Portree pupils tackle Brexit in school debate
For perhaps the first time since the then Prime Minister David Cameron announced the European referendum back in February 2016, the cases for and against Brexit were made in a…
Author: Adam Gordon
Memorial football tournament raises £2,500 for cancer charities
A charity seven-a-side football tournament held in Portree last weekend has raised £2,500 which will go towards benefiting local cancer charities. Twelve teams took part last Saturday in the third…
Highland Council to engage in ‘keep left’ campaign through two-year programme
The Highland Council is to engage in a two-year programme of painting directional arrows on roads to remind tourists to drive on the left. During a recent area committee meeting…
New NHS Highland interim chair “looking forward to the challenge”
The new interim chair of NHS Highland has told the Free Press he is “looking forward to the challenge” of leading the local health authority. Professor Boyd Robertson – a…
Editorial: David Alston departure offers chance for “encouraging” replacement
We have sympathy with David Alston. He was parachuted into the chair of NHS Highland three years ago. As a standing non-executive director he must have had an inkling of…
David Alston resigns as NHS Highland Chair with immediate effect
NHS Highland announced today that David Alston will step down from his role as Chair of the Board with immediate effect. Mr Alston first joined NHS Highland as a Non-Executive…
Name chosen for Skye resort following cash prize competition
The developer behind a new hotel in Portree on Skye, which received council planning permission earlier this year, has chosen a name for the proposed resort following a competition launched…
Skye and Lochalsh Citizens Advice Bureau manager hits out at cuts to frontline services
The manager of Skye and Lochalsh Citizens Advice Bureau has hit out at the axing of crucial funding that will see the loss of a highly-skilled frontline worker. Morag Hannah’s…
Skye and Badenoch set to resume rivalry in women’s shinty season opener
On 6th October 2018, Skye Camanachd Ladies were crowned National Division 1 Champions having retained their title courtesy of a breathless and electric 5-5 draw against their closest rivals Badenoch…
New Skye Gallery brings celebrated artist’s studio back into use
The former studio of the late, much-loved and acclaimed artist Tommy MacKenzie was reopened as a new gallery space in Skye this week by a local businessman. Robert MacAskill, owner…