SUNDAY SHINTY: Break from tradition as major games are moved for TV
Some of shinty’s showpiece occasions are to be played on a Sunday for the first time. In a break from tradition, one of the forthcoming Tulloch Homes Camanachd Cup semi-finals,…
Author: Keith MacKenzie
Saved Plockton council house allocated to teacher
A council house in Plockton which the community fought to keep in public ownership has been refurbished and allocated to a local teacher. Number 14 Harbour Street, known locally as…
MUSICAL MAGIC: Young performers from the LMPA take to the stage in Skye
Over 100 students aged 3-18 at the Lorayne McLucas Performing Arts academy took part in an end-of-year ‘Musical Magic’ showcase in Kyleakin hall on Skye. Beginning on 30th June, there…
New Broadford Hospital is officially opened by Scottish Health Secretary
Broadford hospital, the new £20 million facility built to serve Skye, Raasay, Lochalsh and South West Ross, was officially opened today by the Scottish health and social care secretary Humza…
SKYE V CABERFEIDH: Success-starved clubs aiming to make showpiece cup final
Shinty history beckons for either Skye or Caberfeidh on Saturday as the two success-starved clubs meet in Portree with a place in the cottages.com MacTavish Cup final at stake. The…
ROGER HUTCHINSON: Object lesson of the census has been lost in 2022
Roger Hutchinson, on books and other things One hundred and fifty years ago, in the 1870s, a campaign was waged which would be recognisable today. Led by the Inverness Gaelic…
POUNDING THE BEAT: Skye bobby aims to complete double marathon challenge
A Skye policeman is aiming to make the forthcoming Skye half-marathon about four times as tough, as part of an effort to raise funds for a cause close to his…
DR DONALD MACASKILL: Care has to be local and close, and we need to be willing to pay for it
BY DR DONALD MACASKILL It was with both personal and professional sadness that I learnt of the recent announcement to close Budhmor Care Home in Portree. Personal because with Skye…
Tragedy as Skye shinty stalwart dies in road accident
A man killed in a road accident in Skye yesterday (Thursday 4th May) has been named locally as 65-year old Donnie Martin – a well-known, popular and much-respected community figure,…
VIDEO PREVIEW: Take a look at the Isle of Skye houses to feature in the search for Scotland’s home of the year
Homes in Skye and Lewis will feature in the TV search for Scotland’s Home of the Year 2022 Judges Anna Campbell Jones, Michael Angus and Kate Spiers travelled to the…