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Sad Farewells

Torrisdale has suffered a devastating bereavement following the sudden passing of Niall's dad, Donald, a fortnight ago. He fought a brave fight against cancer for three years but sadly succumbed just a few days after being admitted to hospital. Our loss is palpable. Donald was truly the heart and soul of Torrisdale and was Niall's adviser, fixer …

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New Year Makeovers

2016 has a lot to live up to after last year's successes with the hydro scheme and our Highlands and Islands Tourism Award. So far it has been a bit a bit of a damp squib though as we've been relentlessly battered by torrential rain and high winds for much of January. It is good …

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Singing in the Rain!

Torrisdale Hydro is up and running! After a few tense weeks on site, connecting up pipes (which were too short!), installing the turbine and testing the complex electronics, we met the crucial commission date with a month to spare. The scheme is now connected to the grid and producing power daily - a heavy downpour …

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Summer Loving

Having suffered weeks and weeks of unseasonably cold and wet weather, it was almost reassuring when this summer was branded “the worst summer in thirty years”, by those that know about these things. Fortunately nobody holidays in Scotland for the wall-to-wall sunshine and our guests have been very tolerant of the inclement conditions. We have …