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LOCAL NEWS JULY 14 2023
Blackford commissioned report seeks to unlock Scottish economy potential A new independent report outlining vast opportunities to deliver sustainable economic growth in Scotland has been published today The roadmap for a Scottish Green industrial strategy, which was commissioned by Skye and Lochalsh’s MP Ian Blackford, has been led Sir Martin Donnelly the former Permanent Secretary […]
LOCAL NEWS JUNE 28 2023
Kyle RNLI reflects on inshore lifeboats millstone The RNLI is this year celebrating 60 years of its lifesaving Inshore lifeboats. The charity’s inshore lifeboats have more than 30,000 lives across the past six decades The Kyle lifeboat formed in 1995, and has been served by three Class B lifeboats, including the Spirit of Fred Olsen […]
LOCAL NEWS JUNE 26 2023
Highland Council launches Skye and Raasay childcare survey The Highland Council has launched a Skye and Raasay childcare survey to gauge the needs of local families across the islands. The survey follows on from a childcare crisis meeting held in Portree earlier this month, which was led by Tracy Mcilvor, the Highland Council’s early […]
LOCAL NEWS JUNE 23 2023
Footage captured of Armadale Pier incident CCTV footage of three people in wetsuits jumping off Armadale Pier last Saturday has been sent to port manager The Sleat Community Council reported that the three people, believed to be to be teenagers, were seen jumping off the linkspan at Armadale Pier around 8pm on Saturday 17th June. […]
LOCAL NEWS 23 MAY 2023
Skye key health care worker left with “no choice” but to leave NHS A key Skye healthcare worker with over 10 years experience has left the NHS for a job in hospitality after her request for more hours was allegedly rejected by health service Anne Marie Ferguson, who lives in Staffin, worked as an occupational […]
LOCAL NEWS 17 MAY 2023
Radical response needed from councils to avoid “deeper cuts” Scotland’s councils must “radically change how they operate” to avoid worse services and deeper cuts – a new report from Audit Scotland has warned. Through it’s publication: Local Government in Scotland: Overview 2023 – Audit Scotland is calling for the Scottish Goverment and COSLA – […]
LOCAL NEWS 20 APRIL 2023
MSP Grant to quiz First Minister on unprecedented ferry disruption Highlands and Islands MSP Rhoda Grant is set to quiz First Minister Humza Yousaf today over disruption to the ferry network across the two regions. Ms Grant has lodged a question for Mr Yousaf at this afternoon session of First Minister’s Questions – asking what […]
LOCAL NEWS 29 MARCH 2023
Skye Triangle ferry halted by technical issues All sailings between Uig, Lochmaddy and Tarbert have been cancelled today (Wednesday) due to ongoing technical issues. A spokesperson for CalMac told Radio Skye: “Due to an ongoing technical issue as a result of an overheating electrical component resulting in smoke in the engine room, MV Hebrides (pictured) […]
LOCAL NEWS 28 MARCH 2023
Uig ferries resume after days of disruption Ferries services through Uig harbour have resume today (Tuesday) after several days of disruption to sailings on the Skye Triangle route. The 7.30am sailing from Lochmaddy, arriving in Uig at 9.15, was the first scheduled on the route today. Sailings through the Skye port were diverted last Thursday […]
LOCAL NEWS 27 MARCH 2023
Portree Post Office to reopen from Thursday The Portree Post Office is set to reopen on a two-day a week basis from this Thursday (30th March). The Skye capital service has been in abeyance since 9th February due to operational reasons. However, on Sunday, Rob Wilson, who owns the Kyle Mace shop which includes the […]