Strathpuffer mud pushes entrants to their limits
For charity and for the challenge, a number of west Highland and islanders pushed their endurance levels to the limit at last weekend’s Strathpuffer 24-hour mountain bike event. The 15th…
Author: Adam Gordon
“Dream becomes a reality” as new Skye Dance studio opens its doors
The new SkyeDance studio opened its doors for the first time last Friday with students, their friends and families getting their first glimpse of the purpose-built facility in Portree Primary…
Doubts cast over future of three Skye and Lochalsh League clubs ahead of 2020 season
Uncertainty surrounds three of the nine member clubs of the Skye and Lochalsh Amateur Football Association less than a month before the league association AGM is due to take place.…
Skye rural health care centre of excellence “would truly meet needs” of Highland communities
Former Skye and Raasay councillor, Professor Ronald MacDonald has said that a new medical school on Skye rather than Inverness “would truly meet the needs of all the Highland communities”…
Raasay exile flees Australian bushfire
A retired courier from Raasay who has been living in Australia for nearly 50 years has spoken of his close shave with the bushfires raging across the south and east…
Keep Left campaigner “overwhelmed” by support shown in fundraising drive
A Skye woman said she was “overwhelmed” after more than £500 was donated towards the road safety campaign she started after being involved in a car accident. Sharon Anslow from…
Skye adventurers start 2020 in fearless fashion
Ten daring women celebrated the new year in fearless fashion by throwing themselves into the sea off the north-east coast of Skye amid lashing rain and wild winds. The group…
Sports review of 2019 – part two
From Kara Hanlon’s starring role for the Western Isles team at the Islands Games to Skye Camanachd Ladies’ Valerie Fraser Camanachd Cup success in shinty, we look back at some…
Sports Review of 2019
From shinty to swimming, from mountain biking to Muay Thai, we take a look back at some of the movers and shakers who made the sporting headlines in part one…
Hardy Skye and Wester Ross cyclists to take on 24-hour Strathpuffer challenge in aid of ‘Teuchter Warriors’ twins
A group of hardy cyclists from Skye and Wester Ross are set to take on a 24-hour cycle challenge next month as part of a fundraising effort to support twin…