New Portree and Braes Trust project officer relishing Skye healthcare role
The new Portree and Braes Community Trust project support officer has told the Free Press that her passion for healthcare and connection to island life were both key in her…
Author: Adam Gordon
North West Skye FC to play home games in Uig from next season
North West Skye will play their home matches in Uig in the forthcoming 2019 football season after a proposal by the club was unanimously backed at the Skye and Lochalsh…
The Waterboys set to kick off Skye Live Festival 2019
Legendary Scottish-Irish folk-rock band The Waterboys are to kick-off the Skye Live festival’s fifth-anniversary celebrations this autumn. The opening concert in Portree on Thursday 5th September will see the band…
Skye darts youngster seeks sponsorship to make the next step
The organisers behind the Portree Filling Station Winter Darts League are reaching out to local businesses in an attempt to attract sponsorship for a promising young darts player. Sam MacLelland…
Skye arts organisation bridges generational gap with film screening
Skye-based organisation ATLAS Arts have invited Portree Primary six girls and resident of Budhmor House to a cross-generational screening of an award-winning film on Monday (4th February) as part of…
Skye hotel developer launches cash prize naming competition
A property developer planning to establish a new eco-resort on the site of a former golf course in Portree has launched a cash prize competition to find a fitting name…
Skye charities’ work to be showcased at Skeabost event
A multi-charity event will be held in Skeabost on Saturday (26th January) to highlight the work of several good causes across Skye. The event will be held at Skeabost Memorial…
The Great Book of Skye 3 – book review
Is it really fewer than five years since Norman Macdonald and Cailean Maclean published the first Great Book of Skye? Apparently so, for I see that I’m quoted on the…
National recognition for Skye primary school pupils’ film
Pupils from a tiny Skye primary school recently made the finals in a national short film competition. The youngsters at Elgol primary were challenged to make a one-minute film on…
Skye woman’s ‘keep left’ campaign gathers momentum
Stickers in hired cars, improved signage and leaflets in tourist accommodation have all been suggested as practical moves to encourage visitors to the Highlands to remember to drive on the…