NEW CHAMPION: Shinty must build on links to golfing star Robert MacIntyre
HUGH DAN MACLENNAN reflects on a remarkable PGA tour victory for Robert MacIntyre last weekend, and encourages shinty to savour the success of one of their own… The nearest I…
IN PICTURES: Skye Week back in full swing after 30 years
Skye Week, returning to the island for the first time in 30 years, started last Saturday with a celebratory parade through Portree, followed by a gala day at the King…
VOLUNTEERS’ WEEK: Saluting big-hearted island family of volunteers
Each year Volunteers’ Week recognises the huge contribution volunteers make to communities – and for one Western Isles family the activity is thrice as nice. Three generations of the Murray…
D-DAY REMEMBERED: Isle of Skye group hold vigil 80 years since heroic invasion
Military veterans have gathered in Portree to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings. Events are being held across the country and in France today to mark the events…
RACE MILESTONE: Marking four decades of the Isle of Skye half marathon
Scores of runners will be in Skye this weekend as the island half marathon celebrates its 40th anniversary. Considered to be one of the most picturesque in the UK, around…
Theatre students at Birmingham festival
Musical theatre students from Lorayne McLucas Performing Arts academy took their show on the road when they attended the European Junior Theatre Festival in Birmingham on Sunday 19th May. The…
PORTREE HOSPITAL: 24/7 care plan “being assessed”
The Scottish Government “made clear” to NHS Highland that they expect the restoration of 24/7 urgent care at Portree Hospital. A plan to do exactly that is currently being considered…
FOND FAREWELL: Well-known centre user departs for pastures new
A fond farewell was bid last week to Lochalsh man Daniel MacPhee, who has been a service user at the Tigh nan Drochaid resource centre in Portree for over 20…
Solidarity for Ukraine – via Eigg and Raasay
Nick Arnold, Camille Dressler, Iryna Zaharodina and Artem Semenyshyn A woman on the Isle of Eigg has set up an online fundraiser to help power hospitals in Ukraine – with…
FESTIVAL TRAGEDY: Woman dies at Skye Live in Portree
A woman has died at a music festival in Skye, police have confirmed. The incident took place as the Skye Live festival in Portree was drawing to a close on…