Splash the cash for Raasay

Islanders on Raasay are selling shares to raise £650,000 so they can build two hydro-electric schemes. The hydro projects on the Inverarish and Mine burns will together generate enough power for about 130 homes. Ross Gillies, a director of Raasay Community Renewables, said: ‘We have raised over £300,000 in grants to support the build and we need a further £650,000 to bring the project to completion.’