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The roof over Lochaber: Community Wealth Building in Fort William
It rains in Fort William. It rains a lot. Sitting in the shadow of Ben ...
How Glenfarg rebuilt its bus service – and its future
“You’re regularly told that ‘this bus has changed my life’.” Drew Smart is one of ...
Tiree: Powering Community Wealth Building with renewable energy
Approaching the wind-buffeted island of Tiree after a four-hour ferry journey, visitors and residents alike ...
Community Wealth Building isn’t new – Scotland’s communities have been doing it for years
Across Scotland, people are quietly transforming their local economies. They’re running bus services, opening community ...
The Power Shift: Lessons from communities already making renewables work for them
On the windswept island of Tiree, a four-hour ferry ride from Oban, a solitary community-owned ...
Solar panel company focussed on one thing to outlast challenges of renewable sector
A renewable energy company has soared to success by focussing on a core product that ...
Speculating on the Wind in the Hebrides
Published in partnership with The Herald As commercial windfarms are being lined up for development ...
How Shetland Turned Division into £72m of Community Benefit
Published in partnership with The Herald THE KEY to a successful community benefit fund from ...
Renewable developments: Highland communities demand more planning democracy
Published in partnership with The Herald “It seems [Scottish Ministers Alastair Allan and Gillian Martin] ...
Carsphairn Seeks Balance Between Renewable Development and Rural Life
Published in partnership with The Herald Tucked between the Rhinns of Kells and Cairnsmore of ...
The Scottish Beacon: A Collaborative Approach to Telling Scotland’s Local Stories
As someone who founded an independent, hyperlocal publication – Greater Govanhill magazine – I know ...
The Power Shift: Renewables, Communities and the Question of Who Really Benefits from Scotland’s Green Energy Revolution
Published in partnership with The Herald As the world leaders gather in Brazil, to discuss ...
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