Barra still waiting for pitch appeal decision
Eight months after hearing an appeal into an asset transfer on Barra the Scottish Government has still not made a decision on what would be the first use of the…
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‘Frankenfish’ protest to take place outside Mowi’s Skye fish feed plant
A Hallowe’en protest encouraging people to “avoid farmed salmon like the plague” is set to take place outside the Mowi fish feed factory near Kyleakin on Skye at noon today…
Target to make Highlands and Islands an aviation carbon-free zone “very challenging”
A Western Isles councillor has warned that much still needs to be done in order to meet the Scottish Government ambition of establishing the Highlands and Islands as an aviation…
Hopes high for a new school for Broadford after key council vote
Hopes are high that a new school in Broadford will be delivered by 2021. Highland councillors have agreed that the dilapidated Skye building must be included as a top priority…
Skye women to host “emergency” climate change meeting in Portree
Five women from the south of Skye are looking to bring about positive change to benefit the environment by hosting a climate change ’emergency meeting’ in Portree next week. The…
Lochalsh and Skye Housing Association seek Highland-wide policy to address sub-letting issue
The chief executive of the Lochalsh and Skye Housing Association has said the organisation is seeking to formulate a Highland-wide policy to address the problem of tenants sub-letting their homes…
Highland Transient Visitor Levy – the background on the current ‘tourist tax’ consultation
A consultation on a potential Highland Transient Visitor Levy – also known as a tourist tax – is currently underway following a launch by the Highland Council last week. The…
Skye dinosaur fossils given Nature Conservation Order protection
A Nature Conservation Order which will protect vertebrate dinosaur fossils on Skye was signed on Thursday at the Staffin Dinosaur Museum. Internationally-recognised Jurassic sites on Skye, containing rare evidence of…
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…
Barra councillor slates NHS Western Isles for “absurd” £1.8 million oversight in cost of new hospital
Barra councillor Donald Manford said it was “absurd” that NHS Western Isles did not know that their chosen site for a new hospital on the island required an additional £1.8…