Today’s blog is, in the main, a book review – but I can’t conceive of any book that would come out of Lewis which could mean quite so much to this island. The book is ‘The Darkest Dawn: The Story […]
On the 16th of October this year, the lights literally went out on community energy in our isles. The subsea cable that links Skye to Harris, supplying our power from the National Grid but also enabling the export of power […]
Readers… it’s been a long time. So long, in fact, there were times that I wondered if I would ever find my way back – but of course I was always going to. Especially when there is news to explore. […]
Did you make a New Year’s Resolution? If you have, chances are it’s something about getting more exercise and improving your fitness. You won’t be alone, if you have! Because among those who do make New Year’s Resolutions, getting more […]
A wee blog today about cycling. A cycle route, in particular, for those who would like some ideas for when they holidaying are on the Isle of Lewis or for regular island cyclists who might want to share some reflections […]
Readers, an update today on the community wind farm campaign. Firstly, the interconnector is dead. End of. Ofgem’s statement that the case for an interconnector cable (be that 450MW or 600MW) to the Western Isles “had not been met” tells […]
It was back in June that I’d had my eyes properly opened to the joys of hillwalking in Harris, when hubby and I went up Tiorga Mòr, a hill that I confess I hadn’t even heard of until shortly before. […]
How well do you know the place you live? If you’re anything like me, probably nothing like as well as you could. In the past, whenever I’ve been lucky enough to be abroad somewhere interesting, I’ve put maximum effort into […]
The news, when it came, was on Messenger. “See Heb News. LWP fail in subsidy bid…” It was Friday and the list had been published of the renewables projects which had been successful in securing subsidies to develop under the […]
Hello, friends. Firing off a quick blog post today in a bid to reach any politically inclined women on the island who are unaware of an event taking place in the Comhairle building tomorrow which they could / should go […]
If one thing defines this summer for me, it’s been open water swimming. From the Heb Tri to being in the water with the kids, it’s all been about wetsuits and waves. If you’d told me two months ago that […]
