“My next challenge is learning to walk again”
Record-breaking Isles cyclist Christina MacKenzie says her next challenge is to learn to walk again after a hit and run incident left her seriously injured while riding near her home…
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Covid fears cancel Peat & Diesel Skye gig
It would have been “irresponsible to gamble the health” of the Skye and Raasay community by hosting a concert by Lewis band ‘Peat & Diesel’ in Kyleakin, arts organisation Seall…
Western Isles cardiac arrest survivor to mark one-year-anniversary by fundraising for Stornoway defibrillator
A Western Isles woman who suffered a cardiac arrest almost a year ago during a marathon in Harris is marking the anniversary of her survival by raising funds for a…
Two hundred people take part in virtual run for The Leanne Fund
More than £1,800 has been raised for the cystic fibrosis charity The Leanne Fund thanks to the efforts of 200 people who participated in a virtual 5k/10k run. Participants from…
Free sanitary products now available in 12 public buildings across the Western Isles
Comhairle nan Eilean Siar is now making free sanitary products available throughout public buildings in the Western Isles. Access to free sanitary products has been in place in schools across…
Sports Review of 2019
From shinty to swimming, from mountain biking to Muay Thai, we take a look back at some of the movers and shakers who made the sporting headlines in part one…
Uist dental plan ‘cover’ for closing theatre
Plans by NHS Western Isles to centralise dental services in a new clinical hub in Uist and Barra Hospital have been attacked by a local councillor as a “diversionary tactic”…
Medical marvels revive cyclist who collapsed in Lewis
A man from Nicaragua who suffered a cardiac arrest while on holiday in Lewis has described his survival as little short of “miraculous” – paying tribute to quick-thinking responders and…
Skye Muay Thai Club raises £1,500 through interclub event
The Skye Muay Thai Club hosted an interclub event at their premises in Portree on Saturday with competitors from Lewis, Inverness and England travelling to the island to take part.…
Western Isles athletes set to compete in International Island Games in Gibraltar
A party of 34 Hebridean athletes will jet off from Stornoway for Gibraltar this Saturday to fly the flag for the Western Isles at the NatWest International Island Games. It…