MEDIA RELEASES

 

Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks – Powering Communities to Net Zero

Aros An Rubha on the Isle of Lewis successfully applied for £30,000 funding towards a battery storage system to benefit their community through Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks  – Powering Communities to Net Zero Fund.

Buth an Rubha moves into community ownership

Point’s local shop, Buth an Rubha, will pass from private into community ownership as well-known owner Norman Macleod hands the reins to Urras Storas an Rubha. Norman, who came out of retirement in 2013 to set up the popular shop at the old Knock School says that at...

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Donald John Macsween MBE

His fellow directors on the Board of Urras Stòras An Rubha are delighted that Donald John Macsween has been awarded an MBE in the King's Honours list for his services in the Western Isles. Donald John has been involved with the project to transform the former Knock...

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HUB Development Manager Appointment

Urras Storas An Rubha is pleased to announce the appointment of Baiba Reinfelde as development Manager, for Aros An Rubha, our community hub in the former Knock School.       Baiba, originally from Latvia,  has been in Scotland for 17 years, and for the...

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Green Energy Awards

  Isle of Lewis community hub wins Best Community Project at Scottish Green Energy Awards The project to revitalise the Old School at Knock on the Isle of Lewis has received renewable energy industry recognition for its positive impact winning Best Community...

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