Former Sabhal Mòr Ostaig chairman honoured
Former Sabhal Mòr Ostaig chair Duncan MacQuarrie was celebrated this week with the first road in the new Kilbeg Village development, Rathad MhicGuaire (MacQuarrie Road) named in his honour during…
Author: Paul Wood
Counting crocodiles in Madagascar
Kai Westwell from Kilmuir north Skye has only ever seen crocodiles in a zoo, but he is now 9,000 miles away in Madagascar tracking them down at night. The nineteen-year-old…
Near, far, wherever you are – come join Skye Sailing Club
Budding sailors were shown the ropes recently at an introductory event hosted by the Skye Sailing Club. The Saturday taster sessions in Portree were delivered as part of the Royal…
Veterans attend Arctic Convoy ceremony in Loch Ewe
Three veterans in their nineties travelled to Wester Ross last weekend to attend a special annual ceremony to commemorate the Russian Arctic Convoys of the Second World War; an event…
Gaelic Bollywood making moves on Belladrum
A troupe of Gaelic-speaking Bollywood dancers from Staffin in Skye are set to perform at the Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival near Beauly in August. Six years ago Davinder and Sonia…
Seall host ‘Songs of the Roma’
An award-winning new Romani musical journey plays out at Sabhal Mòr Ostaig on Skye on Thursday this week. ‘Songs of the Roma’ is brought to Seall by one of the…
Shiel’s stars of tomorrow taken with Dublin
Players from Kinlochshiel Shinty Club’s second team found themselves slightly star-struck on Saturday afternoon after a routine stop at a petrol station resulted in a chance meeting with a former…
Donna’s close shave for charity
A local radio presenter has raised more than £1,300 for the Skye branch of Cancer Research UK by having her hair shaved off. Donna McEwan, who is a regular on…
Decades-long wait for affordable housing in Staffin finally over
Urgently needed affordable houses in a north-east Skye community – the first in almost 20 years – have just received the green light. Highland Council has approved a planning application…
Cosmos Planetarium visits Elgol for Earth Hour event
Elgol was a centre for astronomy on Wednesday of last week, when the hall played host to a series of activities with the Greener Broadford Project Officer and Cosmos Planetarium,…