Who needs the gym when you are carrying a toddler up and down the Croft multiple times a day 🥲

Unheard of with my child that’s allergic to sleep 🫠

'I've never seen the scale of disregard for central-belt policy-making that I see now [in rural areas]. You can't find people who think the Scottish Government is making policy in the interests of rural communities.'

Andy Maciver on the wood-burner ban.

For no particular reason I can think of, I am reminded of this intro to Chapter 6 in my book, The Poor Had No Lawyers.

With the levels of insulation required under the latest building regs the vast, vast majority of energy requirement for a new house will be for baths and showers. In other words, stoves, when lit, will quickly lead to overheaing. So what is the point of banning them if they will…

The madness continues when it comes to highland Scotland

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Happy to find this Instagram page being shared this afternoon. For a government and local authority which seem to be totally obsessed with depopulation, what are they doing to help mothers that are actively trying to have families in rural communities???

Stormy Sundays 💨💨

Twitter is very angry this morning so here’s a cute pic of the lamb I helped deliver last night for everyone’s stress levels x

Jesus, I have a lot of respect for Alasdair and Susan, but to say islands are repeatedly betrayed by Westminster without acknowledging the let downs by Holyrood isn’t going to save SNP votes.

Tiotal Bhreatainn aig Kara Hanlon that 200m breaststroke…👏

Isle of Lewis swimmer Kara Halon is hoping to qualify for the Paris Olympics this week. There will be full broadcast coverage on the BBC Sport website and BBC iPlayer as well as Channel 4's streaming platform and YouTube channel.

Full story: cne-siar.gov.uk/kara-hanlon-ol…

Sgeama Greis Gnìomhachais nan Oileanach 2024 ga chur air bhog. #Gàidhlig #Gaelic
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The childcare crisis is real. Scottish Government want us to have babies in the Western Isles? Then provided the very much needed services to help us to do so.

Tha sinn a' coimhead airson Neach-taic Solarachd

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🌊🚮❗️ Disathairne / Saturday ❗️🚮🌊

Giving rows in Gàidhlig is so much easier than in English

Especially to the wee ones.
Why be eloquent when you can just say 'obh-obh' 'teth-teth' 'deud-deud' to describe the danger and discourage them from continuing watever they're doing

Sgeama Greis Gnìomhachais nan Oileanach 2024 ga chur air bhog. Cothrom math! #Gaidhlig #Gaelic cne-siar.gov.uk/home/sgeama-gr…

Brilliant night at the Western Isles Young Crofters event 🐑 looking forward to the next one!

Just back in from community consultation event about proposed Grimshader windfarm. The turbines will be 200m high. The 3 turbines currently on Arnish Moor are 70m high. The Gherkin in London is 180m.

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