On Thursday 24th September Comunn Eachdraidh Nis held a Prois San Aite/ Pride In Place Engagement event. Fourteen participants, many from the Day Club, were asked to reflect as a group on key issues and priorities for the community of Ness. Prois San Aite/ Pr...
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Many of us have a connection to Sgoil Araich and Sgoil Lionail. Parents, grandparents, aunties, uncles, past pupils or staff – we have all supported events and witnessed the younger generations progress through their primary education. As a past parent I have...
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On the 7th of August the first case of the livestock virus – ‘Bluetongue’ (BTV3) – was confirmed in Scotland, in a lamb in Dumfries and Galloway. The virus, confirmed as the BTV3 strain, has since been confirmed in cattle and at other sheep holdings in the sa...
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Monday in Spòrsnis was a difficult day. NatureScot had released its Board paper the previous week, recommending that no licence be granted for the 2026 guga harvest on Sula Sgeir. A group of us gathered in Spòrsnis to watch the Board meeting online. Taken alo...
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At a NatureScot Board Meeting this afternoon it was agreed by the Board that the licence for the 2026 Guga Harvest would not be granted. Detailed discussions took place with regards to the legal, ecological and animal welfare aspects of the Guga Harvest. A fu...
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A Maritime Museum in Borve has been a mission for Donnie Graham for over a decade when he started to become a serious collector of maritime artefacts. Last year, he held his first large-scale pop-up exhibition of this collection, and his rope work at The Clan...
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