Category: Opinion
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Lochaber Times Leader: October 19, 2023
This week’s celebrations of community ownership, in Lochaber and across Scotland, point to a success story for a country in which, per the 2014 Land Reform Report, 432 private land owners own 50 per cent of the nation. Whilst not every community project succeeds in equal measure, the likes of the Knoydart Foundation, Raasay Community…
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Letters to the editor – October 13 2023
Energy price drop will not help terminally ill enough Ofgem’s new energy price has come into effect. But the drop is unlikely to fill people’s pockets as bills are expected to be 13 per cent higher compared to last winter. People living with terminal illness often struggle to stay warm because of their condition, particularly…
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Thought for the Week, October 13 2023
In a galaxy of billions of stars, any one of which would consume our whole planet, what is significance, especially if our brief and frail lives are just an undirected accident of chance?
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Leader, October 13 2023
People’s safety is of paramount importance and it is extremely fortunate that nobody was injured in last weekend’s landslides
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Leader, October 13, 2023
Community leaders quickly realised the severity and scale of the situation.
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Time for Change – October 13 2023
by Freya Aitchison It wasn’t just a bit of rain – flooding and landslides made more likely by climate change Last week, parts of Argyll were completely cut off by a series of floods and landslides caused by unusually heavy rainfall. Every major road into mid, north and south Argyll from the rest of the…
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Thought for the Week – week 41 2023
Who are You? Jesus says, ‘My Father’s house has many rooms… I am going there to prepare a place for you.’ John 14:2 A man meets an old school friend who has done well for himself. The friend now owns an expensive restaurant and he invites the man to have a meal with him. The…