by Anne MacLennan ReRoot: Working together to create a more connected, healthy, sustainable and resilient food economy in Broadford and beyond. ReRoot is a loose grouping of people concerned about...
Capitalism or the climate?
by Anne MacLennan We currently live in a capitalist society, ‘an economic system based on the private ownership of the means of production and their operation for profit’. Capitalism encourages...
Scottish Government consultation: Community benefits from net zero energy developments
The Scottish Government is reviewing the Good Practice Principles for onshore and offshore renewable energy, which seeks to ensure that communities and developers get the best from community...
Salmon farming reflections
by Anne MacLennan Skye's Scottish Salmon Think-Tank (SST-T) recently joined the Coastal Communities Network, a community-led network of local groups ‘committed to the preservation and safeguarding...
Skye Beach Cleans update
by Peggy Semler Our main objective for this year is to get the group properly set up and constituted as a SCIO, so that we can (a) consolidate the odd pots of money we already have squirrelled away,...
Highland Local Development Plan : your input needed
The Highland Council is preparing a new Local Development Plan, with the first stage being evidence gathering. Development Plans guide the use and development of land within the Highland Council...