Portree’s CSM&Co grow their own workforce
ADVERTISING FEATURE: New year, new career Where do you find qualified accountancy staff when you operate in a rural area such as the Isle of Skye? There is no ready…
Author: Lesley Young
Skye firm to attend Brora salt symposium
Isle of Skye Sea Salt are to attend a two-day event in Brora, Sutherland, that will bring together historians, archaeologists, enthusiasts and producers to celebrate the once vital, but little-known,…
Long-serving Lochalsh teacher retires
Gardening, grand-children and a great holiday are very much part of a Lochalsh teacher’s plans as she contemplates retirement after 38 years’ service. Mardi Wood from Balmacara first took up…
Skye and Lochalsh football league preview 2021
The Skye and Lochalsh amateur football league gets underway this weekend, and ahead of the big kick-off, the Free Press quizzed the managers about how their respective clubs were shaping…
Norma Morrison – Broadford and Strath’s new community co-ordinator
Broadford and Strath’s newly appointed community co-ordinator has told the Free Press she is relishing the challenge and looking to build on the huge developments made by the charity over…
Group travel curbs threaten amateur sport
Shinty’s governing body has been warned that competitions at all levels could be at risk, unless restrictions on group travel are relaxed in the coming weeks. Competitive youth games and…
Police launch investigation into deer remains found in north Skye
Police have opened an investigation following the discovery of deer remains inside a forestry enclosure in north Skye earlier this month. Images of a deer hind found lying dead in…
Applecross Inn cuts opening hours due to a lack of staff
A multi award-winning Wester Ross business has been forced to cut its opening days because it is unable to recruit or house enough staff. Judith Fish, proprietor of the Applecross…
Dunvegan Show postponed due to Covid uncertainty
The Dunvegan Show, one of the biggest events in the Skye social calendar, has been postponed for another year due to uncertainty related to the pandemic, organisers have announced this…
Anna will you marry me?
A newly engaged holidaymaker whose romantic proposal was etched on Barra beach for his partner to see as she landed on the island has thanked the would-be cupids at the…