Skye Graduate wins college prize
Alaina Maclennan from Skye has received the Principal’s Prize for Outstanding Academic Achievement at the City of Glasgow College’s annual winter graduation. The HND Sports Coaching graduate celebrated at…
HIGHLAND HOUSING: Collaborate to address crisis urges Skye MP
Ross, Skye, and Lochaber MP Ian Blackford has urged Highland Council chiefs to join discussions aimed at tackling the housing crisis affecting communities throughout the Highlands. In a letter to…
COP 26 AND THE HIGHLANDS: Land rights at the heart of the fight for climate justice
Dr Calum MacLeod, of Community Land Scotland, on COP 26, green lairds and on local groups seeking ownership and control of the land on which they live…. Last week I…
ISLES COUNCIL PROBE: SNP group members’ behaviour has been a disgrace
In my nearly five years at the Comhairle, I’ve been pleasantly surprised at many things, frustrated by many others, but never as consistently disappointed as I have been by the…
CLIMATE CHANGE AND THE HEBRIDES: The rising sea and an eerily prophetic tradition
Liam Alastair Crouse, a PhD student at Sabhal Mòr Ostaig UHI, considers the impact of sea-level rise in South Uist, where he currently lives, through the lens of recordings available…
Lost Glenelg cat found 28 miles from home as ‘Little’ goes a long way
A Glenelg resident who feared the worst for her missing cat has “cried with joy “after the AWOL animal was found safe nearly 30 miles from home in the Stromeferry…
Covid boosters: NHS Highland confirm more clinics to be held in roll-out
NHS Highland has today (Friday 5th November) announced it will hold more clinics for the rollout of Covid-19 booster vaccines for Skye, Lochalsh, and Wester Ross residents as it seeks…
MacDonald and Attwood set the early pace in Skye and Lochalsh winter series
Mark MacDonald and Sarah Attwood made strong starts to the 2021 Skye and Lochalsh winter race series by claiming first place finishes at Saturday’s Skeabost 5k. Mark, who earned eighth…
Climate action group to hold Skye bridge march and vigil in Portree
Skye Climate Action is set to hold a march across the Skye Bridge on Saturday (6th November) as part of worldwide demonstrations to mark the Global Day of Action for…
COP 26: Agriculture is an easy scapegoat, but us crofters will have to do our bit
By DONALD MACKINNON, chairman of the Scottish Crofting Federation With world leaders gathering in Glasgow for the COP26 summit, it is impossible to ignore the climate emergency and the grave…