Planned hotel poses threat to Lochcarron
Plans to build a new 40-bedroom hotel on the outskirts of Lochcarron will corporatise the North Coast 500 and threaten small businesses prospering from the route’s growth in popularity, it…
Author: Adam Gordon
Island sports-star couple reflect on Skye highs and lows
In 2019, Sarah Corrigall enjoyed the high of lifting the Valerie Fraser Camanachd Cup as part of the Skye Camanachd Ladies shinty team after a memorable 8-6 victory over rivals…
Raasay emerges as the true winner in ‘SAS Who Dares Wins’
After being tested physically, mentally and emotionally, last Sunday’s finale of Channel 4’s no holds barred endurance challenge – SAS: Who Dares Wins – marked the end of an unforgettable…
Rural GP association warns Scottish Government that practices are in “jeopardy”
The Rural GP Association of Scotland believes that rural general practice faces problems of the “utmost gravity” which it says could place its future in “jeopardy”. In a letter sent…
Skye and Raasay activists honoured at civic awards ceremony in Portree
The big-hearted and community-spirited were honoured for their contributions to local life at the annual Eilean a’ Cheò civic awards, hosted by Highland Council in Portree last Friday. The awards…
Six designs shortlisted from 369 entries in search for an official flag for Isle of Skye
The search to find an official flag for the Isle of Skye took a step closer last week as a panel of community representatives met in Portree to draw up…
Swansong for Skye music shop
The Skye Music Shop in Portree is set to close its doors this Saturday after 13 years. Owners and musicians John and Kate Masson said the decision was made due…
Skye and Lochalsh patients face further wait for dialysis treatment closer to home
The recruitment crisis facing the health service in the Highlands was laid bare this week after it emerged that long-suffering kidney dialysis patients in Skye and Lochalsh will face a…
Skye pupils rally to help Australian fire victims
Fundraising efforts by the pupils and staff at Broadford Primary School on Skye have brought in around £1,200, which they have pledged towards those affected by the devasting recent bush…
“Deplorable” Quiraing road sparks local ire
A north Skye resident has attacked the Highland Council over the “deplorable” road conditions at one of the island’s most visited attractions. John Bertie MacKenzie, who lives in Stenscholl raised…