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The latest Transition Black Isle news can be found below.

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Jailed Fracking pprotesters freed on appeal

18 October 2018

BBC News  17 October Three men jailed for a fracking site protest have been freed after judges ruled their sentences were "excessive". Simon Blevins, Richard Roberts and Rich Loiz...
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European community initiatives on climate change

16 October 2018

TBI Director Vanessa Halhead has drawn attention to an organisation bringing together community-led initiatives on climate change  and sustainability   ECOLISE ECOLISE, the...
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Inverness Food Assembly closes - Great British Food Hub opens

15 October 2018

In common with all UK Food Assemblies, the Inverness Assembly at Fairways closed at the end of September when the European parent organisation pulled the plug.  However, the organisers have trans...
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Climate change - IPCC report calls for urgent action

08 October 2018

8 October 2018   The Guardian reports: "The world’s leading climate scientists have warned there is only 12 years to keep global warming to a maximum of 1.5C and avoid cat...
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We are part of the rapidly expanding worldwide Transition Towns movement. The Black Isle is a peninsula of about 100 sq miles ENE of Inverness in Scotland, UK.