Cornelia Helmcke from the University of St Andrews visited Raasay and Skye in July, as part of a tour of the Scottish west coast, to meet with local folks to understand the electricity grid constraints faced by islanders and explore the potential for decentralised...
Highland Peoples' Power, launched on 2nd November in Inverness, is a new Community Benefit Society set up to create a Highland Renewable Energy Company. It seeks to engage with people and organisations in the Highlands with the vision of 'the majority of energy...
Highland Council's objection to erecting nine 200-m high wind turbines at Ben Aketil has triggered a public enquiry - date yet to be announced. The enquiry is expected to report by autumn 2025 to Scottish ministers, who will make the final decision. People who have...
by Janet Ullman Highland Community Waste Partnership on Skye For many of us in the south Skye and Lochalsh area, we were incredibly depressed by a letter from the Bank of Scotland, where we were told that our branch in Kyle of Lochalsh was to close in January next...
Cllr Helen Crawford (Aird & Loch Ness) placed a motion before the full meeting of the Highland Council on Thursday 19th September calling for a radical overhaul of the way communities and the Highland Council are involved in the multitude of planning applications...
The Highland Council are expected to consider Balmeanach Wind Farm (next to the existing Edinbane wind farm) at their Planning Meeting on 10th September. For information on this, and other Skye wind farms and associated projects see the Skye Windfarm Information Group...
A strong recommendation of the Healthy Homes report was that there should be local retrofit services, offering reliable and affordable advice, assessment, repairs and upgrades to make homes in Skye and Lochalsh warm, dry and affordable to heat. Our successful...
Friday 9th February 2024, 9:15 am - 4:30 pm, online. There are a few places left. REGISTER NOW! It's free. The conference will discuss how to tackle the unacceptably high number of homes in Skye and Lochalsh that are in need of repair and upgrades. These homes...
Our Healthy Homes for Skye, Raasay & Lochalsh project has received 330 responses from residents. Help us get to 400 by sharing the link.
Our Healthy Homes for Skye, Raasay & Lochalsh project has launched! We encourage all households in the area to take the survey to find out the number of homes that are draughty, damp and expensive to keep warm. See the post for survey links.