Salmon farm company pulls out of Skye, leaving 25 jobs under threat
Salmon farm firm Grieg Seafood is to close its operations on Skye – with 25 jobs under threat as a result. The company said its decision had been influenced by…
Author: Keith MacKenzie
New Head Teacher for Bun-Sgoil Shlèite
Katie Wight has been appointed as the new Head Teacher of Bun-Sgoil Shlèite on Skye. Mrs Wight currently works at Bun-sgoil Taobh na Pàirce, Edinburgh as a Depute Head Teacher. She…
Tobar an Dualchais: The best fish, or not a fish at all? A history of sour skate
Domhnall Uilleam Stiùbhart delves into the Tobar an Dualchais archives…. Sourdough or sauerkraut? Kimchi, kefir or kombucha? For many of us, 2020’s lockdown has been marked by friends and family…
Six Men: Tragedy of shinty club’s lost generation
It is seen as a sport for the hardy and healthy, yet the outward displays of physical strength on a shinty field can mask fragilities lying beneath the surface. The…
Murray MacLeod: Let’s hope the good lamb prices are here to stay!
Murray MacLeod, on crofting…. This is a crucial time of year for crofters and farmers the length and breadth of the Highlands and Islands. It’s annual autumn sales time, when…
Murray MacLeod: Shop local, and stop blaming the cows!
MURRAY MACLEOD, on crofting As we look forward to returning to some sense of normality, it will be interesting to see what elements of this crisis will actually lead to…
Grandstand view: Island club nets £45,000 from wind farm to enhance home ground
Cash from a community wind farm has helped to build a new grandstand at the home of an island amateur football ground. The new stand for Point FC in Lewis…
Digging Where We Stand: Memories from the Àirigh/Shieling for a post-Covid new world
There is no doubt that these past few months have completely changed the world as we know it. Our hyper-globalised, high-octane way of life was stopped in its tracks in…
Island pupil highlights exam unfairness after being downgraded in all five Highers
An island teenager has called on the Scottish government to address the “unfairness” of this year’s exam results. Eva Peteranna, a fifth year pupil at Sgoil Lionacleit in Benbecula, has…
Litir do Luchd-ionnsachaidh
le Ruairidh MacIlleathain An t-Urr. Alasdair Stiùbhart Each week the West Highland Free Press publishes the text for Ruairidh ‘s “Letter to Gaelic Learners” on BBC Radio nan Gàidheal (103.5-105…