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…
Author: Keith MacKenzie
Gìsearachd, Cabbage Stalks and Egg Whites: Halloweens Past from the Tobar an Dualchais/Kist o Riches Archive
The WHFP is to include a new monthly feature in partnership with Tobar an Dualchais/Kist o Riches, Scotland’s national digital sound archive, currently containing some 43,000 individual recordings of stories,…
Competition underway to create a flag for Skye
The search for an official flag for the Isle of Skye is now on. This week (1st November 2019) sees the launch of a competition to design a flag, which…
Premier Mòd choral prize for Back Gaelic choir in Glasgow
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…
Glasgow Mòd organisers call for more representation from Gaelic schools
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 sing to success at Glasgow Mòd
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…
Royal National Mòd underway in Glasgow
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…
Lochalsh centre for the elderly set to re-open
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 urged to stand for community council elections in the Highlands
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…
Exam success at Portree High
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,…