers a scathing critique of
Victorian-era Highland Games
Highland Games Historian Alasdair MacDonald continues his exploration into the rich history of Highland Games in and around the Kyle of Sutherland area.
Nature, the secret ingredient in our food
Perhaps this should say Nature, the secret ingredient missing from our food!
By Kate Heightman
Because it certainly is missing from indoor-reared pork and chicken, as well as intensively produced beef, dairy, and cereals, fruit and vegetables, which rely heavily on synthetic fertilisers, pesticides, and herbicides. There are public health
Budgerigars
Allan Michael, member of Budgerigars Societies Judges Panel, shares with our readers a decades-long journey dedicated to keeping the passion for these remarkable little birds alive.
By Allan Michael
In the 1950’s, 60’s and 70’s many households up and down the country would have a Billy or