Sports Review of 2019
From shinty to swimming, from mountain biking to Muay Thai, we take a look back at some of the movers and shakers who made the sporting headlines in part one…
Month: December 2019
Kyleakin pool competitions pocket £1000 for charity
Pool competitions in Kyleakin on Skye have pocketed £1,000 to help Marie Curie Nurses. Kyleakin publicans Bob Ireland and Willie Park recently presented Neil Robertson, on behalf of the Marie…
Bòrd na Gàidhlig yearly accounts are published
Bòrd na Gàidhlig received £5.2 million from the Scottish Government last year which it used to support various community organisations and fund placements for speakers of the language. The organisation’s…
Hardy Skye and Wester Ross cyclists to take on 24-hour Strathpuffer challenge in aid of ‘Teuchter Warriors’ twins
A group of hardy cyclists from Skye and Wester Ross are set to take on a 24-hour cycle challenge next month as part of a fundraising effort to support twin…
Second referendum must happen, says victorious Blackford
Ian Blackford won the Ross, Skye and Lochaber constituency for the third time – and immediately called for the General Election result to pave the way to a second referendum…
Mowi lay off five people from Lewis fish farm
Five people working on a Lewis fish farm have been made redundant, with operators Mowi citing warmer-than-average sea temperatures as the main factor in the decision. The five people laid…
From the Tobar an Dualchais archives: Singing to ease the burden of work
Recently the WHFP presented readers with the second monthly feature in partnership with Tobar an Dualchais/Kist o Riches, Scotland’s national digital sound archive. This month’s contribution by Professor Hugh Cheape,…
Skye councillor to stand down
Skye councillor Professor Ronald MacDonald is to stand down as a member of Highland Council. Councillor MacDonald was elected in 2017 as an independent candidate to represent the Skye and…
Skye visitor’s Kinloch Lodge cooking class put on the back burner following Kylerhea landslip
A woman visiting Skye on holiday from Germany was forced to cancel a cooking class at Kinloch Lodge earlier today after the road she was travelling on was blocked by…
More than 1,300 people on Skye housing waiting list
There are 1,134 people – over 10 per cent of the population – looking to be housed or rehoused on Skye, members of Highland Council’s Skye and Raasay area committee…