Fuel leak at Skye fish feed plant
A clean-up operation was launched this week after diesel leaked from a ship at Mowi’s fish feed plant in south Skye. The spill was discovered at the harbour of the…
Author: Keith MacKenzie
There’s gold on those rocks
The latest in the WHFP’s monthly Tobar an Dualchais contribution came from Professor Hugh Cheape who currently teaches on the MSc in Material Culture and Gàidhealtachd History at Sabhal Mòr…
Skye community remembers 75th anniversary of WWII US air crash on Beinn Edra
Relatives of a US military pilot who was killed on Skye’s Trotternish Ridge during World War II have taken part in a community commemoration to mark the 75th anniversary of…
Cainnt nan Eun: Language of the Birds
This month’s Tobar an Dualchais / Kist O Riches contribution is from Mairi McFadyen. Mairi used to teach at University of Edinburgh working with students to explore the creative voices…
Former Skye councillor seeks to stand again – on an SNP ticket
Former Skye councillor Drew Millar is aiming for a return to local politics on an SNP ticket. The Free Press understands that Mr Millar is one of three seeking the…
Oidhche Challain: No admission without a rhyme
In the latest feature published in association with the Tobar an Dualchais/Kist o Riches project, Dr Dòmhnall Uilleam Stiùbhart, course leader for the MSc Material Culture and Gàidhealtachd History at Sabhal…
Kyleakin pool competitions pocket £1000 for charity
Pool competitions in Kyleakin on Skye have pocketed £1,000 to help Marie Curie Nurses. Kyleakin publicans Bob Ireland and Willie Park recently presented Neil Robertson, on behalf of the Marie…
Bòrd na Gàidhlig yearly accounts are published
Bòrd na Gàidhlig received £5.2 million from the Scottish Government last year which it used to support various community organisations and fund placements for speakers of the language. The organisation’s…
From the Tobar an Dualchais archives: Singing to ease the burden of work
Recently the WHFP presented readers with the second monthly feature in partnership with Tobar an Dualchais/Kist o Riches, Scotland’s national digital sound archive. This month’s contribution by Professor Hugh Cheape,…
Skye community must sacrifice pitch for school
Highland Council this week gave the green light for the first phase of a new primary school in Dunvegan on Skye to be built on the local sports playing field…