Silvia Muras

Highlands, Scotland

The Editor of KYLE CHRONICLE, with over two decades of experience in journalism, now living in the area, sharing stories, reporting, and giving a platform to the Kyle of Sutherland communities.

Faces and facial features

Faces and facial features

Gaelic, Norse, Brittonic? A look into the history  and origins of place names in and around our area Often Scottish Gaelic place names incorporate human body parts to describe landforms. Tòrr na Teangaidh situated a short distance east from Easter Achnachanat means ‘knoll of the tongue’. In the 1848-1852 OS

Kyle Chronicle #24

Kyle Chronicle #24

Is the current planning system for renewables sidelining communities?

Is the current planning system for renewables sidelining communities?

The growing amount, complexity, increasing fast pace of the process, and the way decisions on applications are reached - with some given the green light despite widespread local opposition - are some of the challenges faced by the local communities around the Kyle of Sutherland. “It seems [Scottish Ministers Alastair

Saving our social care services

Saving our social care services

Health & Wellbeing Hubs in Sutherland & Dunbeath are facing financial crisis due to over a decade of standstill contract funding from NHS Highland. They condemn the loss of care homes and independent community care service providers in Sutherland due to chronic underfunding. Hubs United Group (HUG) members the Assynt

Croick, Croich and antlers

Croick, Croich and antlers

Gaelic, Norse, Brittonic? A look into the history  and origins of place names in and around our area Croick in Strathcarron is widely accepted as deriving from the Gaelic phrase A' Chròic, which translates to 'a branching or side glen'. William Watson states that gillean na cròic

Kyle Chronicle #23

Kyle Chronicle #23

Community meeting with Maree Todd to discuss concerns over more renewable developments in the area

Community meeting with Maree Todd to discuss concerns over more renewable developments in the area

The meeting was organised by the local campaign group NORoS (No Ring of Steel Kyle of Sutherland). It was held on 13th February at Bonar Bridge Hall, with over 150 people attending. Those in the community who are concerned about the cumulative, socio-economic and environmental effects of new renewable energy