Letters To The Editor
RET Concerns
Last week it was reported in An Tirisdeach that RET will be made permanent for Tiree; what was not in the report was that, with this announcement came the shocking news that commercial vehicles will be included. This will mean lorry fares increasing by as much as 55%; this in real terms means an unavoidable… »
Tiree and the proposed Wind Farm
Dear Sir – I have recently been enjoying the beauties of Tiree but I live in Chile in South America where recently many major installations for providing energy of different kinds have been carried out by foreign firms. Without wishing to appear jingoistic, I think it is important to consider the fact that foreign firms… »
RE: update #13
Dear Editor, I am writing to you in reply to the “Argyll Array Project Update No 13.” Visual Impact Vs Socio-Economics. I find it hard to believe that no one at SPR has highlighted any connection between the visual impact and a negative impact on the Socio Economic situation on Tiree. As we all know… »
Speed Kills
Unfortunately Constable Tanner’s message in the local paper about the speed of cars in Crossapol missed out an important detail. At the time of the message two families had lost 5 cats in the past 18 months after the cats were struck by vehicles and killed. Sadly, last Friday, yet another beautiful cat was killed… »
Regarding The Array
I am writing this to express my concern at the way in which the proposed Tiree Array is being forced through the consenting process. It alarms me that Scottish Power Renewables want to get consent to develop their project before they actually release the details of what they are planning. I find it hard to… »
History Repeats?
Dear sir, Further to the letter from Duncan Castling, he certainly paints an horrific picture. How much notice should we take? I have the advantage of being able to remember Tiree 70 years ago. There were quite good roads, the RAF built many of them. I wonder if the building of an airfield, and Camps,… »
Oh What A Night
To quote the old Elvis Presley song “Oh what a night, oh what a night it really was, such a night” Thanks to Ian Smith and Eilidh MacFadyen for organising the fabulous concert on 21st May at An Talla. Two and a half hours of top class entertainment, and all for the price of less… »
If x then…
The inhabitants of the Island were initially said to be ecstatic. Their roads were being regularly repaired and widened. No delays now waiting in ‘pockets’ The improvements had sadly eaten up some of the pretty picturesque houses and machair due to road straightening, but it was for the greater good wasn’t it? Coping with the… »
Revisiting Island X
Sir, M Macarthur (letters, April 15th) paints a rosy picture of “the island of X” receiving spin-off benefits from an inshore windfarm. Why do we have to imagine “the island of X”? Wind turbine generation has been around for decades, so there must surely be many remote communities enjoying these compensations. And there must be… »
The Future?
Picture the scenario. It is a few years down the line. S P R and the government have mistakenly thought that N T A represented the entire Tiree community and have cancelled the proposed wind farm off the coast of Tiree. Instead they have built one off the shores of the island of X. The… »
