Over 250 entries for Mòd Loch Aillse
Following last year’s return, a busy and successful Mòd Loch Aillse, with over 250 entries, was held last Wednesday and Thursday. Piping competitions were held on Wednesday in Kyle Primary…
Author: Luke Slater
Radio Skye 48 hour fundraiser a great success
By DANIEL CULLEN Radio Skye presenters, volunteers and special guests took to the airwaves for a marathon 48-hour broadcast last week, raising more than £5,600 for the station’s Christmas Toy…
Croft couple in final
BY JACKIE MACKENZIE A Skye crofting couple say they are “humbled” to be in the finals of the prestigious BBC Food and Farming Awards 2026. Jake Sayles and Aoife Gould…
More than an eatery in Portree
BY DANIEL CULLEN Following a busy “first supper” event and a week spent handing out free lunches to young people, the Free Press spoke to John Coghill about the new…
Men’s Shed delighted with roof funds
South Skye Men’s Shed in Broadford are “absolutely delighted” to share the news that they have been successful in their funding application to Highland Council’s Community Regeneration Fund for roof…
Irish president delivers Skye lecture
BY KIRSTY WATT Irish president Catherine Connolly celebrated Scotland’s growing interest in Gaelic as she delivered the prestigious ‘Òraid an t-Sabhail’ lecture at Skye’s Sabhal Mòr Ostaig last Saturday. The…
Broadford school shaping up
Construction work is progressing on the new £21 million Broadford Primary School and community campus on Skye, with foundation works now getting under way. The primary school forms part of…
‘In Search of Giants’ off Eigg
Up to 30 minke whales were spotted recently feeding off Eigg in what has been described as one of the largest gatherings of the species recorded around the Hebrides. The…
Kyleakin women celebrate 100 years
BY JACKIE MACKENZIE Kyleakin Scottish Women’s Institute on Skye has celebrated a remarkable milestone. Founded in 1926, the local SWI marked its 100th anniversary in Kyleakin Hall last Wednesday afternoon…
Share in million-pound education fund is not enough, says councillor
BY JACKIE MACKENZIE A Highland education chief has welcomed Scottish Government funding to help attract teachers to rural and island schools – but says it is not enough to make…