Memories of hostelling in Gairloch and Ratagan sought
Memories of stays in hostels at Gairloch and Ratagan are being sought to mark the 85th birthdays of the premises. Both the Gairloch Sands and Ratagan youth hostels celebrated the major milestone…
Month: May 2017
Isles boy donates hair to charity
A schoolboy from Lewis is using his hair to help others. Last week, after over a year without a haircut, twelve-year-old Charlie Macmillan from Point had his locks cut…
What’s on in Skye, Lochalsh and Wester Ross
Each week throughout the summer months we publish a FULL PAGE guide of what’s happening around Skye, Lochalsh and Wester Ross. Pick up your copy from your local newsagent –…
Open day to showcase new exhibition at Skye and Lochalsh Archive Centre
High Life Highland’s Skye and Lochalsh Archive Centre in Portree will be holding an open day on Tuesday 6th June from 11am-7pm. The event will include a new exhibition…
Local talent to showcase at Armadale’s annual Spring Fair this weekend
Barra girl confirmed dead
Fourteen-year-old Barra girl Eilidh MacLeod, missing since the Manchester bomb explosion on Monday, is dead, her family confirmed in a statement issued today (Thursday). Eilidh and her friend Laura MacIntyre…
Viking hordes rampage through Sleat
Viking hordes descended on Sleat in Skye last weekend, but there was no pillaging or looting. These Vikings visited Armadale Castle and put on a colourful display as part of…
World’s last sea going paddle steamer to visit west coast
The ‘Waverley’, the world’s last sea going paddle steamer will next week be sailing from Kyle, Skye, Gairloch and Raasay. Next Wednesday (31st May) ‘Waverley’ will sail from Armadale for a…
SKYE AND WESTER ROSS GEAR UP FOR A BUMPER CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Plastic pollution exhibition in Ullapool
An exhibition using plastic collected on beaches around Wester Ross and Shetland and used as a warning about the future of the marine environment opened at An Talla Solais…