Building local legacies for future generations
Investment in Skye’s infrastructure is a key issue identified by SkyeConnect in a recent survey of island residents. While many people are content to lobby politicians or just wait for…
Tag: Lochalsh
Recruitment drive to restore nursing cover for Raasay
An advert to recruit nurses to provide 24/7 health care cover for the Isle of Raasay had been launched this week by NHS Highland. The move, which is part of…
Focus: Tackling ‘myths’ to meet rural housing challenge
Keith MacKenzie examines the Lochalsh and Skye Housing Association’s plans to expand the area’s housing stock Housing, and the issues surrounding it – where it is, who owns it, who…
Skye SOS-NHS health group chair to step down
The chair of SOS-NHS Skye has this week announced she will step down from the role following a meeting of the health pressure group held on Monday. Catriona MacDonald informed…
Highland Council give approval for £1.5 million of funding for improvements to north Skye school
Highland councillors have approved capital funding for school improvements that will see £1.5 million spent on Dunvegan Primary School in north Skye. The money will come directly from the Highland…
Skye air service could be among the first in the world to trial electric planes
A Skye air service could be among the first in the world to harness electric planes, it has been predicted, after Highland councillors gave their support to trial flights in…
Health secretary set to visit Skye and Lochalsh
The Cabinet Secretary for Health Jeane Freeman will visit Skye and Lochalsh on Monday (27th May) with constituency MSP Kate Forbes. Ms Freeman will be taken on a tour of…
Skye and Lochalsh radio station Cuillin FM set to make fashion statement
Cuillin FM and the Skye and Lochalsh boutique clothing and home accessories store Home in the Highlands are set to join forces this Friday for a charity fashion show in…
Skye and Lochalsh running club trio conquer London Marathon
Three members of Skye and Lochalsh Running and Athletics Club took on the London Marathon last weekend. Jeremy Rossiter, Stephanie Rossiter, and Dave Canning were among 42,906 participants at the…
Skye cyclist wins a spot on the podium in Loch Ness Etape
Skye cyclist was the second woman home in the Loch Ness Etape event which saw a record field of over 5,600 take to the roads near Inverness last Sunday. Fiona…