The recruitment crisis facing the health service in the Highlands was laid bare this week after it emerged that long-suffering kidney dialysis patients in Skye and Lochalsh will face a…
Fundraising efforts by the pupils and staff at Broadford Primary School on Skye have brought in around £1,200, which they have pledged towards those affected by the devasting recent bush…
A north Skye resident has attacked the Highland Council over the “deplorable” road conditions at one of the island’s most visited attractions. John Bertie MacKenzie, who lives in Stenscholl raised…
More than 40 members of the Gairloch community attended a two-hour information session last Saturday to discuss the future of the Glebe recreation area. The session was held by the…
An end of an era is being marked at the West Highland Free Press this week as long-serving editor Ian McCormack retires after almost 44 years in the post. Having…
People in the Gaelic community ought to feel let down by the failings of the organisation set up to promote the language, a committee of MSPs said last week. The…
For charity and for the challenge, a number of west Highland and islanders pushed their endurance levels to the limit at last weekend’s Strathpuffer 24-hour mountain bike event. The 15th…
Scottish Ministers are reviewing a report on an appeal lodged by the Barra Sports Forum, which could pave the way for the first community asset transfer conducted using new legislation.…
The new SkyeDance studio opened its doors for the first time last Friday with students, their friends and families getting their first glimpse of the purpose-built facility in Portree Primary…
The feral nature of employment in post-industrial Britain is laid bare in Ken Loach’s 27th film, ‘Sorry We Missed You’, currently touring in the Screen Machine. A harrowing portrait of…
