The Sròndoire Community Wind Farm planning application was unanimously approved by Argyll & Bute Council, when the Planning, Protective Services and Licensing Committee met at Kilmory on Wednesday 23rd October. Sròndoire is the 6MW, three turbine sister project to the successful Allt Dearg Community Wind Farm. Construction works are due to start next spring and the wind farm should be in operation by autumn 2015.

After the first nine months of commercial operation the Ardrishaig Community Trust have received income of £130,000 from their investment in the Allt Dearg Community Wind Farm partnership.

Argyll & Bute Council's Planning, Protective Services & Licensing Committee is due to consider the planning application for the three turbine Sròndoire Community Wind Farm at a meeting scheduled for Wednesday 23rd October.

The Allt Dearg Educational Trust has started to support 17 young people through the 2013/14 academic year, to the tune of over £37,500. The successful applicants, all from Mid Argyll and Cowal, will be receiving their cheques within the next couple of weeks.

A major cable fault in the SSE network, left Allt Dearg struggling to export during August.

The completed planning application for Sròndoire Community Wind Farm was lodged with Argyll & Bute Council at the end of June.

This was very successful with about 30 people on the bus. They got out at the top of the hill in fairly cold and windy conditions - some just got straight back on!

Starting on Saturday 04 May 2013 there will be a monthly bus service from Ardrishaig to the top of the Allt Dearg hill. See the Visiting Allt Dearg page for more information.

Donald MacNicol from Ormsary, is on site with the tractor and snow plough to deal with our first serious snow.