Cooking classes in Colbost
BY JACKIE MACKENZIEA world-famous Skye restaurant has turned its kitchen into a classroom to help local schoolchildren hone their cooking skills and connect with the top produce on their doorsteps.…
Month: December 2025
Council approves land reform motion
BY JACKIE MACKENZIEA move supporting further action to diversify land ownership in Scotland has been backed by Highland councillors – despite one member saying he could see not what the…
Special guest enjoys Raasay school play
Last Friday, the pupils of Raasay Primary School put on their annual Christmas School Show production and this year it was based on the story of the famous Calum’s Road.…
Man in court over death
BY JACKIE MACKENZIETributes have poured in for a “kind soul” and talented musician from Wester Ross who was allegedly murdered in Inverness. Emergency services were called to a property in…
Screen Machine ready to roll
The campaign to raise £1.49 million to buy a new Screen Machine mobile cinema has reached a successful conclusion. Beginning in September 2023 after the old cinema reached the end…
‘Yes We Can’ collects over 3,000 products for foodbank
This year in Portree High School has been a year of new happenings and people. We have welcomed new S1s and quite a lot of new teachers and new faces.…
Skye mothers press for better childcare
BY JACKIE MACKENZIE A group of Skye mothers say they are being forced to quit work, or take fewer hours, amid a critical shortage of childcare provision on the island.…
Portree welcomes Santa and the big switch-on
BY DANIEL CULLENPortree’s festive season got under way last weekend as Light Up Portree hosted the annual Reindeer Parade on Saturday 22nd November, before the Christmas lights switch-on in Somerled…
Lochcarron Men’s Shed now open
Last week, the Lochcarron and District Men’s Shed proudly celebrated its official opening with Dr David Murray MBE kindly cutting a ribbon to mark the occasion. Principal sponsors of the…