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Capturing memories at Croick Church

Capturing memories at Croick Church

Hosted by Historic Churches Scotland, the Croick Church Community Open Day in August attracted over sixty people — a wonderful reminder of how much this small church still means to so many. By Mandy Wrenn Conversations on the day highlighted not only Croick Church’s historic and architectural importance but also

Who benefits from the  resources of a place?

Who benefits from the  resources of a place?

Resistance to renewables will continue to grow unless the communities hosting these projects can retain a fair share of value. by Tom Wills, Equitable Energy Research As the scale and pace of new energy developments increases, the question of what constitutes a fair share for communities hosting these projects is

Communities’ struggle for green energy infrastructure ownership

Communities’ struggle for green energy infrastructure ownership

With political parties placing community ownership of renewable energy at the heart of their election agendas, the question remains: why is it so difficult for local groups to secure a meaningful stake? As reported by Rhiannon Davies for the Power Shift, just one community-owned wind turbine, Tilley, in the Hebridean

Fairies and malicious spirits

Fairies and malicious spirits

Gaelic, Norse, Brittonic? A look into the history  and origins of place names in and around our area In Inveran, An Sìthean or ‘place of the fairies’, was recorded as being a small enclosure of pasture situated over a mile north of Inveran farm. Nearby we find Sìthean Mòr, ‘the

Can Sutherland feed Sutherland?

Can Sutherland feed Sutherland?

How can we produce more food locally? How easy is it to access locally grown and reared food? These were some of the questions at the heart of the Convention on Local Food Production hosted by the Kyle Feeds Project at Kyle of Sutherland Development Trust and Planet Sutherland. The

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A thorough scandal

A thorough scandal

Entitled: The Rise and Fall of the House of York by Andrew Lownie Pages by Peter by Peter Newman,  St Duthac Book and Arts Festival Commitee Andrew Lownie is a fascinating author. On the face of it, the owner of a successful literary agency, a former President of the Cambridge