Shiel out to make cup history
Kinlochshiel are today (Saturday) aiming to go where no team in the club’s 63-year history has gone before as they bid to reach the final of shinty’s showpiece event, the…
Month: August 2021
Munro challenge brings in over £10,000
Faye MacLeod, the Managing Partner at Campbell Stewart MacLennan & Co, Chartered Accountants, writes about the recent charity challenge she and her colleagues undertook, having been inspired to do so…
Area committee to discuss Raasay terminal transfer
Transferring the ownership of Raasay ferry terminal to the community is one of the items up for discussion at next week’s Highland Council area committee meeting. Skye and Raasay councillors…
JOHN WHITE: Wearing the scars as an affirmation of life
The definition of ‘abreast’ is beside one another, in line or alongside, but also keeping up with something, such as knowledge. Apparently, its use is quite old, from perhaps the…
TOBAR AN DUALCHAIS: Getting closer to home, from a journey away
Kirsty MacDonald, a native Gaelic speaker originally from North Uist, has over 25 years experience of working in traditional arts and minority language development in Scotland and has recently returned…
Campervan drivers warned of “aggressive locals” on NC500
Scotland’s largest motorhome hire company is advising its customers to avoid the North Coast 500 because of “aggressive locals” along the route. Perth-based Scottish Tourer Motorhome Hire has put a…
Kyleakin Gala Day returns in style
The annual Kyleakin Gala Day returned in style on Saturday following a one-year break due to the pandemic. The community fun day was accompanied by fine weather throughout as locals…
Second week of Plockton regatta
The second week of the Plockton Small Boat Sailing Club regatta fortnight began last week in glorious sunshine. In the evening seven boats raced for the second Plockton Trophy race…
ON THE ROAD: Free weekend shuttle service to Isle of Skye tourist attractions
A Skye firm, working in partnership with Highland Council, is to start a free weekend shuttle service to the popular Skye destinations of Fairy Pools and Old Man of Storr…
HOUSING CONTROLS: What can the Highlands learn from Cornwall?
A Wester Ross community council is probing whether the Highlands could adopt a Cornish model of planning policy which aims to curb the number of holiday homes. More than 50…