Youngsters join event to create a flag for Skye
Pupils at Skye schools have been learning all there is to know about flags in preparation for entering the competition to design a flag for the island. Edinbane, Knockbreck, Kilmuir,…
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Raasay pupils raise £5,000 project funding
Pupils, staff and the parent council of Raasay Primary School have extended their thanks to the Raasay and Skye community and beyond following the recent annual school coffee day. The…
Calls to protect Lochalsh and Wester Ross phone boxes lodged
Objections have been received to the closure of several phone boxes in Lochalsh and Wester Ross as part of a BT consultation. At a meeting of Highland Council’s environment, development…
Running round-up: MacLeod claims second winter series win at Skinadin 10k & Attwood secures top-three finish in Tayside challenge
Dean MacLeod finished more than a minute ahead of his nearest competitor to win the Skinadin 10k trail race in Skye last Saturday afternoon. MacLeod crossed the finishing line in…
Skye sale raises £24,000 for cancer research
An annual fundraising sale held in north Skye last weekend has raised an astonishing £24,000 for the Skye branch of Cancer Research UK. The sale of work, which is held…
Judge me on my record, says Ian Blackford as he launches re-election campaign
“I have a record as a hard-working MP putting people first and I should be judged upon that.” Those were the words of Ian Blackford as he launched his re-election…
Lochalsh woman recognised for half-century of fundraising
A Lochalsh woman has been recognised for a half-century of fundraising for the annual poppy appeal. Morag MacKenzie from Duirinish is now in her 52nd year carrying out local door-to-door…
Shinty-hurling to take centre stage as Scotland visit face Ireland this weekend
This weekend representative shinty takes centre stage as Scotland face Ireland at senior and under-21 level in two shinty-hurling clashes in Dublin. Scotland are aiming for a fourth successive win…
Cameron and Campbell among winners at North West Skye FC’s end of season awards
North West Skye Football Club held their end-of-season awards ceremony at the Sligachan Hotel last Saturday night. In the senior team awards, striker Robbie Cameron received the players’ player of…
‘Frankenfish’ protest to take place outside Mowi’s Skye fish feed plant
A Hallowe’en protest encouraging people to “avoid farmed salmon like the plague” is set to take place outside the Mowi fish feed factory near Kyleakin on Skye at noon today…