Nature Notes: Long days put everything in a spin
By Chris Mitchell I have this app (oh, how I dislike using that word!) to lower the brightness of the laptop screen, in tune with the daylight outside. The idea…
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John White: We need artists to inspire, entertain, and challenge our way of thinking
By John White The Skye’s the Limit is a fund-raising exercise challenge set by Skye Events, who among other things would normally have organised the Skye Half Marathon last weekend.…
Racism and respect: we should embrace the different cultures when visitors return to the Highlands
By John White Last Tuesday many people blacked out their profile pictures on social media in solidarity with the “BlackLivesMatter” campaign and in outrage at the killing of George Floyd…
Editorial: Rising to the challenge of teaching in the age of coronavirus
WHFP Editorial: 4.6.20 The following account has become more familiar to Highland children than we might ever have imagined. “Jack wakes up at dawn to feed the chickens and let…
Scottish Government – make time to clear your head
The coronavirus pandemic has changed life for everyone in Scotland and had a real impact on how many of us are feeling. Not being able to see friends and family…
’S e am beul a labhras, ach an gnìomh a dhearbhas
Aonghas Phadraig Caimbeul Chan ill’fhiosam an robh riamh seachdain ann nuair a bha Seanfhaclan Gàidhlig cho iomchaidh. Tha fhios’am gun can cuid gu bheil an dol a-mach aig Dominic Cummings…
As government plays hide-and-seek I’m concerned over guidance for our children
Norrie T MacDonald As I mentioned last time out, it’s difficult to comprehend (even when compared and contrasted with some previous, admittedly pretty awful, governments) just how much of a…
Genre-busting Hebridean island memoir leaves intentions unfulfilled
NOT JUST BOOKS…By Roger Hutchinson At the beginning of the 21st century Tamsin Calidas was in her early 30s and living and working in London. In 2004 a series of…
Updated contact details
Like everyone else we’re coming to terms with the new realities of working during a pandemic, so please bear with us as we make this adjustment. As our staff are…
Lochalsh Leisure Centre raise the roof on funding
Following an overwhelming response, including a £10,000 donation from Eilean Donan Castle and its owner the Conchra Charitable Trust, a fundraising drive has moved up a gear for Lochalsh Leisure…