Skye healthcare changes spark protest in Portee
by ADAM GORDON Ross, Skye and Lochaber MP Ian Blackford for found himself in the eye of the storm on Wednesday during a protest in Portree against the redesign of…
Author: Keith MacKenzie
Django Django gearing up for festival on Skye
Django Django will be headlining at next week’s Skye Live festival. In a Q and A, band member Dave Maclean gives the lowdown on the group, and their connection to…
Editorial: Despite reports elsewhere, Skye welcomes visitors!
WHFP EDITORIAL. 17.08.17 The national media frenzy which has occurred around “overcrowded Skye” in the past week or two was predictable, but not particularly welcome. Skye is not an innocent…
Big swim on Skye to support school and charity
A group of parents and teachers from Macdiarmid primary school on Skye will next week aim to keep swimming for 12 hours in a charity challenge to support the school…
Ross, Skye and Lochaber MP is new SNP leader at Westminster
Ian Blackford, the MP for Ross, Skye and Lochaber, was today elected as the Scottish National Party’s Westminster leader. Mr Blackford won the contest against Drew Hendry – the former…
SNP retain Ross, Skye and Lochaber and Na h-Eileanan an Iar, amid a night of election surprises
The SNP retained the Ross, Skye and Lochaber and Na h-Eileanan an Iar seats – but on a much-reduced share of the vote – during a night of surprises at…
Skye Admiral Sir Roddy’s home becomes residence for artists
The former island home of Vice Admiral Sir Roddy Macdonald, World War II veteran, painter and Chief of the Skye Highland Games, is about to be officially opened as a…
Highland Council elections: Three in, three out in Skye and Raasay
Skye and Raasay elected three new councillors, and rejected three serving ones at yesterday’s Highland Council election. Independents John Finlayson and Ronald MacDonald, along with the SNP’s Calum MacLeod, were…
Cyclist was airlifted to hospital after attempting ‘a Danny MacAskill’ in the Skye mountains
An attempt to emulate stunt cyclist Danny MacAskill sparked a rescue in the Cuillins last week. A mountain biker was airlifted to hospital last Friday after breaking her leg following…
Jobs boost for Wester Ross as Kishorn yard set to re-open
Kishorn Dry Dock is poised to come out of a 23 year long hibernation after an agreement was signed today (Friday 21st April) to use the site during the construction of the world’s…