Construction projects resume on Skye
Work on the construction of toilet facilities at the Fairy Pools car park, near Glenbrittle has already began while the pathproject at Old Man of Storr is due to start again on Monday.
Work on the construction of toilet facilities at the Fairy Pools car park, near Glenbrittle has already began while the pathproject at Old Man of Storr is due to start again on Monday.
Skye Mountain Rescue Team struggled to find somewhere to park.
Parking facilities at the Old Man of Storr have been under pressure due to soaring visitor numbers.
Skye has close links with the Outer Hebrides with ferries leaving to the Western Isles from Uig. It is also has some of the most stunning scenery in the West Highlands, with what seems like a castle at every turn .
Staffin Community Trust (SCT) has withdrawn from the asset transfer review process.
Councillor John Gordon has defended the council’s decision to reject Staffin Community Council’s asset transfer request to develop land at the Old Man of Storr.
Kate Forbes MSP has described Highland Council’s decision to reject a community-led land buyout at the Old Man of Storr as ‘out of step with the spirit of community empowerment’.
Staffin Community Trust will request a review into its rejected bid to purchase land at popular landmark.
Highland Council has refuse a community group’s plans to improve facilities at the Old Man of Storr.
Staffin Community Trust is awaiting a decision from Highland Council whether it can buy land at the Old Man of Storr to help manage the increasing number of people visiting the site.