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Despite the difficult weather conditions of late, Minginish Hall in north west Skye was filled with colour last Saturday, as the Skye Gardening Society held their annual spring flower show.…
BY DANIEL CULLEN More than 150 young people from across Skye and Lochalsh took part in the annual Fèis an Earraich at Portree High School from Monday 6th to Friday…
A new environmental journalism network and magazine was launched with the aim to tell better stories and explore how the renewable energy boom could better benefit communities from Shetland to the Scottish Borders.
Tributes have been paid to a former leader of Comhairle nan Eilean Siar, described as “an incredibly popular man” who was dedicated to his community. Norman A Macdonald OBE from…
Community groups and organisations across rural Highland are invited to apply to the fund, which is now open for Expressions of Interest for grants of up to £25,000 until 24 April. Following this deadline, a small grants pot will open on 28 April, with applications accepted on a rolling basis.
BY KIRSTY WATT Broadford and Strath Community Company announced their successful purchase of Broadford’s north wood last week – and a date for the diary. The 12.4 hectare woodland, situated…
In May, voters across Scotland will head to the polls to elect the next Scottish Parliament. As the election campaign ramps up, we want to make sure the issues being discussed reflect what matters most to the people who live here.
BY DANIEL CULLEN A group of senior pupils at Plockton High School have launched a new social enterprise aimed at promoting Gaelic language and culture through locally-designed merchandise. The project,…
BY KIRSTY WATT Proposals for Skye and Raasay’s community Gaelic language plan were aired last Thursday evening at a meeting at Portree Community Centre. People from across the region attended…
Barra and Benbecula hosted a mini-Olympics last week as five young cousins battled the wild weather to raise an amazing £3,000 for families half a world away. The cousins travelled…
BY DANIEL CULLEN The ‘Misty Isle Bricks’ Lego fundraising event returned to Portree on Saturday 21st March, showcasing several impressive Lego builds and raising £6,790 for Cancer Research UK. Now…
A story of new proposals, grid constraints and growing local government opposition.
Gaelic, Norse, Brittonic? A look into the history and origins of place names in and around our area Clach A’ Charra, a standing stone 10 ft high on the road to Dornoch opposite Ospisdale House, is believed to be of prehistoric date. According to tradition, a Danish chief
By Dave Goulder A croft, squatting among high rocks. The sea alarmingly close. Stone man and son work to restore an old building, while pigeons feed greedily on a cultivated patch, a rare square in a desert of bog and stones.
BY KIRSTY WATT After 38 years serving the Uist community, the Hogg family have put their two Lovats supermarkets up for sale ahead of a well-earned retirement. The shops, located…
BY DANIEL CULLEN Dunvegan Community Trust has set out a roadmap for the next decade with the publication of a Community Action Plan for 2025–2035, covering the Dunvegan Community Council…
Release date (UK): 2026 | Country: South Korea, France | Running time: 139 min | Genres: Dark Comedy / Psycological thriller / Crime | Director: Park Chan-wook | Starring: Lee Byung-hun, Son Ye-jin, Woo Seung Kim. | BBFC 15 By Jack Weir Park Chan-wook, auteur director of Oldboy (2003) and The Handmaiden
Highland Games Historian Alasdair MacDonald continues his exploration into the rich history of Highland Games in and around the Kyle of Sutherland area. By Alasdair MacDonald In the previous edition, the author wrote about the origins of Highland Games in general and concentrated on the earliest Games that were held
Perhaps this should say Nature, the secret ingredient missing from our food! By Kate Heightman Because it certainly is missing from indoor-reared pork and chicken, as well as intensively produced beef, dairy, and cereals, fruit and vegetables, which rely heavily on synthetic fertilisers, pesticides, and herbicides. There are public
Allan Michael, member of Budgerigars Societies Judges Panel, shares with our readers a decades-long journey dedicated to keeping the passion for these remarkable little birds alive. By Allan Michael In the 1950’s, 60’s and 70’s many households up and down the country would have
Scotland’s smallest mammal eats hundreds of small invertebrates a day to survive. By Cherry Alexander I have always thought that all the small fluffy mammals in my garden are rodents, mice, rats, voles and shrews. The definition of a rodent is that their teeth keep growing throughout their
Grey Matters by Danielle Barbereau Pages by Peter By Peter Newman, St Duthac Book and Arts Festival Commitee Giving a book about the power of healing for women through defiance, shared experiences and the multigenerational need to be heard and secured to a privileged, middle class, middle aged, white
William Lockyer gives a first-hand account of the Community Councils Convention at Holyrood. By William S Lockyer I attended this convention on Tuesday 24th February 2026 (1-3pm) representing Creich and Ardgay and District Community Councils (CCs). It was arranged by Highland Councillor Helen Crawford to discuss the Unified Statement
On the 29th January 1892, Gledfield Headteacher (George G. Macleod) wrote: “Attendance much improved for the first four days of the week, but on Friday an extraordinary flooding of the roads caused by rapid thawing reduced the attendance to 54 pupils. Bonar Bridge was swept away by the flood
BY DANIEL CULLEN Portree’s Birch has been named one of the world’s 100 best coffee shops for 2026 at CoffeeFest Madrid, one of Europe’s largest coffee gatherings. Birch placed at…
