WEST HIGHLAND LEAGUE: Midweek league wins for Sleat and North West
Portree played host to a double-header of midweek league football on Tuesday as Portree Juniors hosted Sleat and Strath at the High School and Portree played North West Skye at…
Month: April 2023
Model ship raises over £30,000 for Isle of Skye cancer charity
A boardroom style model of the ocean cruising steamer, ‘Atlantis’ fetched an incredible £30,000 at auction in London this week – with all the proceeds going to Cancer Research UK’s…
TOBAR AN DUALCHAIS: Precious legacy of Barra’s Annie Johnston
A recent initiative has helped to share Barra’s rich musical tradition with the islands youth. Flòraidh Forrest, director of the Tobar an Dualchais project, and researcher Fraser MacRobert explain the…
CALUM MACLEOD: Our communities are the best stewards of natural resources
By Calum MacLeod Controversial proposals to create Highly Protected Marine Areas risk turning into a political riptide for the Scottish Government. The Bute House Agreement that brought the Greens into…
MOVIE MAGIC: Big screen debut for film made by Isle of Skye school pupils
Budding movie makers at a Skye primary school are looking forward to a big screen premiere this weekend. The primary six and seven pupils from Bun-sgoil Shlèite have themselves shot,…
The Clearances Again – HPMA protest song.
A top Scottish band will tomorrow (Friday) release a protest song aimed at scuppering highly controversial plans to ban inshore fishing and all marine activities. Members of Skipinnish have labelled…
RURAL HOUSING: Tenants being sought for new Isle of Skye houses
New rented houses in Kyleakin in south Skye are still to be allocated to tenants because locals “don’t think they have a chance” of getting one, the chief executive of…
FIGHT FOR THE FUTURE: Harris skipper urges Isles MSP to take stronger stance on HPMAs
Western Isles MSP Alasdair Allan MSP needs to stop “downplaying” the concerns voiced by fishermen over the threat to their livelihoods posed by a controversial new environmental designation, it was…
MARATHON EFFORT: Kate to take on London challenge to raise funds for Diabetes research
Skye woman Kate Masson is preparing to take on the London Marathon later this month inspired by a cause close to her family’s heart. Kate, from Glenhinnisdal, will be running…
What is up and coming at Torabhaig Distillery Visitor Centre for 2023
ADVERTISING FEATURE Lesley Taylor, Lead Tour Guide at Torabhaig Distillery together with Finlay MacDonald, Founder of Chocolates of Glenshiel collaborating on the new Whisky and Chocolate Pairing Tour at Torabhaig.…