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On a tiny Scottish island, residents have just been given the power over local regeneration. Has your community taken on a challenge?On a tiny Scottish island, residents have just been given the power over local regeneration. Has your community taken on a challenge?
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There is a lot of strength in communities, as evident by a recent decision to give residents on a small Scottish island the power to control their own destiny.There is a lot of strength in communities, as evident by a recent decision to give residents on a small Scottish island the power to control their own destiny.
The 15 people living on one of the smallest inhabited islands in the Scottish Hebrides, Canna, have been handed control of efforts to bring new people in. Where efforts of the National Trust have so far been unsuccessful, the hope is that through support, the local community will develop itself and boost population numbers.The 15 people living on one of the smallest inhabited islands in the Scottish Hebrides, Canna, have been handed control of efforts to bring new people in. Where efforts of the National Trust have so far been unsuccessful, the hope is that through support, the local community will develop itself and boost population numbers.
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