Kilmallie councillors back skatepark proposals
At last week’s community council meeting, held online, secretary Russell Leaper said the application looked set to produce good quality facilities.
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Calls for Highland Council Pension Fund to move away from fossil fuel investments
Local residents and campaigners are now calling on the Highland Council Pension Fund to divest from fossil fuels ahead of the UN Climate Conference COP26, due to be held in Glasgow this November.
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Gin award is just the tonic
With entries from across the globe and an expert judging panel, the best and brightest have been commended in the Gin Magazine awards.
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Contract for Caol and Lochyside Flood Protection Scheme awarded
As well as protecting the community, the scheme will improve and increase footpath and cycling provision and will include landscaping, planting, seating areas and play facilities to enhance the Caol foreshore.
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Arisaig tech expert set to revolutionise training using gaming technology
Arisaig resident Anne Widdop’s company is using technology originally used to develop computer games to bring Virtual Reality to training.
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Harris Gin wins gold at world awards
The award-winning island gin is the distillery’s inaugural spirit, distilled in Tarbert in a small copper gin still, known as ‘The Dottach’.
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Award number six for Stornoway energy project
The social enterprise, which runs the UK’s biggest community-owned wind farm at Beinn Ghrideag just outside Stornoway, was named ‘Best Community Energy Project’ at the online event which was hosted from the Kingsmills Hotel in Inverness.
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Backlash halts ferry service cut
Transport Scotland confirms ‘no plans’ to reduce services unless there was demand from communities.
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Kilmallie council baffled by quango’s ‘lack of interest’ in hotel expansion near Neptune’s Staircase
And at last week’s virtual meeting of the community council, Mr Leaper said several consultations in recent years concerning developments along the canal had made it clear the strength of feeling in the community over such projects.
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Knoydart residents seek community buyout of world-renowned pub
The group plan to fundraise through a community share offer and are looking at other options including public funding and local fundraising events.