Month: October 2020

BY NORRIE T MAC DONALD The death last week of Kevin McCarra sent me to my bed after a fortnight on night shift thinking about two things: the incredible talent…

BY ADAM GORDON A jackdaw who fell down a chimney in north Skye has become something of a local celebrity after being adopted by a family on the island. Sooty…

BY MICHAEL RUSSELL An American company that operates 300,000 cash machines around the world was due to fix the one in Broadford on Skye this week. Houston-based firm Cardtronics told…

A Highland Councillor has called the recent vandalisation of the public toilets in Portree an utter disgrace. The council told the Free Press that the police have been informed of…

Free outdoor family fun has been available to the Broadford and wider Skye community throughout the October holidays in the form of woodland workshops. This is a new and exciting…

BY ADAM GORDON The Small Isles Community Council chair has said that island residents should not be “held hostage” by Highland Council’s relationship with CalMac amid delays to harbour maintenance…

Mina Stewart celebrated her 100th birthday on Tuesday of last week surrounded by caring staff at the Howard Doris Centre in Lochcarron. Several of her oldest friends and former neighbours…

BY ADAM GORDON Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch MSP and Scottish finance secretary Kate Forbes has called for the UK Government to “radically improve” its Universal Credit system amid a dramatic…

BY ADAM GORDON Skye shinty star Lorna MacRae made a debut to remember as she stole the show with a four-goal salvo to propel Inverness Caledonian Thistle Women to a…

The First Minister has this afternoon (Friday) outlined a five-tier framework as part of the Scottish Government’s approach to tackle the coronavirus. The framework includes five levels from 0-4 which…