Film-making pioneer fitting in with Hebridean life “at the edge”
KATE HOOPER chats to Beatrix Wood, an artist and film maker now running her own production company from a croft in South Uist There is a traditional image of…
KATE HOOPER chats to Beatrix Wood, an artist and film maker now running her own production company from a croft in South Uist There is a traditional image of…
A Skye sheepdog handler has been selected to take part in the North of Scotland team. Ian MacDonald from Staffin will join three other north handlers in the team at…
Highland Councillors have today given the go-ahead for a major fish-feed development at Kyleakin on Skye. Developers Marine Harvest say construction at the Altanavaig quarry site will start by the…
Shinty’s most sought after prize has a new sponsor. The Camanachd Association today (Thursday) welcomed Tulloch Homes as the principal sponsor for the Camanachd Cup until 2021. Tulloch has a…
A well-known Skye plumber, Raymond MacCallum, sacrificed his magnificent beard on Tuesday afternoon, in memory of his former work colleague and friend Duncan ‘Spats’ MacKinnon, who sadly passed away last…
Police on Skye are appealing for information following two incidents on Sunday (12th February). Officers are seeking a white camper van which was involved in an incident near Sconser around 5pm on…
The Kyle lifeboat was called to assist a broken down fishing vessel off Plockton yesterday (Sunday). At just after 3pm on Sunday the ‘Spirit of Fred. Olsen’ lifeboat was paged…
Ullapool has the highest levels of self-employment in Scotland, a study by the Federation of Small Businesses has found. Using 2011 census data provided by the Understanding Scottish Places project,…
Skye Circus Skills have been awarded over £15,500 through the national health lottery to bring a professional aerial tutor to the area for two years to teach static trapeze to…
Western Isles MSP Alasdair Allan has raised concerns about the future of the Scottish fishing industry, following the publication of the UK Government’s White Paper on Brexit. The 77-page document…