Coastguard attend two separate incidents on Skye
Stornoway Coastguard have been called out to attend to two separate incidents involving drifting vessels due to the weather.
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Highland skills workshops paving the way for entrepreneurs and social enterprises
A Highlands and Islands-wide programme of skills workshops for entrepreneurs and social enterprises is being launched this month.
Skye pupils explore historical sites under expert guidance
Pupils from Portree, Staffin and Kilmuir Primary Schools have been exploring sites of historical interest on Skye, with the help of local historians, writers and artists.
Youngster who fell ill on Highland beach rescued by Coastguard team
Coastguard teams were scrambled to a Highland beach last night after a teenage boy fell ill during a party.
£8.7million Gaelic School opens in Portree
Pupils from Portree will today attend different primary schools for the first time as a new Gaelic School opens its doors.
Investigation launched after Skye bridge dismantled
Police on Skye are investigating after a wooden bridge on a public path near Portree was dismantled.
GALLERY: See artist’s impression of Skye ecological hotel
As plans are lodged to create a luxury ecological resort hotel in Skye, we've taken a look at what the entrepreneurial husband and wife business team have planned.
£2m plans lodged for a luxury ecological resort hotel on Skye
Ambitious £2million tourism plans to create a “luxury ecological resort hotel” on the Isle of Skye will fill a desperate accommodation gap on the island, the developer has claimed.
Sir Lewis meets with local campaigners on Skye as part of external review
Sir Lewis Ritchie met local campaigners on Skye yesterday as part of a review of health care services on the island.
Out of hours service at Portree Hospital in Skye suspended again
The out-of-hours service at Portree Hospital has been suspended again amid an ongoing staffing crisis.
Fish farm feeding barge contract creates 20 jobs
A commission to build a new feeding barge for the Scottish Salmon Company’s (SSC) expanding operations on the Isle of Skye has created 20 jobs at Inverness-based Gael Force Group.
Woman cut free after car plunge
A woman was left trapped 100 metres down a steep embankment after careering off a road on the Isle of Skye.
Nurses cooked patients microwave meals from Co-op
Patients at an under-threat north hospital have been forced to eat ready-made meals – bought at a local Co-op and cooked by staff.
Thousands turn out for health protests in Caithness and Skye
Thousands of people turned out to protests in Caithness and on Skye at the weekend to campaign against the downgrading of local health services.
School pays tribute to popular island pupil Murdo
An island high school has paid tribute to a much-loved pupil who died at the weekend.
Closure of urgent care centre shouldn’t have happened in the first place says MSP
Patients living in the north of Skye requiring out-of-hours care will no longer be forced to travel to the south of the island.
Appeal for information after Portree restaurants broken into
Police in Skye are appealing for information after two restaurants were broken into and cash was stolen.
Police appeal after house and car vandalised on Skye
Police are appealing for information after a house and a nearby vehicle were vandalised on Skye.
VIDEO: Near-miss between van and car on Highland road caught on dash-cam
The moment a van and car almost collided on a Highland road has been caught on a nearby motorist's dash cam.
Call for talks on 24-hour emergency NHS cover on Skye
Councillors pressing for the reinstatement of 24-hour emergency NHS cover on Skye have called for urgent talks with Health Secretary Shona Robison.
Moment firefighters rescued one-tonne bull from bog on Skye
This is the moment a team of firefighters pulled a one-tonne bull from a bog after it got stuck.
VIDEO: Footage captures motorcyclist’s near miss during overtake on Highland road
Peter Jones and Paul French were travelling back from Portree when Paul decided to film the stunning scenery surrounding them.
Skye bus service will resume – on a reduced basis
A bus service on Skye will return on a reduced basis - three weeks after it was axed.
Walkers cut off by tide rescued by lifeboat
Two walkers who were cut off by the tide on Skye have been rescued by a lifeboat.
WATCH: Woman diagnosed with Bell’s palsy fights back with awareness video
A nurse feared she had suffered a stroke after waking up and discovering her face was paralysed.
Plans to reshape Skye hospital services take step forward
Controversial plans to shake-up hospital services in Skye have taken a step forward after the "initial agreement" for the scheme was approved by a Scottish Government body.
Churchman claims Highland health authority launched “stealth attack” on north hospital
A kirk minister has accused NHS Highland of breaking promises over hospital provision on Skye.
Police appeal following theft of outboard motors from Skye pier
Police in Portree on Skye are investigating the theft of two outboard motors worth a total of about £750.
Turf cut as work starts on new Gaelic Primary School at Portree
Gaelic medium pupils from Portree Primary School on Skye helped to cut the first turf for their new £8.7million Gaelic primary school yesterday.
Highland man caught with more than £26,000 of cannabis and cocaine
A Skye man who was caught with cannabis and cocaine was sent to detention yesterday for 18 months.
NHS Highland buildings are ranked second worst in Scotland – after Orkney
The condition of NHS Highland's buildings have been ranked as one of the worst in Scotland.
Soldier spared ban after claiming he would lose his job if kept off roads
A former soldier avoided a driving ban yesterday after claiming he would lose his job and his home if he was kept off the roads.