Skye play park gets £2,000 bingo night boost
A fundraising bingo night in Portree has pulled in £2,000 for a new play park which has been earmarked to open in the Skye capital next Easter. On Saturday night,…
EDITORIAL: Farewell to our Elizabethan age
There are people upwards of 75 today who will recall celebrating the last coronation alongside friends and family members who had reached adulthood by the time of the death of…
KINGUSSIE V LOVAT: Shinty history beckons on Camanachd Cup final day
History – and a spot at sporting redemption – beckons for either Kingussie or Lovat as they prepare to meet in shinty’s Tulloch Homes Camanachd Cup final this Saturday. The…
TOBAR AN DUALCHAIS: A folk villain in Augmented Reality
This article was co-written by Liam Alastair Crouse, PhD student in collaboration with Tobar an Dualchais, and Dr Emily Gall, Project Coordinator for the Uist Virtual Archaeological Project. National politics…
“A life of immense and constant service”
Prominent figures across the West Highlands and Islands have spoken of their sadness, respect, and honour as they pay their condolences following the passing of Her Majesty The Queen, who…
Fundraiser to take on Radio Skye Dive challenge
A voluntary broadcaster from Portree has set himself the hair-raising challenge of skydiving from a plane outside Dundee this weekend to raise much-needed funds for Radio Skye’s ‘Cram the Van’…
SILVERWARE SATURDAY: Shiel ladies aiming to make history against Lovat
Kinlochshiel Ladies coach Alex MacInnes has said that victory for the team in Saturday’s Mowi Challenge Cup Final against Lovat would be “huge” for the players and everyone associated with…
SHINTY SHOWDOWN: Skye and Badenoch to meet for biggest prize in the women’s game
Holders Skye and reigning National Division champions Badenoch will battle to capture the premier prize in women’s shinty – the MOWI Valerie Fraser Camanachd Cup – in Newtonmore on Saturday.…
CHANGE OF HARBOUR PLAN: Six month closure of Uig pier is scrapped
Plans for a six month closure of Uig pier in Skye have been scrapped, the Scottish Government has confirmed today. Instead of a single 24-week shutdown from this autumn, the…
ASDA to acquire Broadford petrol station as part of £600 million Co-op deal
The Broadford petrol station on Skye is set be taken over by supermarket giant ASDA later this year as part of a £600 million deal struck with the Co-operative Group…