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Jul 3, 20191 min read
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SURVEY INTO PROVISION OF NEW BUSINESS PREMISES IN NORTH HARRIS It was recently announced that Highlands & Islands Enterprise is...
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rodgerke02
Jul 25, 20181 min read
Foreign visitor numbers rise
Last week we hosted one of the The John Muir Trust work parties. A team of volunteers sign up to learn what’s involved in managing wild...
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rodgerke02
Jul 11, 20181 min read
Biking trails?
The North Harris Trust is proposing to build some mountain biking trails in a few locations around North Harris. The trails will be...
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rodgerke02
May 10, 20181 min read
Beach business
Last week saw the S3 year group from Sir E Scott School head out for the annual Enterprise Day run by The North Harris Trust. This year...
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rodgerke02
Jan 25, 20181 min read
What to do with an old slipway?
At the start of the year, the lease of the slipway at Maraig, to Scottish Salmon Co. expired. The site has been cleared, the derelict...
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rodgerke02
Oct 17, 20171 min read
Water worlds: top 10 marine adventure holidays worldwide
Lanzarote, Belize, Mexico and Harris -all mentioned in the Guardian’s article on underwater adventures. Following BBC’s Planet Blue...
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rodgerke02
Sep 21, 20171 min read
North Harris welcomes campervans
The subject of campervans in the islands is making front-page news and trending on social media. We’ve compiled a list of...
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rodgerke02
Sep 21, 20171 min read
Lets get snorkelling
Following the launch last month of the North Harris Snorkel Trail, a leaflet has been produced to give more information on the six...
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rodgerke02
Sep 20, 20171 min read
Huisinis Gateway opens for business
With Huisinis proving increasingly popular with campervans, a dedicated site with five electric hook-up points has been built as part of...
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rodgerke02
Aug 21, 20171 min read
The Urgha “thunderbox”
This week we commissioned the first chemical disposal point for campervans in North Harris. The dump point or “elsan” point as they are...
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rodgerke02
May 24, 20171 min read
Harris’ young scientists investigate
Earlier this month, we hosted a visit to the Bunavoneader Hydro-electric scheme. The Science Club at Sir E Scott primary school has been...
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rodgerke02
Apr 4, 20171 min read
Toilets no more
The building that provided relief to so many, is no more. Huisinis public toilets were leveled today to make way for the new Huisinis...
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rodgerke02
Nov 10, 20161 min read
National Golden Eagle Survey result
At last some good news! We have just had the results for the National Golden Eagle Survey 2015 from the RSPB and it is good news....
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rodgerke02
Nov 2, 20161 min read
Another 100 homes with green energy
Bunavoneader hydro-electric scheme is finally operational! Back in July, Ross-shire Engineering handed the scheme over to River...
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rodgerke02
Oct 10, 20161 min read
Science Club at Monan
The Tarbert Primary School Science Club members visited the Monan Windfarm last week. On a still day, they took in the views and got up...
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rodgerke02
Sep 14, 20161 min read
Primary school blown away by visit to windfarm
The P5-7 pupils at Sir E Scott school are currently working on a project that looks at the pros and cons of wind generation. They have...
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rodgerke02
Jul 14, 20161 min read
Beach cleaning success!
We have just successfully cleaned the beach at Teilesnish. It was a great turnout and we managed to remove several tons of rubbish,...
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rodgerke02
Jul 14, 20161 min read
New Shorewatch site!
On Monday 11/7, Katie and Charlie from WDC visited us here to provide Shorewatch training and to check out a new Shorewatch site that I...
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rodgerke02
Apr 27, 20161 min read
Bunavoneader update
New intake, located behind old dam The last update on the Bunavoneader Hydro-electric Scheme was in September when the sun was still...
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rodgerke02
Dec 21, 20152 min read
What Gunnera, Where?
If you w During the Winter months the gunnera will die back and remain dormant awaiting the Spring, but we will be using this time to...
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