Passing Places, an exhibition of work by west coast artists Andy Spink and Gill Houlsby, is currently showing at the Steadings Gallery, Balmacara, until 20th November. Andy is an accomplished…
FRANCES WILKINS is a lecturer in Ethnomusicology at the Elphinstone Institute, University of Aberdeen and a professional musician, who lives in Breakish on the Isle of Skye. As a field researcher, Frances specialises in…
School log books from Skye have painted a picture of the impact of Spanish Flu and other diseases, and drawn parallels to the current coronavirus crisis. The Free Press was…
• Local family devastated as Sheikh wins holiday lodge appeal A father and daughter from Lochalsh were “utterly devastated” this week when they learned that the Scottish Government is to…
The boss of the Portree Hotel, Campbell Dickson, has this week unveiled an ambitious plan to regenerate Somerled Square in the heart of the Skye capital. Mr Dickson has produced…
Chris James finished 30 seconds ahead of Scott Templeman to take victory at Skinadin last weekend in the second Skye and Lochalsh winter series race. Chris completed the 10k course,…
Family dairy firm Graham’s this week announced the launch of a new artisan butter thanks to a partnership with the Isle of Skye Sea Salt Co. The two family businesses…
The newly-formed Plockton Development Trust has welcomed proposals by the Scottish Government to regulate the short-term letting market. Formed in July to advance local development projects and tackle issues such…
A Skye scallop diver who claims to have found evidence of illegal dredging in three local lochs has described the banned practice as like a “fire burning in the sea.”…
A Skye school pupil has raised more than £1,200 by running for Children in Need. Shannon MacLeod, who is a fifth-year pupil at Portree High School, clocked up more than…
