Group travel curbs threaten amateur sport
Shinty’s governing body has been warned that competitions at all levels could be at risk, unless restrictions on group travel are relaxed in the coming weeks. Competitive youth games and…
Month: May 2021
INVESTMENT PLAN FOR SKYE: Consultation to launch in June
Skye and Raasay communities are being urged to take part in a consultation to help shape an ambitious new investment plan for their area. The consultation, which takes account of…
Police launch investigation into deer remains found in north Skye
Police have opened an investigation following the discovery of deer remains inside a forestry enclosure in north Skye earlier this month. Images of a deer hind found lying dead in…
Forty is the new thirty as new Skye road markings baffle islanders
Skye residents and island visitors travelling on the A87 through Portree have been left scratching their heads this week due to the emergence of new road markings depicting two different…
Applecross Inn cuts opening hours due to a lack of staff
A multi award-winning Wester Ross business has been forced to cut its opening days because it is unable to recruit or house enough staff. Judith Fish, proprietor of the Applecross…
Dunvegan Show postponed due to Covid uncertainty
The Dunvegan Show, one of the biggest events in the Skye social calendar, has been postponed for another year due to uncertainty related to the pandemic, organisers have announced this…
Anna will you marry me?
A newly engaged holidaymaker whose romantic proposal was etched on Barra beach for his partner to see as she landed on the island has thanked the would-be cupids at the…
Award for Skye sea salt team
The founders of Isle of Skye Sea Salt were “really chuffed” recently to be the recipients of the small producers award at the inaugural Scottish Retail Food and Drink Awards.…
ESCAPE TO THE HEBRIDES: Culloden and a prince on the run in 1746
LIAM ALASTAIR CROUSE, a PhD student at Sabhal Mòr Ostaig UHI, looks at the Tobar an Dualchais archives and explores stories of Bonnie Prince Charlie in Eriskay and South Uist,…
New Dunvegan Primary School will be “transformational,” says Skye councillor
Skye councillor John Finlayson is encouraging people to get involved in the consultation process for a new school for Dunvegan, which he believes will be “transformational” for the village and…