EMOTIONAL RETURN: Nova Scotian group in Ullapool to commemorate emigrant voyage
Descendants of the people who left Loch Broom aboard the emigrant ship ‘The Hector’ have made an emotional journey back to Scotland – 250 years after it sailed. A group…
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Highlanders stand in solidarity with Black Lives Matter movement
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…
Rousing final fling for Loopallu Festival
Revellers enjoyed a rousing final fling as the curtain came down on the Loopallu festival in Ullapool last weekend. After 15 years organisers have called time on the two-day event,…
Lewis and Harris women’s team aim for a glorious ending to a memorable chapter
The Lewis and Harris women’s football team will end their foray into the Scottish Women’s Football Highlands and Islands League set-up in style this weekend as they take on Clachnacuddin…
Ullapool group celebrate £37,000 funding award for Christmas light display
An Ullapool project looking to expand the village’s Christmas light display has been awarded more than £37,000 from the People’s Projects fund. The Light Up Ullapool Project was one of…
Ullapool goes orange for multiple sclerosis charity fundraising initiative
More than 170 people dressed in orange clothing and took to the centre of Ullapool for a 5k charity event last weekend as part of local initiative raising funds for…