“My next challenge is learning to walk again”
Record-breaking Isles cyclist Christina MacKenzie says her next challenge is to learn to walk again after a hit and run incident left her seriously injured while riding near her home…
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Western Isles workshop aims to attract more women into politics
Some 40 women in the Western Isles have signed up for a workshop aimed at encouraging more females to enter local politics. Comhairle nan Eilean Siar has organised next week’s…
Transformation plan for reimagining Skye square gets underway
Plans to transform an area of Portree into a modern hub for community, sport, recreation, and business have got underway. The Portree and Braes Community Trust and local partners want…
NORRIE T MACDONALD: Crofts have become the bitcoin of the Hebrides
NORRIE T MACDONALD Here’s a hypothetical situation; Murdo Dan and Chrissie Mary have been ‘working’ the croft that has been in the family for years without much financial reward. Yes,…
Easing the lockdown: early trials in Islands and Highlands worth cautious consideration
There should be cautious consideration given to easing lockdown measures in the islands – and eventually the Highlands – prior to the rest of the country, it was claimed this…
Western Isles MP Angus MacNeil criticises comhairle over handling of Barra hub
Western Isles MP Angus MacNeil has criticised Comhairle nan Eilean Siar for its handling of a consultation on Barra into the creation of a new school and health hub in…
Target to make Highlands and Islands an aviation carbon-free zone “very challenging”
A Western Isles councillor has warned that much still needs to be done in order to meet the Scottish Government ambition of establishing the Highlands and Islands as an aviation…
Lochalsh and Skye Housing Association seek Highland-wide policy to address sub-letting issue
The chief executive of the Lochalsh and Skye Housing Association has said the organisation is seeking to formulate a Highland-wide policy to address the problem of tenants sub-letting their homes…
HebCelt’s welcome boost to Lewis economy
For those of us who have witnessed at first hand the growth of the Hebridean Celtic Festival over the last 24 years, its arrival every July comes with a dual…
Barra councillor slates NHS Western Isles for “absurd” £1.8 million oversight in cost of new hospital
Barra councillor Donald Manford said it was “absurd” that NHS Western Isles did not know that their chosen site for a new hospital on the island required an additional £1.8…