Coastal communities need the jobs salmon farming provides
There is nothing so relaxing as watching the sea. As a Shetlander whose family live overlooking Bressay sound, a fresh south westerly breeze and the movement of the tide brings…
Month: February 2021
Danny MacAskill ‘doing the dubhs’
Trial cycling sensation Danny MacAskill has just released a new video of his latest death-defying ride in the Cuillins on his native Skye. Six years after ‘The Ridge’ attracted millions…
It’s up to us to win the war against plastics
Plastic. It’s like an addiction we can’t seem to give up. And, like most addictive substances, it is wreaking havoc everywhere we look. Little over a hundred years ago our…
Fears over out-of-hours medical cover on Barra
NHS Western Isles seem determined to impose a “very worrying” out-of-hours care model on Covid-hit Barra, one of the island’s two GPs said this week. Dr Mark Willcox told the…
Skye friends complete marathon challenge
Two young friends from south Skye have successfully completed a marathon on local roads – a mere three weeks after setting themselves the gruelling 26-mile challenge. Last Sunday Donald Fraser…
Traditional journey of the swelling hag
Liam Alastair Crouse is a first-year PhD student at Sabhal Mòr Ostaig UHI studying the folklore of Uist in partnership with the Tobar an Dualchais/Kist o Riches digital archive. This…