Lochalsh and Skye Housing Association held a charity walk from Kilmarie to Sligachan last Saturday in memory of Donnie Martin and to raise money for the new Skye Camanachd stand that has been named ...

Plans to build new community sports facilities in south Skye have been boosted by an £150,000 award from Sportscotland. Sports clubs and community facilities across Scotland will benefit from £450,000 ...

There is a notion around these parts, indeed any part of the Highlands and Islands (and wider Scotland?) destined to be ‘home’ to multi-billion pound investment by the renewables industry, that ...

A volunteer crew member at Portree RNLI Lifeboat Station is celebrating after successfully completing a 10k running challenge, and raising £1,000 for the charity. Adam MacDonald, who has been on the ...

Broadford Primary School has earned a glowing report card following a recent inspection by a team from Education Scotland. The 61-pupil south Skye primary was recognised for its strong leadership ...

A fine turnout of 12 teams assembled at the Portree High School pitch on Saturday 28th December for Skye Camanachd’s annual John MacKinnon memorial sixes tournament. A dry day made for a very ...

Bridget Horne from the Balmacara trust, pictured at the recently acquired campsite in the township A wood and former campsite in Lochalsh will be bought for the local community thanks to an award of ...

The event was organised by SkyeDance’s dancer officers, Allison MacDonald and Rebecca MacLeod, who told the Free Press it had been a successful, and well- attended evening of dance. Rebecca and ...

Perle Hotels are in the process of installing 18 new luxury cabins further up the hill at its Bracken Hide business in Portree. Speaking to the Free Press, managing director Beth Rehman said the new ...

The first snow of winter has caused disruption in Skye and Lochalsh with schools closed and travel made difficult. Skye and Raasay saw a covering of snow throughout the area but Wester Ross was ...

The billionaire owner of Inverinate Estate in Wester Ross is seeking planning consent to build a new dwelling within the estate. But the latest development by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum is ...