Levelling up cash for shinty’s Bught Park in Inverness
Bught Park in Inverness, host of many top shinty occasions, is in line for refurbishment, thanks to cash from the UK Government’s levelling up fund. Nearly £20 million, announced in…
Month: October 2021
TOBAR AN DUALCHAIS: Time and our moving wells of culture
James Oliver (Seumas Chatriona Dhomhnuill Aonghais Bhig) is from Glendale in Skye. He is currently based in Birrarangga/Melbourne, where he works at RMIT University, but here through the Tobar an…
Chancellor’s Budget boost for Hebridean ‘Green’ Grand Prix
The UK Government is to invest £1million in a proposed off-road race in the Outer Hebrides in 2022. The announcement today in today’s Budget follows discussions with the UK Government,…
MAKE MINE A DOUBLE: Kinlochshiel cap a season to remember with second cup triumph
Kinlochshiel capped their greatest ever season with victory over Kingussie to seal the cottages.com MacTavish Cup after a thrilling final in Inverness Saturday’s meeting of the two sides with senior…
HIE appoints new chief executive
Highlands and Islands Enterprise has announced the appointment of Dr Stuart Black as its next chief executive. Dr Black will take up the post – which has an annual salary…
Kinlochshiel and Kingussie go head-to-head for last major shinty trophy of 2021
The last major silverware of the shinty season is up for grabs this Saturday – and fittingly the cottages.com MacTavish Cup final will feature two teams who already have grand…
Skye firm to attend Brora salt symposium
Isle of Skye Sea Salt are to attend a two-day event in Brora, Sutherland, that will bring together historians, archaeologists, enthusiasts and producers to celebrate the once vital, but little-known,…
Kyle music and arts studio is the perfect stage for cultural events
The arts and learning in Lochalsh and Skye have a brand new platform with the launch of a venture in Kyle. The former Red Cross premises in the village’s Main…
Care at home: “It’s definitely the most rewarding job you can do”
Free Press journalist Adam Gordon recently spoke to three people working across Skye in the care at home sector about the job satisfaction they enjoy in their roles, the flexibility…
Walk for Harris: Skye parents “humbled” by community kindness
The parents of a Broadford primary pupil who has recently returned home after 19 months of cancer treatment have been “humbled” by the kindness shown by the community following a…