Roadside funerals and the confusing areas between obvious extremes
By JOHN WHITE. I attended my first ‘drive by’ funeral last Saturday. Betty Campbell used to run the Ferry Inn in Uig when I first came to Skye. You didn’t…
Author: Keith MacKenzie
Governing body aim to plot route map towards shinty return
Shinty’s governing body is making early steps towards preparing for the sport’s return – though fans have been told not to expect to see playing action any time soon. Camanachd…
New covid case in Skye activates new contact tracing team
Coronavirus contact tracing, like that now going on in Skye after a new confirmed case of Covid-19, is being led by two existing staff members of NHS Highland. The health…
Criomagan: Skye seaweed farm; tourism recovery; Gaelic soap rescreened
Kelp Farm meeting Proposals to establish a seaweed farm in South Skye are to be discussed. KelpCrofting are an environmental start-up that would like to establish an 11.5 hectare seaweed…
Editorial: Internet is an essential utility, so it should be affordable and accessible in every corner of the land
WHFP Editorial: 21.05.21 Last Saturday Skye Camanachd held a fundraiser on behalf of Skye Community Response, the superb voluntary initiative which is doing so much for the island at this…
Ged phàighinn crùn airson leud mo bhròige…
Le Aonghas Phadraig Caimbeul Chan aithne dhomh na sgrìobhaidhean ag Niall Gaiman, ach feumaidh gu bheil e reic tòrr leabhraichean ma tha airgead gu leòr aige taigh làithean-saora a cheannach…
Reprieve for Skye nursing home operators at sheriff court hearing in Inverness
HC-One’s registration to operate the coronavirus-hit Home Farm nursing home in Skye can continue for another three weeks, a sheriff has ruled. No decision on the Care Inspectorate’s application to…
News round-up: Gairloch pupils charity quiz; SMO ceilidh; free music tuition and extra Tesco slots
Pupils at Gairloch primary managed to raise £300 by staging a recent online quiz. Like many across the region, teaching staff at the school have been looking at imaginative ways…
Skye’s 24-hour challenge raises thousands for local Covid-19 response efforts
Hundreds took to the roads of Skye and well beyond last Saturday to clock up the miles and raise thousands in support of local efforts to support the community through…
Home Farm stories: As residents cut off from families, isolation brings “a fear of being forgotten”
“One of the greatest fears for someone going into a care home is that family will stop going to see them and they’ll be forgotten about – I worry that’s…