Petrols station across Skye and Lochalsh were left without fuel on Sunday (10th September) due to an issue at the depot in Inverness

Holly Philip, whose family owns and runs the petrol station in Kyle, told Radio Skye that their delivery didn’t come on Friday due to an issue at the depot.

Broadford and Kyle fuel stations have now received fuel deliveries as of Monday morning (11th September).

A staff member at MacRae’s Garage in Portree – on the Dunvegan Road – informed Radio Skye that the petrol station was due to receive a delivery at around 11.30am this morning, while a member from the Portree filling station team – on Viewfield Road – said they would have petrol from 1pm onwards this afternoon (Monday 11th September).

However, please check with your nearest petrol station for the latest information before your visit.

Blas Festival praises by Council’s Gaelic chair for “huge contribution”

The chair of the Highland Council’s Gaelic Committee has praised the Blas Festival for its important cultural impact across the region.

The annual festival, which celebrates music, song, culture and language of the Highlands, came to a close on Saturday night (9th September).

The festival finale saw five different concerts held across the Highlands and Western Isles, in Applecross, Inverinate, Lewis, Lochaber and Dunvegan, where mod gold medals Mairi Callan and Darren MacLean, who hails from Roag, where among the performers during the closing concert.

Highlighting the growth of festival, Skye and Raasay Councillor Calum Munro, who chairs the Highland Council Gaelic Committee said: “Blas Festival has now become annual feature on the Gaelic and cultural calendar, this is the 18th Blas Festival, and it has grown exponentially, and children of artists and participants of the initial festival are now performing in the current festival.

“It provides a real show case of the best of Gaelic traditional music.”

Councillor Munro went on to add: “The participants and the celebrations of Blas range from eight years to 80 and beyond, as the Blas Festival celebrates individuals who have made, and continue to make, a huge contribution to Gaelic and traditional music.”

Skye’s Sutherland Cup dream ended as Newtonmore claim 16th title

Skye Camanachd’s Sutherland Cup dreams were dashed on Saturday in Drumnadrochit as Newtonmore lifted the trophy for 16th time and third year in succession with a 4-2 victory.

Newtonmore opened the scoring in the 13th minute through veteran attacker Glen MacKintosh, before Shockie MacLennan equalised for Skye in 32nd minute.

Mackintosh struck his second of the game to put Newtonmore ahead just before half-time but Skye struck back four minutes into the second half as Shockie MacLennan score his second of the match.

Charlie Ferguson put ‘More in the lead for the third time, before MacKintosh completed his hat-trick to seal a 4-2 win and the cup for Newtonmore.

Mallaig upset Sleat to snatch West Highland championship

Ryan MacDonald’s scored the decisive goal as Mallaig upset Sleat and Strath on home to turf to claim the West Highland Football League Championship for a third time with a 3-2 win in Broadford.

Sleat opened the scoring six minutes in courtesy of an own goal, but Mallaig struck back through a cross-cum-shot by Niall MacBeth.

Jamie Young struck from close range early in the second half to put the Blues 2-1 up before Ryan MacDonald scored what proved to be the winning goal.

Cameron Morrison headed home with a few minutes of the 90 remaining to make it 3-2, but it was Mallaig’s day in the end.

Sleat won 12 of their 14 matches in the league and were targeting a third title in a row but were pipped by a point to the championship by the Lochaber side who secured their third title since joining what was then the Skye and Lochalsh Amateur Football League in 2018.

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