North Skye vintage vehicle run raises £3,000 for cancer research
A vintage vehicle run across north Skye on Saturday – which saw a procession of 22 tractors, eight cars and a retro MacBrayne’s bus travel between Uig and Staffin –…
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You don’t have to be a superhero, when community calls
Retained fire crews throughout the Highlands are looking to bolster their ranks. Adam Gordon spoke to Staffin’s first female firefighter, who is keen to spark interest among women….. “I am…
“Deplorable” Quiraing road sparks local ire
A north Skye resident has attacked the Highland Council over the “deplorable” road conditions at one of the island’s most visited attractions. John Bertie MacKenzie, who lives in Stenscholl raised…
Skye adventurers start 2020 in fearless fashion
Ten daring women celebrated the new year in fearless fashion by throwing themselves into the sea off the north-east coast of Skye amid lashing rain and wild winds. The group…
Skye sale raises £24,000 for cancer research
An annual fundraising sale held in north Skye last weekend has raised an astonishing £24,000 for the Skye branch of Cancer Research UK. The sale of work, which is held…
Focus: Tackling ‘myths’ to meet rural housing challenge
Keith MacKenzie examines the Lochalsh and Skye Housing Association’s plans to expand the area’s housing stock Housing, and the issues surrounding it – where it is, who owns it, who…