Rag Tag extend Broadford base
Skye-based social enterprise RagTag celebrated the official opening of their new building in Broadford last week. Christened ‘Little Tag’, the new seven-metre long wooden cabin is designed to give the…
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Well-known Skye GP dies aged 90
Dr Calum ‘Òg’ MacRae, one of Skye’s best-known medical practitioners, has died this week at the age of 90. Dr MacRae was known and respected to scores of families having…
Consultation events for Barra hub
Comhairle nan Eilean Siar are to visit Barra next week for two consultation events that will help inform a feasibility study into the creation of a combined school and hospital…
Celebration of Gaelic music and culture at north Skye fèis
In excess of 50 children took part in this year’s Fèis Thròndairnis, the annual celebration of traditional Gàidhlig music and culture which took place in north Skye last week. Attending…
Nadiya visits Wester Ross salmon farm
Wester Ross Fisheries Ltd, the oldest independent salmon farmer in the UK, starred in two major TV programmes last week. In ‘Nadiya’s Time To Eat’ on BBC2, company’s managing director…
Second Skye film residency a big hit
Six promising film and TV producers, directors and writers were given an in-depth look at the industry recently during a Young Films Foundation residency in Sabhal Mòr Ostaig. Taking placed…
Barra fears hospital delay
Health Secretary Jeane Freeman has been approached by locals on Barra who are concerned that a promised new hospital and care facility for the island has been delayed yet again.…
Fresh pledge on rural fuel poverty
The Scottish Government are confident that the forthcoming Fuel Poverty Bill will help address some of the 53 recommendations identified three years ago by a working group set up to…
War and technology fight it out at Ullapool Book Festival
Does progress always come at a price? If so, it is an established law that many of the writers at this year’s Ullapool Book Festival felt compelled to explore. For…
Big turnout for Rag Tag walk
Over 100 people took part in the Rag Tag n Textile Skye Bridge walk last weekend, held as part of the Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival. With this year’s festival…