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"AMAZON of the isles" ISLE20.COM has provided a lifeline to island businesses during the pandemic, and this one-stop-shop makes Christmas…

By Agnes Stevenson

As preparations for HebCelt's 25th anniversary continue, further artists have been announced to perform at the festival in July 2022.

A study has revealed that Blair Atholl Man was not from the Scottish Highlands where he was found and that he likely migrated from further west on the coast.

ISLE OF LEWIS, Dec 6 — In the cluttered workshop of his home off the coast of northwest Scotland, Ian Mackay patiently weaves a bright green wool, surrounded by bags of fabric, spools and tools. He makes a steady clatter as he pedals his machine in the shed of his croft on the village of South...

Ted Hughes felt the soon-to-be minister for economy and climate was ‘on the same wavelength’

Cross-linked news, and information resources about chemical element hydrogen

In the cluttered workshop of his home off the coast of northwest Scotland, Ian Mackay patiently weaves a bright green wool, surrounded by bags of fabric, spools and tools.He makes a steady clatter as he pedals his machine in the shed of his croft on the village of South Shawbost on the Isle of Lewis, watching closely for any defects."It's handwoven......

AS a young child, Maureen Beattie went with the Brownies to a pantomime and felt perplexed because her father, the late legendary Johnnie Beattie,…

In the cluttered workshop of his home off the coast of northwest Scotland, Ian Mackay patiently weaves a bright green wool, surrounded by bags of fabric, spools and tools. He makes a steady clatter as he pedals his machine in the shed of his croft on the village of South Shawbost on the Isle of Lewis, watching closely for any defects. “It’s handwoven ... or rather foot-woven,” the 51-year-old weaver joked. Mackay spins wool for 10 hours a day, resting only on Sundays, when most shops and s...