First steps taken to create an official flag for the Isle of Skye
The first steps have been taken to create an official flag for the Isle of Skye – which will end with a public competition to find the best design. The…
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Skye ‘Keep Left’ road safety campaigner delivers stark warning in meeting with Transport Scotland official
A prominent road safety campaigner from Skye recounted her own harrowing car crash experience to a leading roads official this week as part of a campaign to stop visiting motorists…
Portree and Braes Community Trust to hold public consultation on parking and motorhome project
The Portree and Braes Community Trust are to hold a public consultation event as part of a proposal to develop the existing squash courts in the village into car parking…
Gairloch survivor unveils new community lifeline at Big Sand
A phone box in Wester Ross has been reopened as a public access defibrillator – following a ceremony led by a local woman whose life was saved by just such…
Skye SOS-NHS health group chair to step down
The chair of SOS-NHS Skye has this week announced she will step down from the role following a meeting of the health pressure group held on Monday. Catriona MacDonald informed…
Highland Council give approval for £1.5 million of funding for improvements to north Skye school
Highland councillors have approved capital funding for school improvements that will see £1.5 million spent on Dunvegan Primary School in north Skye. The money will come directly from the Highland…
Isle of Skye parents to protest against cuts to additional classroom support
Parents on Skye are to stage a “peaceful protest” next Monday in opposition to cuts to additional support needs services in the school and across the Highlands. The protest in…
Shieldaig fish farm developer claims “disingenous” say opponents
Opponents of a fish farm extension in Wester Ross have accused developers of submitting “disingenuous or incorrect” evidence to lend weight to their planning application. The Scottish Salmon Company wants…
Skye air service could be among the first in the world to trial electric planes
A Skye air service could be among the first in the world to harness electric planes, it has been predicted, after Highland councillors gave their support to trial flights in…
Find a flag for Skye – West Highland Free Press sparks campaign to create new symbol for the island
Plans to create an official Isle of Skye flag are being hatched, with the area keen to follow the example of neighbouring islands in adopting a collective and easily identifiable…