FOND FAREWELL: Well-known centre user departs for pastures new
A fond farewell was bid last week to Lochalsh man Daniel MacPhee, who has been a service user at the Tigh nan Drochaid resource centre in Portree for over 20…
Month: May 2024
Solidarity for Ukraine – via Eigg and Raasay
Nick Arnold, Camille Dressler, Iryna Zaharodina and Artem Semenyshyn A woman on the Isle of Eigg has set up an online fundraiser to help power hospitals in Ukraine – with…
FESTIVAL TRAGEDY: Woman dies at Skye Live in Portree
A woman has died at a music festival in Skye, police have confirmed. The incident took place as the Skye Live festival in Portree was drawing to a close on…
Closing the door on Strome bypass
A Holyrood committee has denounced the “profoundly disappointing” closed door approach by the Scottish Government to a call for solutions at the Stromeferry bypass in Wester Ross. Kyle resident Derek…
DOES SKYE NEED A NEW ALDI? Supermarket seeking nominations for new store locations
Aldi has launched a new nationwide initiative to pinpoint prime locations for new store openings. The UK’s fourth-biggest supermarket is calling on the nation to help it identify where in…
EDITORIAL COMMENT: Yousaf departure should herald a choice for the Scottish people
Scotland will soon have its third first minister in the space of two years. Humza Yousaf found his position was untenable just days after he had terminated a deal with…
TOBAR AN DUALCHAIS: Spiritual tradition of Gàidhealtachd’s female bards
Tobar and Dualchais includes some wonderful examples of spiritual songs composed by female bards, writes FRANCES WILKINS…. The Gàidhealtachd is full of outstanding female bards and singers, and this has…