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LOCAL NEWS JULY 19 2023
Fundraiser launched to keep Portree’s Red Pitch open A fundraising campaign has been launched to keep a popular skate park in Portree open On Tuesday, the Portree and Braes Community Trust announced that it would have to remove the skate ramps from the Red Pitch in Camanachd Square as they are unable to cover the […]
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 […]
Skye health care workers hit by EE signal issues
EE mobile customers on Skye, including key healthcare workers on the island, have been left without a signal for more than a week as a result of “poor weather and power outages.” The service provider, which is part of the BT group, claims to run the UK’s most reliable mobile network, however, staff nurses and […]
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. […]