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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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Jul 3, 20191 min read
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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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Jul 25, 20181 min read
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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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Jul 11, 20181 min read
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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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May 10, 20181 min read
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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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Jan 25, 20181 min read
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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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Oct 17, 20171 min read
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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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Sep 21, 20171 min read
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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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Sep 21, 20171 min read
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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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Sep 20, 20171 min read
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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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Aug 21, 20171 min read
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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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May 24, 20171 min read
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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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Apr 4, 20171 min read
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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....
rodgerke02
Nov 10, 20161 min read
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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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Nov 2, 20161 min read
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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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Oct 10, 20161 min read
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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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Sep 14, 20161 min read
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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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Jul 14, 20161 min read
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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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Jul 14, 20161 min read
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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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Apr 27, 20161 min read
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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...
rodgerke02
Dec 21, 20152 min read
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