Staffin runner set for first-ever race at Dunvegan Castle 10k
By Adam Gordon A Staffin resident who is set to compete in her first ever race at the Dunvegan Castle 10K on Saturday has told the Free Press that she…
Month: April 2018
Portree Primary School pupils enjoy top-level football coaching session
Pupils from Portree Primary School landed a footballing lesson from former Rangers captain Lee McCulloch and former Hearts player and manager Robbie Neilson in a new initiative led by sportscotland,…
Council fluff their lines in Broadford
Residents in Broadford, Skye, were mystified this week when Highland Council created a new one-way system in the village – then removed it just a few hours later. Road markings…
Shiel’s stars of tomorrow taken with Dublin
Players from Kinlochshiel Shinty Club’s second team found themselves slightly star-struck on Saturday afternoon after a routine stop at a petrol station resulted in a chance meeting with a former…
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…
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…