People across the Highlands showed their solidarity to the Black Lives Matter movement by holding events to express a strong and unified stance against racism. On Skye, protests were held…
Just under a month has passed since an outbreak of coronavirus took hold at Home Farm nursing home on Skye. Since then 10 residents have died at the Portree home…
“They didn’t treat care homes as an emergency. Care homes should have been one of the first places tested.” Linda Baillie was the manager at Home Farm nursing home for…
Acclaimed author Neil Gaiman has apologised for flouting UK lockdown rules after travelling 11,000 miles from New Zealand to his home on Skye In a blog entry published on Monday…
Scottish Government health secretary Jeane Freeman has today announced that all care home staff will be offered testing for Covid-19 Speaking at the government’s daily coronavirus briefing, Ms Freeman said…
News that NHS Highland will pilot contact tracing technology from Monday (18th May) has been welcomed on Skye Eilean a’ Cheo ward councillor John Finlayson said it is was “imperative”…
HC-One, the operator of Home Farm, has confirmed today that two more residents of the Skye care home have died. In a release sent to the Free Press this afternoon,…
As chief medical adviser to the UK Government during the coronavirus crisis Chris Whitty has become one of the most recognisable faces on our television screens. And the man labelled…
The six hopefuls contesting the vacant seat in the Eilean a’ Cheo council ward gathered at Portree High School on Tuesday night for a hustings event ahead of Thursday’s by-election.…
The Portree and Braes Community Trust are holding a council hustings tonight (Tuesday) at Portree High School to give those on the electoral roll across the Eilean a’ Cheò ward…
