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Iain, John and Donald with Tasga Adult Support Worker Deborah MacVicar

Uist food project could be just for starters...

Glencolumbkille on the west coast of Donegal. Like much of the Irish Gaeltacht, it has a straiking resemblence to our communities - and their inherent challenges.

Two sides of the same Celtic coin

Nursing team award for “going the extra mile”

Fionnlagh, mar a bhios cuimhne aig gu leor air - air a' chuairteachadh le leabhraichean. (Dealbh: Fiona Rennie)

A' cuimhneachadh air ​Fionnlagh MacLeòid (1937 -  2023)

Loch-a-Tuath councillor Calum Maclean said he had been contacted by "concerned parents".

Consultation on sex education in schools is a “sham”

The Nuclear Test Medal.

Nuclear testing medal for ‘emotional’ 84-year-old

Harris distillery gave Shona Macleod the dream job on her doorstep.

Raising a glass to a long Harris journey

Mark Elston

​Missing man on Lewis

A group from local drama teams act as the crofting raiders in the BBC documentary "Leverhulme; Lord of the Isles", broadcast in 1971. (Pic: Bill Lucas)

A month that shaped the fate of Lewis

An Cotan in Stornoway also faces an uncertain future.

Nursery appeals for help amid financial challenges​

In the early days of recuperation a return to competition seemed unlikely.

Christina’s remarkable road to recovery
​As her shattered bones healed and her body recovered, Christina Mackenzie’s spirit battled bravely against the creeping shadow of depression. Her family and friends within the world of cycling rallied around her, providing the support and encouragement she needed to take those first tentative steps towards recovery. Each day was a struggle, but she was determined not to let the accident define her life.

Station Commander Ross Macrae with Dokus (centre) and Peter Macdonald

​Dokus calls time on a long fire service commitment

The Ness team that made the journey

Ness footballers turn vital life savers

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Radical land reform could help address long-term social injustice

Jury trials have been removed from Stornoway Sherrif Court, and Lochmaddy, and will be transferred to Inverness.

Scrapping local jury trials is ‘abhorrent’

Eoropie playpark in Ness which has won the community award for the fifth year.

​Island facilities raise Green Flag of success

Sandy served as comhairle convener for eight years from 1984

Sandy to be honoured as Freeman of the Isles

Norman at work on the new album in Wee Studio with Willie Campbell and Keith Morrison.

Musical success is a surprise to ‘Paddy’

Getting well-deserved recognition at Holyorood.

Reflecting on 25 years of the Children's Panel​

The industry is bracing itself for further restrictions on where they will be allowed to fish.

‘Halt the damage,’ pleads fishermen's leader

Malcolm Burr gave evidence to the committee last week.

Comhairle chief: Decade of cuts threatens even legal duties

Time for a follow-up song: Angus MacPhail from Skipinnish is far from convinced the matter is finished.

HPMAs: ‘I don’t think they have stopped’

Ishga's sponsorship of the British Women’s Open proved a success.

Ishga extends its golf links with new agreement

The hour-long show featured highly skilled performances.

A circus that reaches the furthest parts

Not a single island household has been connected through the R100 rollout programme.

Isles broadband falls even further behind

The 24/7 Greggs in the airport was the only refuge for those stranded.

‘No duty of care’ for stranded passengers

Flight engineer John Morrison of Ness. (Pic: SHS)

Gazette archives - some of what was hitting the headlines in the past

The HTA team all set to go at the Royal Highland Show

​From sheep to tweed at the Highland Show
Harris Tweed will have a strong presence at the Royal Highland Show which opened today (Thursday) at Ingliston. Appropriately, the tweed will be found next door to the wool.

With increased funding, the channel will be able to produce more original content, such as the recent drama, "An Clo Mor', which stars Rachel Kennedy from Lewis.

Digital crucial to future of BBC Alba

The wedding of Gloria and "Splash" in 1968 is just one of the priceless pieces of footage to have been preserved.

Film on Berneray’s history goes global

Father Ross Crichton leads the protest with the South Uist flag. (Pic: Seonaidh MacInnes)

It’s time for CalMac to find an island home

PENNY FOR YOUR THOUGHTS: Tom Clowes finished the charity cycle on his penny farthing at the Buff of Lewis lighthouse. (Pic: John MacKinnon)

Charity cycle causes a few heads to turn

Brain-boxes of Tarbert: The pupils celebrate their fantastic achievement.

Sir E Scott is top of the UK maths charts

Isla Mackenzie with her race car.

​MacTV documentary follows Isla in the fast lane

John Murdo and James picking up their award

Indoor mini golf idea wins UHI award

Professor Donald MacLeod - “he passionately defended liberty of conscience against all attempts to interfere with it”.

A giant of the pulpit; a master of the pen

Liza Mulholland presents the bell to Ken Galloway of the Stornoway Historical Society.

Metagama bell comes to town

Alasdair and John Angus with the certificate awarded all these years ago.

A ‘surreal’ conclusion to emotional reunion

TIG's Rebecca MacPhail collating the survey responses

Extension for fuel poverty survey

The Beinn Lee Ceilidh Band were among a host of entertainers on the night

Eilidh Trust gala ball sees “mix of old friends and new”

After years of planning and negotiation a £50 million campus "hub" proposal was finally agreed - but now it appears there will be no government funding for it.

Barra shock as hospital pledge ditched

Police in the Western Isles are advised to concentrate more on tackling drugs misuse.

Combatting drugs should be top policing priority in the islands

There are real concerns over the age-appropriateness of the national guidance fior primary pupils.

Council commitment on controversial guidance for primary schools

In his maiden speech to parliamernt, Humza Yousaf said HPMAs will not be imposed on communities against their will. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

‘No HPMAs without consent’ confusion

A familyt of 12 from South Uist on the SS Msrloch, headed for Canada.

Emigration warning in history from South Uist
​At Lochboisdale on Saturday, 15th April, the community of South Uist will mark the centenary of the sailing of the SS Marloch to Canada, with 300 emigrants on board from every part of the islands of Benbecula, South Uist and Eriskay. The number included 120 who came from Barra on the SS Hebrides.

James Duncan Mackenzie and Callum Beaumont with Susan Millar and Fiona MacLeod, daughters of P/M Donald MacLeod.

Delight as piping competition returns in all its glory

Gaelic in the islands is at a crossroads of change.

"Scant acknowledgement” of the Gaelic crisis in the islands

A crowded pier at Stornoway sees off the Metagama. (Pic: Stornoway Historical Society)

In the wake of Metagama – a fresh production

An Cotan, on the grounds of UHI Hebrides, provides vital childcare provision.

An Cotan’s future now the subject of “positive” discussions

Marsaili was diagnosed with a with a brain tumour at the age of just five. But she has shown remarkble determination and resilience, and is now a top performer in the pool.

Marsaili defies the physical odds to make her mark in disability sport

Receiving the prestgious RTS Journalism Award.

A voice for the voiceless – with a Barra accent

An impression os how the project will look omn Eishken Estate.

Eishken windfarm public consultation

Calum Steele has proved himself an able advocate for the rights and protection of police officers.

Son of South Uist who became Police voice

Jane Maciver is one of the volunteer fundraisers at Stornoway.

​RNLI sends an “SOS” message to the islands

Hardly souls... Deirdre Steele (left) and Fiona MacDonald from Lochboisdale have discovered the many benefits of wild swimming, a pastime that's growing in popularity in the islands.

Uist sea swimming is fast emerging on the cusp of a wave of positivity