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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 .
Members of the Skye and Raasay Area Committee have identified four priority areas for spend against the remaining £86,000 Place Based Investment Fund for the ward.
Councillors have approved investment from ward funds towards the delivery of onsite management and income generation at the Old Man of Storr site
A handover date of May 19 has been arranged for the new Storr toilet facility and Highland Council is on course to achieve that.
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.
Staffin Community Trust (SCT) has withdrawn from the asset transfer review process.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’.
