Transformation plan for reimagining Skye square gets underway
Plans to transform an area of Portree into a modern hub for community, sport, recreation, and business have got underway. The Portree and Braes Community Trust and local partners want…
Author: Adam Gordon
The case for crofters, cattle and the environment
Scotland’s National Islands Plan, published in 2019, was developed following the introduction of the Islands (Scotland) Act 2018 and sets out a series of objectives for improving outcomes for island…
Downing Street Party: Blackford calls on PM to resign, as Highland resident recalls family loss
Ian Blackford MP has called for UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson to resign after video footage emerged this week of Government aides joking about attending a Christmas party in December…
Skye woman’s salon business dream in the balance
A Skye woman hoping to realise her dream of opening her own beauty salon has said her long-held wish lies in the hands of Highland Council planners, who have already…
Exposé reveals Scottish Salmon Company spied on leading fish farm critic
One of Scotland’s biggest fish farm companies hired a private investigator to spy on a leading critic of the industry and produce an intelligence report tracking his movements, an expose…
Top Skye and Lochalsh footballer scoops club award hat-trick
The Skye and Lochalsh footballer of the year Ben Yoxon capped off a fantastic season by scooping a hat-trick of awards at Sleat and Strath’s end of season award ceremony…
Community groups share £190,000 pay-out from Co-op community fund
Local groups in Skye, Lochalsh and the Western Isles have shared a £190,000 pay-out from the latest round of funding from the Co-op Local Community Fund. Shinty clubs, a hospital…
Skye Councillor calls for “reality check” over Inverness facilities
Skye councillor John Finlayson has said fellow elected members need a “reality check” when it comes to expectations over additional leisure facilities within the Highland capital. Councillor Finlayson’s comments come…
Highland Alzheimer team scoop community prize at Scottish Gaelic Awards
A West Highland project supporting people living with dementia to engage in their first language has scooped the top community prize at the 2021 Scottish Gaelic Awards in Glasgow. The…
Lost Glenelg cat found 28 miles from home as ‘Little’ goes a long way
A Glenelg resident who feared the worst for her missing cat has “cried with joy “after the AWOL animal was found safe nearly 30 miles from home in the Stromeferry…