Skye veteran is a proud viewer as D-day is remembered 75 years on
As the D-Day commemorations were being broadcast live earlier this month, watching proudly on his TV was a Breakish man likely to be Skye’s last living link with that fateful…
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Lochcarron GP awarded MBE in Queen’s birthday honours
A long-serving Wester Ross GP was among those recognised in the Queen’s birthday honours list, published last weekend. Dr David Murray was awarded an MBE for services to healthcare and…
Skye director saves the world in ‘Good Omens’
In ‘Good Omens’, the Amazon Prime debut of Skye-born director Douglas Mackinnon, two key elements stand out — simply because they are outstanding. They are David Tennant and Michael Sheen.…
Bar set high for this year’s Isle of Skye Half Marathon
Skye’s biggest sporting event, the Isle of Skye Half Marathon, takes place this Saturday – with the bar set high from last year’s race. In 2018 a total of 752…
Skye’s Edinbane Lodge wins ‘best newcomer’ at Catering Scotland Excellence Awards
Edinbane Lodge, the 16th-century lodge at the head of Loch Greshornish on Skye, won the award for best restaurant newcomer at the awards dinner in the Doubletree by Hilton Hotel…
Police visit Portree to highlight the threat of ATM fraud devices in the Highlands
Police officers from the Highlands and Islands division visited Skye with a mock ATM machine last week to help people identify the warning signs when it comes to skimming devices.…
Davies takes the spoils by 42 seconds at Skye’s Trotternish Ridge Race
Just 42 seconds separated the first two runners at the eighth annual edition of the Trotternish Ridge Race held in the north-east of Skye on Saturday. Peter Davies completed the…
Tech giants urged to join ‘Keep Left’ road campaign
Tech giants are being urged to provide an additional safety feature to stop foreign motorists from driving on the wrong side of the road. Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch MSP Kate…
Tidal apprenticeships on the menu for Climavore project
Skye-based Atlas Arts is working in partnership with local school pupils and restaurants across the island on a project that promotes environmental regeneration. Working in association with London-based artists Cooking…
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…