IN PICTURES: WILDFIRE RAGES IN LOCHALSH
Clouds of smoke were continuing to hang over Lochalsh this morning following a wildfire which has raged for much of the past 24 hours. Firefighters from throughout the district have…
Author: Keith MacKenzie
COUNCIL ELECTIONS: Skye candidates at Broadford hustings this Thursday
Candidates seeking election for the Eilean a’ Cheò (Skye and Raasay) ward of Highland council will face the public at a hustings in Broadford Village Hall this Thursday (28th April) at…
COUNCIL ELECTION: Skye hustings in Portree
The Free Press in partnership with Radio Skye is holding an election hustings at Portree High School this Friday (22nd April) ahead of the forthcoming Highland Council election . All…
Body found in search for missing Skye teenager
Officers on Skye have confirmed a body has been found in the search for 16-year-old William Clarke, known as Will, from Ardvasar, Skye. While formal identification is yet to take…
TOBAR AN DUALCHAIS: Custom, culture and what accrues – the dresser’s place’
The old pine dresser in the kitchen here changes through the seasons. Plates and cups and the remnants of my granny’s delicate wedding-set china sit amongst other mementos. Jugs of…
EDITORIAL: Budhmor decision must be resisted
The sudden announcement that Portree’s Budhmor Care Home is to close comes as a savage blow to all the residents, families and staff connected to an establishment widely lauded for…
Isle of Barra distillery’s Mother’s day donation
Isle of Barra Distillery has pledged to donate to One Parent Families Scotland 20 per cent from each online purchase of Rhubarb and Heather Gin Liqueur, made between the 15th…
TOBAR AN DUALCHAIS: what can proverbs tell us about dùthchas?
Ryan Dziadowic, originally from Poland but now living in Grimsay, looks at the traditional Gaelic concept of dùthchas and what it means in the modern world….. Dùthchas – a Gaelic…
Comhairle SNP leader banned from speaking to officials after probe
The leader of Comhairle nan Eilean Siar’s SNP group has been told he can only raise business with a single council official, following concerns over his conduct. Stornoway North Councillor…
Injury marrs shinty return as Newtonmore defender requires surgery after blow to the head
Newtonmore’s celebrations immediately turned to concerns after defender Darrin Fowler sustained a serious head injury at the end of Saturday’s premiership opening day win over Kinlochshiel at Rearaig. Fowler appeared…