‘The Stornoway Way’ finds humour in dark tale of life on Lewis
If life is a search for meaning and purpose, Roman Stornoway has strayed from the preordained pathways of his native Lewis. The road to contentment does not lead to kirk…
Month: October 2019
‘Frankenfish’ protest to take place outside Mowi’s Skye fish feed plant
A Hallowe’en protest encouraging people to “avoid farmed salmon like the plague” is set to take place outside the Mowi fish feed factory near Kyleakin on Skye at noon today…
Editorial: We cannot, and should not, expect Skye’s tourist industry to disappear
We do not know exactly how many tourists now visit Skye each year. Informed sources usually put it at 500,000 to 600,000 people. It could be more; it is unlikely…
Skye and Badenoch set for title play-off showdown
National Division 1 League Play-Off: Badenoch v Skye Bught Park, Inverness, Sunday. Throw-up at 2 pm. Skye Camanachd Ladies cruised to a 10-0 victory over Ardnamurchan in Portree on Saturday…
Both of this year’s Gold Medals are won by Glasgow islanders
Claire Macaulay’s final week living in Glasgow proved a busy but memorable one, winning the Royal National Mòd Gold Medal just days before she was due to say farewell to…
Skye pass-master’s road to success
To the uninitiated, the name Johnny Campbell might not ring a bell at first, but if you have lived, worked, or even just visited Portree at some point over the…
Skye and Lochalsh Football season review 2019
The Skye and Lochalsh 2018 season produced a four-horse race for the title. culminating in Mallaig clinching the championship by virtue of a playoff in their debut season. While the…
Uist dental plan ‘cover’ for closing theatre
Plans by NHS Western Isles to centralise dental services in a new clinical hub in Uist and Barra Hospital have been attacked by a local councillor as a “diversionary tactic”…
Glenelg under-30s triumph in Alasdair Davidson Memorial Cup
The young bucks overcame the old heads as the Glenelg under-30s prevailed against the Glenelg over-30s in the Alasdair Davidson Memorial Cup 2019 held earlier this month. In what was…
First senior Scotland cap for Kinlochshiel’s Nixon
Kinlochshiel’s Donald Nixon is in line to win his first cap for Scotland after being named in the senior men’s shinty-hurling international which will take on Ireland on 2nd November…