Calls to protect Lochalsh and Wester Ross phone boxes lodged
Objections have been received to the closure of several phone boxes in Lochalsh and Wester Ross as part of a BT consultation. At a meeting of Highland Council’s environment, development…
Month: November 2019
Running round-up: MacLeod claims second winter series win at Skinadin 10k & Attwood secures top-three finish in Tayside challenge
Dean MacLeod finished more than a minute ahead of his nearest competitor to win the Skinadin 10k trail race in Skye last Saturday afternoon. MacLeod crossed the finishing line in…
Skye sale raises £24,000 for cancer research
An annual fundraising sale held in north Skye last weekend has raised an astonishing £24,000 for the Skye branch of Cancer Research UK. The sale of work, which is held…
General Election 2019: Judge me on my record, says Ian Blackford as he launches re-election campaign
“I have a record as a hard-working MP putting people first and I should be judged upon that.” Those were the words of Ian Blackford as he launched his re-election…
Barra still waiting for pitch appeal decision
Eight months after hearing an appeal into an asset transfer on Barra the Scottish Government has still not made a decision on what would be the first use of the…
Lochalsh woman recognised for half-century of fundraising
A Lochalsh woman has been recognised for a half-century of fundraising for the annual poppy appeal. Morag MacKenzie from Duirinish is now in her 52nd year carrying out local door-to-door…
Gìsearachd, Cabbage Stalks and Egg Whites: Halloweens Past from the Tobar an Dualchais/Kist o Riches Archive
The WHFP is to include a new monthly feature in partnership with Tobar an Dualchais/Kist o Riches, Scotland’s national digital sound archive, currently containing some 43,000 individual recordings of stories,…
Shinty-hurling to take centre stage as Scotland visit face Ireland this weekend
This weekend representative shinty takes centre stage as Scotland face Ireland at senior and under-21 level in two shinty-hurling clashes in Dublin. Scotland are aiming for a fourth successive win…
Competition underway to create a flag for Skye
The search for an official flag for the Isle of Skye is now on. This week (1st November 2019) sees the launch of a competition to design a flag, which…
Cameron and Campbell among winners at North West Skye FC’s end of season awards
North West Skye Football Club held their end-of-season awards ceremony at the Sligachan Hotel last Saturday night. In the senior team awards, striker Robbie Cameron received the players’ player of…