Rural economy secretary Fergus Ewing has refused to confirm whether or not £10 million of EU convergence funding will be spent entirely in the marginal areas with the poorest land.…
Macdiarmid Primary and Nursery on Skye has received a Highland Council Quality Award in recognition of work on deaf awareness and sign language. Macdiarmid won the category 2 award –…
A new collaborative approach to community projects in and around Applecross has yielded positive results, the area’s local development officer said this week. Roslyn Clarke, who is employed by the…
Runrig star Malcolm Jones has this week announced that he will auction off a set of strings from his favourite guitar – which he played during the band’s final concert…
Macdiarmid Primary School and Nursery has been shortlisted in this year’s Highland Council Quality Awards. The awards ceremony takes place today (Thursday 14th) in Inverness. The Skye school has been…
Pupils at Skye schools have been learning all there is to know about flags in preparation for entering the competition to design a flag for the island. Edinbane, Knockbreck, Kilmuir,…
Every week, Skye & Lochalsh Council for Voluntary Organisations http://www.slcvo.org.uk/ produces an abridged audio version of the West Highland Free Press. This fantastic service, made possible by local volunteers, allows…
Pupils, staff and the parent council of Raasay Primary School have extended their thanks to the Raasay and Skye community and beyond following the recent annual school coffee day. The…
Objections have been received to the closure of several phone boxes in Lochalsh and Wester Ross as part of a BT consultation. At a meeting of Highland Council’s environment, development…
Dean MacLeod finished more than a minute ahead of his nearest competitor to win the Skinadin 10k trail race in Skye last Saturday afternoon. MacLeod crossed the finishing line in…
