Western Isles MP Angus MacNeil criticises comhairle over handling of Barra hub
Western Isles MP Angus MacNeil has criticised Comhairle nan Eilean Siar for its handling of a consultation on Barra into the creation of a new school and health hub in…
Western Isles MP Angus MacNeil has criticised Comhairle nan Eilean Siar for its handling of a consultation on Barra into the creation of a new school and health hub in…
Since moving to Skye in 2018, Portree-based GP Sarah Attwood has led something of a double life, general practitioner by day and running and triathlon star by the weekend. Her…
The menace of storm Dennis couldn’t dampen the spirit of celebration at Kinlochshiel shinty club last Saturday as the new field at Rèaraig was officially opened. Club stalwart Bert Loades…
Kate Forbes, MSP for Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch, has said she hopes to do the “Highlands proud” after being appointed as the Scottish Government’s Cabinet Secretary for Finance this week.…
The response to the West Highland Free Press’s competition to find a flag for the Isle of Skye has been terrific, with over 5,000 votes cast since the ballot went…
A non-commercial race aiming to highlight environmental issues such as land erosion at some of Skye’s most popular beauty spots took place on the island earlier this month. The event…
A Skye fisherman who claimed he was playing a “practical joke” when he pulled down a sleeping woman’s trousers was jailed last week after he was convicted of indecently attacking…
A Lewis couple claim that an ex-footballer’s botched insulation job in their home has made them feel like “complete idiots” and left them with a repair bill of more than…
Residents in Barra are concerned that no information has come from Comhairle nan Eilean Siar about the possible relocation of secondary pupils during the construction of a new school in…
Highland Council are to hold a value-for-money workshop later this month to decide which of two options for a replacement for the Stromeferry bypass to recommend. At last week’s meeting…