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LOCAL NEWS 24 MARCH 2023
No plans to close Portree Hospital says NHS Highland CEO The chief executive of NHS Highland has there are no plans to close Portree Hospital but stressed the local health authority does face challenges concerning future provision. On Thursday, Radio Skye was informed through a community source that two full-time nurses at the Skye capital […]
Portree ranked second to worst in Highland Council town report
A Skye Councillor has slammed the Highland Council as being no longer “fit for purpose” after Portree was found to be the second to worst town in the region in a new report. Councillor Stewart’s damning assessment came as the Highland Council published it latest Town Centre Health Check report this week which ranked the […]
Portree harbour bid rejection a “massive blow”
The rejection of an ambitious £50 million bid to transform Portree’s historic waterfront has been described as “a massive blow” to the island capital by a Skye councillor. The proposal led by the Portree and Braes Community Trust was submitted by the Highland Council in July 2022 to the UK Government’s Levelling Up Fund. […]