Danny MacAskill ‘doing the dubhs’
Trial cycling sensation Danny MacAskill has just released a new video of his latest death-defying ride in the Cuillins on his native Skye. Six years after ‘The Ridge’ attracted millions…
Author: Lesley Young
It’s up to us to win the war against plastics
Plastic. It’s like an addiction we can’t seem to give up. And, like most addictive substances, it is wreaking havoc everywhere we look. Little over a hundred years ago our…
Fears over out-of-hours medical cover on Barra
NHS Western Isles seem determined to impose a “very worrying” out-of-hours care model on Covid-hit Barra, one of the island’s two GPs said this week. Dr Mark Willcox told the…
Skye friends complete marathon challenge
Two young friends from south Skye have successfully completed a marathon on local roads – a mere three weeks after setting themselves the gruelling 26-mile challenge. Last Sunday Donald Fraser…
Traditional journey of the swelling hag
Liam Alastair Crouse is a first-year PhD student at Sabhal Mòr Ostaig UHI studying the folklore of Uist in partnership with the Tobar an Dualchais/Kist o Riches digital archive. This…
We can learn a lot from Old Henry of the fells
I don’t know how generally well-known James Rebanks is as an author, but I’d heartily recommend him, certainly to anyone with an interest in land, nature and the changing face…
Stein decision highlights a “broken planning system”
Despite the opposition of Skye and Lochalsh councillors, a controversial planning application for a house in Stein on the Waternish peninsula was approved by Highland Council’s north planning committee this…
Inspectors flag concerns at Home Farm care home
Inspectors have raised concerns over conditions at a Skye nursing home where 10 people died after contracting Covid-19. NHS Highland, which now runs Home Farm in Portree, confirmed the home…
Community purchase secures future for Carbost shop
The Minginish peninsula was celebrating this week with the confirmation that a community buy-out of the ‘Stop Shop’ in Carbost has finally been completed. The project was delayed due to…
Accommodation licensing is a blow for business
• Small operators say letting rules are ‘double whammy’ after Covid Following an outcry last week by tourism body SkyeConnect, Highland Council has not ruled out varying the fees it…