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Study into impact of local windfarm funds reveals legacy for local communities worth millions

Study into impact of local windfarm funds reveals legacy for local communities worth millions

A new, independent study published in February has revealed the major impact of two wind farm funds on communities in central Sutherland.  By Tom Black The study’s findings show that the community benefit funds linked to SSE Renewables Achany and RWE Rosehall wind farms have delivered significant value across

Stone on Stone

Stone on Stone

(Song lyric) By Dave Goulder © Harbourtown Music Now that autumn is returning And the garden fires are burning And the summer beasts are learning How to cope with shorter days There I labour all alone Piling stone upon the stone Feeling just a touch of sadness As the summer slips

Anora

Anora

Release date (UK): 2024 | Country: USA | Running time: 139 min Genre: Romantic comedy | Director: Sean Baker | Starring: Mikey Madison, Paul Weissman, Lindsey Normington. | BBFC 18 By Jack Weir Sean Baker’s latest film Anora is as much a hysterical romp as it is a profound character study. Annie, a sex

Holiday romance gone wrong

Holiday romance gone wrong

Thank you for the kiss by Beth Jordan by Liz Treacher, Author Beth Jordan is a local author, photographer and business woman living in Ross-shire. Her debut novel Thank You for the Kiss (Moultavie, 2023) is a fascinating mix of fiction and memoir. Set in Cuba, the novel throbs

Wildlife tracking

Wildlife tracking

The Dundreggan Rewilding Centre, part of Trees for Life, run a variety of interesting courses throughout the year, but the one that caught my eye was Wildlife Tracking, led by Dan Puplett. By Cherry Alexander I think I had envisaged us pushing through undergrowth in search of animal tracks and

The seer Swein Macdonald

The seer Swein Macdonald

Swein MacDonald rose to fame in the 1970s for his mystical predictions, fueled by alcohol, darkness, and fiery emotions. MacDonald mesmerised audiences with his extraordinary gift of ‘second sight’ and a flair for controversy. With a glass of whisky in hand and incense burning in his darkened crofthouse in Kincardine,

Dancers

Dancers

By Dave Goulder  Tall stone, fixed in a garish pas-de-deux fourteen weathered blocks, and  one other.  A dancing master? A luckless spectator  or a sad  fiddler making for home when the Sabbath  hour was struck? Legend says  a second fiddler appears, just as the first  puts down his