Barra service ‘superhub’: Hundreds sign petition
Hundreds of people from Barra have signed a petition urging Comhairle nan Eilean Siar to revisit plans for a ‘superhub’ on the island which will contain every public service from…
Latest jaw-dropper from Danny MacAskill
Trial cycling sensation Danny MacAskill from Skye this week launched a new video featuring his latest jaw-dropping stunt rides. ‘This and That’, which was uploaded on his YouTube channel on…
ELECTION 2021: Ferries problems high on the agenda for island voters
Held comfortably by the SNP’s Alasdair Allan since 2007, Labour came a distant second in the Western Isles in 2016 with just 25.6 per cent of the vote. With an…
EDITORIAL: Kennedy commitment would be a fitting cause for political unity
When voters go to the polls on Thursday it will be exactly 11 years to the day since Charles Kennedy last celebrated an election victory. It was his seventh in…
Highland locations connect to 4G for the first time thanks to EE
ADVERTISING FEATURE: EE Over the last three years, EE has switched on over 45 new 4G masts in the West Highlands, with even more rural areas set to benefit from…
Lifeboat mission leaves Portree crew member in a lather
A Skye lifeboat crew member is helping the RNLI to launch a new fundraiser by featuring in its list of amusing ‘pager moments’. RNLI volunteers have been sharing some of…
Waternish youngsters raise more than £7,000 with cycle
The grandchildren of a north Skye district nurse have recently undertaken a cycling challenge around the Waternish peninsula in aid of AMMF, the only UK charity for cholangiocarcinoma (bile duct…
London developer wants to build 16 family homes on Skye
The developer behind a 45-cabin hotel being constructed in Portree has announced plans to build 16 family-sized homes on nearby land. Charles Garton Jones, a London-based property developer who also…
SKYE FISH FARM: Company to appeal against planning decision
Organic Sea Harvest is to appeal against the decision which blocked planning permission for a new fish farm in north Skye. In January the salmon company was refused permission for…
SNP pledge £50,000 island incentive, as stark population projections are revealed
The Scottish National Party has pledged to tackle the issue of depopulation across island communities by offering a bond of up to £50,000 to young people or families as an…