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The £20 million Skye, Lochalsh and South West Ross Community Hospital – which is due to open next year – will include 24 beds, an emergency department, x-ray and ultrasound services, a midwife-led community maternity unit and an infusion suite.
Along with Glenfinnan Community Council, Ms Forbes campaigned for months to see a reduction in the speed limit on safety grounds.
MSPs for two neighbouring constituencies which, between them, cover the whole of the Scottish west coast from Skye to Kintyre, have joined forces to plead with people not to visit during the pandemic and to rigorously observe the Scottish Government “Stay at Home, Protect the NHS and Save Lives” message.
Over 9,300 affordable homes were built across Scotland in 2019, an increase of more than 25 per cent since 2016.
Some Skye locals are concerned that with the rise in visitor numbers, shelves at the food shop can become bare quite quickly and Kate Forbes made sure that management knew of the concerns.
Kate Forbes urges local fishermen to participate to help prevent deaths
Since their reintroduction, sea eagles have become more prevalent and have increasingly been targeting sheep.
Health chiefs re-opening Aird Ferry Resource Centre at Dornie
Businesses that deal in cash are especially vulnerable because there appears to be increase in break-ins.
A couple in their 80s who live in a remote glen near Invergarry say they have been left without a vital phone lifeline for the last two months.
