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Locked out by design: what stands between the Local Power Plan and the communities it’s meant to deliver for

Locked out by design: what stands between the Local Power Plan and the communities it’s meant to deliver for

By Daniel Gear, Voar In February 2026, the UK Government and Great British Energy launched the Local Power Plan (LPP), committing “up to £1 billion” to support community-owned clean energy, with a vision that by 2030 every community would have the opportunity to own a local energy project. I’m

Who gets to decide about Scotland’s national parks?

Who gets to decide about Scotland’s national parks?

Musselburgh firm shows how renewable energy can support local communities

Musselburgh firm shows how renewable energy can support local communities

Maree Todd MSP to host childcare surgeries locally

Maree Todd MSP to host childcare surgeries locally

A Hebridean Boom Town is on the horizon

A Hebridean Boom Town is on the horizon

A New England lumberjacks' 'invasion'

A New England lumberjacks' 'invasion'

From Shetland to Åland: what happens when locals have the power to decide over wind farms?

From Shetland to Åland: what happens when locals have the power to decide over wind farms?

News

Maree Todd MSP to host childcare surgeries locally

Maree Todd MSP to host childcare surgeries locally

The surgeries aim to ensure that rural and island communities have a meaningful voice in shaping the new national policy.

The Power Shift magazine launch: Energy, democracy and how to give a voice to communities across Scotland

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

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

What issues matter most to you this election? Tell us what candidates should be talking about

Mapping the North Central  Highland’s energy future

Mapping the North Central  Highland’s energy future

Convention of Community Councils at Holyrood

Convention of Community Councils at Holyrood

Donnchadh MacLeòid à Drochaid a’ Bhanna, buannaiche Bonn Òir an Traidiseanta

Donnchadh MacLeòid à Drochaid a’ Bhanna, buannaiche Bonn Òir an Traidiseanta

Heritage

A New England lumberjacks' 'invasion'

A New England lumberjacks' 'invasion'

355 hard-working lumbermen from the United States (250 expert wood workers, besides engineers, sawmillers, carpenters, blacksmiths, clerks, timekeepers, cooks, waiters, other support personnel... and one pet grizzly bear!) arrived in Ardgay in July 1917 with a 12-month contract.

History of farming in Ardgay

History of farming in Ardgay

Victorian-era Highland Games

Victorian-era Highland Games

The day the flood swept away the first Bonar Bridge

The day the flood swept away the first Bonar Bridge

An 80th Anniversary reflection

An 80th Anniversary reflection

History of the Highland Games

History of the Highland Games

Capturing memories at Croick Church

Capturing memories at Croick Church

Nature

Nature, the secret ingredient in our food

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

Shrews, life in the fast lane

Plant galls

Plant galls

Carnivorous plants

Carnivorous plants

Roe Deer

Roe Deer

Garden birds

Garden birds

Wildlife tracking

Wildlife tracking

Place-names

Stones

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

Fairies and malicious spirits

Faces and facial features

Faces and facial features

Croick, Croich and antlers

Croick, Croich and antlers

Out-of-place names

Out-of-place names

River pools

River pools

Townships

Townships

The Power Shift

Locked out by design: what stands between the Local Power Plan and the communities it’s meant to deliver for

Locked out by design: what stands between the Local Power Plan and the communities it’s meant to deliver for

By Daniel Gear, Voar In February 2026, the UK Government and Great British Energy launched the Local Power Plan (LPP), committing “up to £1 billion” to support community-owned clean energy, with a vision that by 2030 every community would have the opportunity to own a local energy project. I’m

Who gets to decide about Scotland’s national parks?

Who gets to decide about Scotland’s national parks?

Musselburgh firm shows how renewable energy can support local communities

Musselburgh firm shows how renewable energy can support local communities

A Hebridean Boom Town is on the horizon

A Hebridean Boom Town is on the horizon

From Shetland to Åland: what happens when locals have the power to decide over wind farms?

From Shetland to Åland: what happens when locals have the power to decide over wind farms?

Telling better stories

Telling better stories

The Power Shift magazine launch: Energy, democracy and how to give a voice to communities across Scotland

The Power Shift magazine launch: Energy, democracy and how to give a voice to communities across Scotland