Final chapter for Skye Book Festival?
This year’s Skye Book Festival has been cancelled because Creative Scotland refused to allocate the £10,500 of required funding. The organising committee of Cleas, the charity that ran the book…
New beginnings as Gaelic school opens in Portree
KEITH MACKENZIE was in Portree on Monday as Bun-sgoil Ghàidhlig Phort Rìgh opened its doors to pupils for the first time. ‘Is e obair latha tòiseachadh, ach is e obair…
West Highland Free Press Audio Files – Friday 13th April
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 those…
Five-time half marathon champion joins battle against Alzheimer’s disease
By Adam Gordon Portree athlete Hugh Campbell is to run this year’s Skye Half Marathon in aid of Alzheimer Scotland and in memory of his gran, who passed away in…
Donna’s close shave for charity
A local radio presenter has raised more than £1,300 for the Skye branch of Cancer Research UK by having her hair shaved off. Donna McEwan, who is a regular on…
Setback for Mallaig-Armadale ferry service as CalMac woes continue
The Armadale-Mallaig ferry service will continue to be served by a single vessel for the next fortnight due to a fault with a scheduled relief boat. The MV ‘Loch Bhrusda’…
Decades-long wait for affordable housing in Staffin finally over
Urgently needed affordable houses in a north-east Skye community – the first in almost 20 years – have just received the green light. Highland Council has approved a planning application…
Gairloch community efforts help create wildlife viewing area
An area of wasteland in Gairloch has been reclaimed and transformed by the local community into a wildlife viewing area. The transformed area is the latest section of the Pier…
West Highland Free Press Audio Files – Friday 30th March 2018
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 those…
Cosmos Planetarium visits Elgol for Earth Hour event
Elgol was a centre for astronomy on Wednesday of last week, when the hall played host to a series of activities with the Greener Broadford Project Officer and Cosmos Planetarium,…