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Spring concerts near you
Telling better stories
History of farming in Ardgay
The Power Shift magazine launch: Energy, democracy and how to give a voice to communities across Scotland
Local Action Group funding now open for applications in rural Highland
What issues matter most to you this election? Tell us what candidates should be talking about
News
From Shetland to Åland: what happens when locals have the power to decide over wind farms?
Telling better stories
The Power Shift magazine launch: Energy, democracy and how to give a voice to communities across Scotland
Local Action Group funding now open for applications in rural Highland
What issues matter most to you this election? Tell us what candidates should be talking about
Mapping the North Central Highland’s energy future
Convention of Community Councils at Holyrood
Heritage
History of farming in Ardgay
Farming has evolved immensely in the last 200 years. Sheaves, stooks, ricks and manual threshing were gradually improved and finally replaced by the modern combine harvester. The following photos show the evolution of grain harvesting at some of the local farms.
Victorian-era Highland Games
The day the flood swept away the first Bonar Bridge
An 80th Anniversary reflection
History of the Highland Games
Capturing memories at Croick Church
Rob Donn Mackay - 1714-1778
Nature
Nature, the secret ingredient in our food
Perhaps this should say Nature, the secret ingredient missing from our food!
By Kate Heightman
Because it certainly is missing from indoor-reared pork and chicken, as well as intensively produced beef, dairy, and cereals, fruit and vegetables, which rely heavily on synthetic fertilisers, pesticides, and herbicides. There are public health
Shrews, life in the fast lane
Plant galls
Carnivorous plants
Roe Deer
Garden birds
Wildlife tracking
Place-names
Stones
Gaelic, Norse, Brittonic? A look into the history
and origins of place names in and around our area
Clach A’ Charra, a standing stone 10 ft high on the road to Dornoch opposite Ospisdale House, is believed to be of prehistoric date. According to tradition, a Danish chief was shot
Fairies and malicious spirits
Faces and facial features
Croick, Croich and antlers
Out-of-place names
River pools
Townships
The Power Shift
From Shetland to Åland: what happens when locals have the power to decide over wind farms?
Telling better stories
The Power Shift magazine launch: Energy, democracy and how to give a voice to communities across Scotland
Mapping the North Central Highland’s energy future
Convention of Community Councils at Holyrood
Who benefits from the resources of a place?
