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Local News – Wednesday 19th of November
Weather There is a yellow weather warming in place for the Highland area. Snow showers will feed inland on brisk northerly winds through today and into Thursday, giving significant accumulations in places. Whilst there will be a lot of regional variation in amounts, where showers are most frequent 2-5 cm will be possible at low […]
Local News – 18th November 2025
Local News Weather A period of snow is expected across higher ground today, which could bring some disruption to travel and infrastructure. An area of rain and snow will push across the country, primarily affecting elevations above 150 metres. We could see accumulations of 2 to 5 centimetres, rising to 10 centimetres above 400 metres. […]
Local News – 17th November 2025
Local News Local Arts Organisation SEALL Announce Small Halls Festival Skye, Raasay, and Lochalsh are preparing for a cultural highlight this winter with the return of SEALL’s Festival of Small Halls. Running from Thursday, November 20th, to Saturday, November 29th, the festival brings two touring ensembles of world-class Scottish musicians to perform in […]
LOCAL NEWS 13 NOVEMBER
LOCAL NEWS FOR SKYE AND LOCHALSH UK Music Award for local school Huge congratulations are in order for Bun-sgoil Ghàidhlig Phort Rìgh on the Isle of Skye. The Gaelic primary school has achieved the highest accolade in the UK’s music education sector: the ‘We Make Music Schools Gold Award.’ The Portree school is the […]
LOCAL NEWS 12 NOVEMBER
LOCAL NEWS SSEN Community Benefit Organizations across the North of Scotland are being urged to submit their applications for a share of SSEN Transmission’s £2 million community benefit fund. The deadline for this second round of funding is next week: midday on Wednesday, November 19th. Grants range from a minimum of £40,000 up to […]
LOCAL NEWS – 11th of November 2025
LOCAL NEWS Today is Armistice Day, or Remembrance Day commemorated every year on the 11th of November to mark the armistice signed between the Allies of World War I and Germany at Compiègne, France, at 5:45 am for the cessation of hostilities on the Western Front of World War I, which took effect at […]
LOCAL NEWS – 10th of November 2025
REMEMBERANCE COMMEMORATED Remembrance was marked across Skye and Lochalsh yesterday morning as communities gathered around the many memorials from Balmacara to Staffin. Here in Portree, a sombre morning as a cross section from the town surrounded the memorial to remember those who had fallen in the first and second world war and also to […]
LOCAL NEWS SEPTEMBER 23rd 2025
West Highland could become “economic powerhouse” says Chamber of Commerce chief A leading business figure in Scotland has tipped the West Highland to become a powerhouse for economic growth ahead of event in Skye this week. The West Highland Chamber of Commerce are to hold a community business event on Skye this week following launch […]
LOCAL NEWS SEPTEMBER 22nd 2025
Highland Councillor vows to take energy project fight to Parliament Highland Councillor Helen Crawford has said she will take the fight to secure a Government debate concerning major energy projects to Holyrood following a visit to the Scottish Parliament last week. The Loch Ness and Aird Councillor is pushing for a round table discussion to […]
LOCAL NEWS SEPTEMBER 19th 2025
Health secretary comments deemed “insulting” in “Groundhog day” swipe The chair of SOS-NHS Skye has described a ministerial statement by the health secretary on urgent care in Portree as disappointing and insulting, describing the situation as groundhog day. Fay Thomson’s comments came in response to Neil Gray’ address to the Scottish Parliament on Thursday concerning […]