Croft couple in final
BY JACKIE MACKENZIE A Skye crofting couple say they are “humbled” to be in the finals of the prestigious BBC Food and Farming Awards 2026. Jake Sayles and Aoife Gould…
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Skye bakery set for expansion
A Skye bakery and takeaway cafe is expanding after securing more than £26,000 from Highlands and Islands Enterprise. Lean To Coffee in Breakish was formed in 2021 as a coffee…
‘Glasnabury’ tunes up for charity
BY KIRSTY WATT The sound of live music and community laughter filled the small, south Skye village of Glasnakille last Sunday at the first ever Glasnabury charity music festival. The…
Top attendance at Skye and Lochalsh fèis
BY DANIEL CULLEN More than 150 young people from across Skye and Lochalsh took part in the annual Fèis an Earraich at Portree High School from Monday 6th to Friday…
Top coffee award for Birch
BY DANIEL CULLEN Portree’s Birch has been named one of the world’s 100 best coffee shops for 2026 at CoffeeFest Madrid, one of Europe’s largest coffee gatherings. Birch placed at…
Youth hostelling in Skye and Wester Ross
BY JACKIE MACKENZIE Youth hostels in Skye and Wester Ross are among those featured in a release of archive images by Hostelling Scotland to mark its 95th anniversary. The photographs…
Colonel Jock returns to Portree in fine style
BY DANIEL CULLEN The 43rd Colonel Jock MacDonald memorial competition was held at Viewfield house in Portree last Saturday. The Colonel Jock, as usual, brought some of the finest young…
New lifeboat for Portree station
A new £2.78 million Shannon class RNLI lifeboat, destined for the Portree station on Skye, has been officially launched into the water for the first time. The state-of-the-art vessel, which…
Portree welcomes Santa and the big switch-on
BY DANIEL CULLENPortree’s festive season got under way last weekend as Light Up Portree hosted the annual Reindeer Parade on Saturday 22nd November, before the Christmas lights switch-on in Somerled…
Concerns persist at nursery
BY JACKIE MACKENZIEA Portree nursery has been told to improve quality assurance, safeguarding and recruitment processes to ensure the safety of children in its care. Portree Nursery Ltd in Camanachd…