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…
Is it really fewer than five years since Norman Macdonald and Cailean Maclean published the first Great Book of Skye? Apparently so, for I see that I’m quoted on the…
Pupils from a tiny Skye primary school recently made the finals in a national short film competition. The youngsters at Elgol primary were challenged to make a one-minute film on…
A 47-year old man wanted by police in connection with a “serious incident” that took place in Inverness last August could be on Skye. Donald Stewart Snr is described as…
Stickers in hired cars, improved signage and leaflets in tourist accommodation have all been suggested as practical moves to encourage visitors to the Highlands to remember to drive on the…
An iconic 19th-century building on Skye is set to be transformed into a 10-bedroom hotel called ‘Poseidon’, according to the owner of the building. Lossiemouth-based businessman Mohamed Ali told the…
CalMac’s director of service has described a planned temporary closure of the linkspan at Tarbert ferry terminal as “unavoidable disruption”. The operator has announced the vehicle service will be out…
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…
Creel fishermen from Skye and the west Highlands have spent the last couple of weeks moving their gear from the path of a 60,000-tonne oil rig that is due to…
The provision of 24-hour urgent care at Portree Hospital is on schedule to be fully operational by May of this year, according to the Ritchie report steering group which met…
