News and Updates

While the sun shines in Harris, significant progress has been made building a new track up to the wind turbine sites. Blast! from North...

It’s getting on for 18 months since we last reported on this project. Things have been progressing slowly – but just not very visibly. We...

A new planning application has been lodged with CnES (ref 14/00226/PPD) to revise the route of the currently permitted access track. The...

We are currently waiting on the Building Warrant to be signed off, but hope to be opening the tendering process on the Public Contracts...

Windflow UK Limited and the North Harris Trust are pleased to announce that they have reached agreement to construct a wind project at...

The Highland Eco team have come up with a scheme that fits a number of constraints – the biggest being the national grid. As most people...

At the end of November, we took part in a Harris and Lewis deer count. Scottish Natural Heritage organised two helicopters to cover the...

This week, the architect will submit our Building Warrant application after a period of detailed design work. Meanwhile our solicitor is...

Following the success of the North Harris Eagle Observatory, we have been looking at ideas for a development at Huisinis. The Trust owns...

The BIG Lottery has issued the following press release today: The Big Lottery Fund Scotland’s Investing in Communities programme today...

The European Network for Rural Development (ENRD) has published an news article about the 2013 Leader event that took place in the...

There will be a preview showing of the upcoming BBC Alba documentary on Harris titled “Chi mi’n Tir” in the Tarbert Community Centre on...

On a misty Friday morning, three engineers braved the midges and headed out to walk the river. Highland Eco Design won a tender to review...

“Thank you for this toilet which we have appreciated greatly over the years. But please don’t improve it too much or increase the...

The Lottery’s “Investing in Ideas” fund is kick-starting a project to redevelop the Huisinis Public Toilets. The current toilet block is...

On Saturday, we hosted a group visiting from the Aland Islands in Finland. The group comprised the members of the Leader Local Action...

The main event was held in Tarbert Community Centre. Manran, one of the hottest new bands in the Highlands took center stage supported by...

The Shooting Show comes to North Harris to put the North Harris Stalking Club through its paces. Filming took place on a cold, wet and...

We have been working on an application to BIG Lottery for funding to build the three starter units in Tarbert. The application form is...

In 2013 the count stands at 47 NNRs (down from over 70 reserves in 2004) covering some 95,835 hectares (370 square miles).  In early 2012...