Author: Keith MacKenzie

Còisir Sgire a’ Bhac – Back Gaelic Choir – enjoyed a day of success during Thursday’s rural choral competitions at the Royal National Mòd in Glasgow The Lewis choristers won the…

Highland schools should participate more at the Royal National Mòd, festival organisers have urged this week. John Morrison, the chief executive of An Comunn Gàidhealach, said he would like to…

Wester Ross brothers Eòin and Anndra Cumming enjoyed a successful Tuesday at the Royal National Mòd, with both of them landing major prizes for traditional solo singing. Anndra, who is…

Gaeldom’s premiere festival, the Royal National Mòd, is in full swing in Glasgow. Today (Monday) the children’s singing competitions took centre stage, following a bumper weekend of instrumental highlights, sporting…

NHS Highland has announced that Aird Ferry resource centre for the elderly in Dornie will re-open from tomorrow (Wednesday, 9th October). The health authority said it had enough staff to…

People in the Highlands are being encouraged to stand for election to their local community councils. Nominations are being invited from people seeking election to all community councils across Highland…

A number of Portree High School pupils celebrated excellent exam results this year. In total, 15 fifth-year pupils achieved five Highers – six of them at grade A. Alishbah Zahid,…

The sudden closure of a key Lochalsh care centre for the elderly has been branded an unfair attack on the area’s most vulnerable. NHS Highland, which operates the Airdferry resource…